Pre-service Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Implications for Teaching

Margaret Marshman; Glorianne Porter

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Pre-service Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Implications for Teaching

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Pre-service Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Implications for Teaching

Margaret Marshman and Glorianne Porter

Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.474-481

Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 36th (Melbourne, Australia, 07-Jul-2013–11-Jul-2013)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

2013

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Abstract

Curriculum and Pedagogy

pre-service teachers

pedagogical content knowledge (PCK)

Effective teachers have good pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). Pedagogical content knowledge is the intersection of discipline specific content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge. How effectively are pre-service teachers helped to develop good PCK? In this project we asked our pre-service teachers how they would respond to a particular student misconception before and after teaching three topics, to determine if there had been any growth in their PCK. Although the pre-service teachers had deepened their knowledge on teaching specific mathematics content, few changed their answer to the question or showed a deeper understanding of what the student had understood. This then has implications for our teaching - we need to make our thinking explicit so that pre-service teachers can see the complexity of these issues.

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Title: Pre-service Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Implications for Teaching
Authors: Margaret Marshman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Glorianne Porter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Contributors: V Steinle (Editor)
L Ball (Editor)
C Bardini (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.474-481
Conference details: Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 36th (Melbourne, Australia, 07-Jul-2013–11-Jul-2013)
Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Date published: 2013
Copyright note: 2013 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. Reproduced here with the permission of the copyright holder.
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449091002621
Output Type: Conference paper

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