Research in Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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Exploring Preservice Teachers' Computational and Representational Knowledge of Content and Teaching Fractions

  • Rosli, Roslinda (College of Education, National University of Malaysia) ;
  • Han, Sunyoung (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Texas Tech University) ;
  • Capraro, Robert M. (Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University) ;
  • Capraro, Mary M. (Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, Texas A&M University)
  • Received : 2013.09.03
  • Accepted : 2013.12.25
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

The data for the present paper was a part of a large research project conducted to assess preservice teachers' knowledge related to fractions and place value at a southwestern public university in 2007. The study utilized convenience sampling, consisting of 150 elementary preservice teachers who were enrolled in a mathematics methods course before their student teaching. The results demonstrated preservice teachers' knowledge of teaching comparison, addition, subtraction, and multiplication of fractions was insufficient even though these should be basic knowledge. Teacher preparation programs should emphasize profound knowledge for teaching fractions using representations.

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