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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/jksmec.2017.20.2.153

Preservice Elementary Teachers' Perceived Preparedness of High-Leverage Practices in Mathematics Teaching  

Lee, Ji-Eun (Oakland University)
Dumitrascu, Gabriela (Eastern Michigan University)
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Education of Primary School Mathematics / v.20, no.2, 2017 , pp. 153-162 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined elementary pre-service teachers' (PSTs') perceived preparedness of high-leverage practices (HLPs) in mathematics teaching. Eighty-one elementary PSTs who enrolled in four sections of an elementary mathematics methods course at a Midwestern University in the United States participated in a survey that inquired their self-reported confidence and competence levels on HLPs. This study specifically investigated the comparison between PSTs' perceptions of HLPs and the mathematics teacher educators' expectations. Findings show several glaring differences between the PSTs' perceptions and experts' perceptions in regards to the complexity of some HLPs. This study suggests that initial teacher training programs should include more specific investment in PSTs' insights into details of each teaching practice in mathematics by deliberate decompositions.
Keywords
high-leverage practices; pre-service teacher education;
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