The mathematical content knowledge and attitudes of New Zealand pre-service primary teachers

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dc.contributor.authorYoung-Loveridge, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorBicknell, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorMills, Judith Patricia
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-11T00:00:58Z
dc.date.available2013-09-11T00:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents data on the mathematical content knowledge and attitudes of pre-service primary teacher education students. The assessment consisted of nine tasks, including 2-digit computations and proportional reasoning. Students rated their liking for mathematics at three time points: primary, secondary, .and when assessed. Fewer than half the students liked mathematics, currently. Those with positive attitudes tended to perform well on mathematics tasks, but some low scorers were positive and some high' scorers were negative about mathematics. Most students used algorithmic procedures to solve problems and several consistent misconceptions were identified. Performance was noticeably poor on adding common fractions and converting fractions to percentages using knowledge of common factors. The implications of these findings for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers are presented.en_NZ
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dc.identifier.citationYoung-Loveridge, J., Bicknell, B., & Mills, J. (2012). The mathematical content knowledge and attitudes of New Zealand pre-service primary teachers. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 14(2), 28-49.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/7984
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherMathematic Education Research Group of Australasiaen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfMathematics Teacher Education and Developmenten_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.merga.net.au/node/43?volume=14&number=2en_NZ
dc.rightsThis article has been published in the journal: Mathematics Teacher Education and Development.en_NZ
dc.subjecteducationen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectprimary teacheren_NZ
dc.titleThe mathematical content knowledge and attitudes of New Zealand pre-service primary teachersen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page28en_NZ
pubs.elements-id38493
pubs.end-page49en_NZ
pubs.issue2en_NZ
pubs.volume14en_NZ
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