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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/jksmed.2020.23.3.135

What Constitutes a Good Mathematics Lesson?: A Narrative Inquiry into Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Good Mathematics Lessons  

Han, Jaepil (University of Missouri-Columbia)
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Research in Mathematical Education / v.23, no.3, 2020 , pp. 135-147 More about this Journal
Abstract
What constitutes a good mathematics lesson plan? In their teacher education program, preservice teachers (PSTs) are trained for planning mathematics instruction but often have difficulty in evaluating existing lesson plans and creating their own lesson plans. The purpose of this narrative inquiry is to understand PSTs' experiences of evaluating or designing mathematics lessons that they perceive as being good. The narratives of three PSTs who pursue high school mathematics teaching certification will inform us not only of their perceptions of a good mathematics lesson and lesson plan but also their process of finding the one that exists or creating their own.
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preservice teacher; teacher education; mathematics lessons; perception;
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