Learning about Numeracy: The Impact of a Compulsory Unit on Pre-Service Teachers' Understandings and Beliefs

Autor/inn/en	Forgasz, Helen J.; Hall, Jennifer
Titel	Learning about Numeracy: The Impact of a Compulsory Unit on Pre-Service Teachers' Understandings and Beliefs
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 44 (2019) 2, S.15-33, Artikel 2 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Numeracy; Mathematics Skills; Preservice Teachers; Knowledge Level; Beliefs; Graduate Students; Foreign Countries; Preservice Teacher Education; Mathematics Education; Masters Programs; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Self Efficacy; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Wissensbasis; Belief; Glaube; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Ausland; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Mathematische Bildung; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Schülerverhalten; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Australien
Abstract	In 2015, a new Master of Teaching coursework unit, Numeracy for Learners and Teachers, was introduced at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. The drivers for the establishment of the unit were the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership numeracy standards for graduate teachers and the inclusion of numeracy as a general capability in the Australian Curriculum. In this article, we describe the content and organisation of the unit. An evaluation was conducted with students in each of the years 2015-2017. Data included pre- and post-unit surveys and interviews. Findings indicated that students had fairly good numeracy skills on entry to the unit, and that as a consequence of studying the unit, their understanding of the relationship between numeracy and mathematics improved, as did their confidence to incorporate numeracy into their teaching across the curriculum. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01