An Exploration of the Effects of a Practicum-Based Mathematics Methods Course on the Beliefs of Elementary Preservice Teachers

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Permanent URL	http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2881
Title	An Exploration of the Effects of a Practicum-Based Mathematics Methods Course on the Beliefs of Elementary Preservice Teachers
BYU Creator	Bahr, Damon L. Monroe, Eula Ewing
Description/Abstract	Effects of a practicum-based elementary mathematics methods course on the beliefs of preservice teachers regarding conceptual knowledge in school mathematics were explored using a pre-post design. The intensity of those beliefs was assessed before and after the methods course using the IMAP Web-Based Beliefs Survey, an instrument constructed by the ""Integrating Mathematics and Pedagogy"" (IMAP) research group at San Diego State University. IMAP Beliefs Survey assesses belief intensity by asking respondents to react to and analyze written and video cases (Ambrose, Clement, Philipp, & Chauvot, 2004; Philipp, Ambrose, Clement, Sowder, Schappelle, Sowder Chauvot, & Thanheiser, 2005). Its use with preservice teachers enrolled in mathematics content courses for elementary education majors has been previously reported (Ambrose et al., 2004). In the current study, significant pre-post effects regarding belief changes were obtained in the desired direction, thus suggesting the appropriateness of conducting a future, more extensive experimental investigation of the effects of practicum-based methods course on teacher beliefs.
Source	Bahr, D.L., Monroe, E.E. (2008). An exploration of the effects of a practicum intensive mathematics methods course on the beliefs of elementary preservice teachers. International Journal of Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 25 Nov 2008 found at http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/journal/default.htm.
Publisher	Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
Date Original	2008
Date Digital	5/1/2012
Language	English eng en
Publication Type	Articles
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Owning Institution	Brigham Young University
BYU College	David O. McKay School of Education
BYU Department	Teacher Education
Copyright Status	© 2008 Damon L. Bahr
Copyright Use Information	http://www.lib.byu.edu/generic_copyright.html

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