Relationship between pre-service mathematics teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and instructional practices in China
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Yang, Xinrong, Kaiser, Gabriele, König, Johannes and Blömeke, Sigrid. (2020). Relationship between pre-service mathematics teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and instructional practices in China. ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education. 52(2), pp. 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-020-01145-x
Authors | Yang, Xinrong, Kaiser, Gabriele, König, Johannes and Blömeke, Sigrid |
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Abstract | In this paper we examine the relationship between teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and instructional practices based on a study with 495 Chinese pre-service mathematics teachers. The results indicate that Chinese pre-service mathematics teachers tend to hold mixed beliefs about the nature of mathematics, and a constructivist view about mathematics teaching and learning, and that they are inclined to report that their teaching is inquiry-oriented. Mathematical content knowledge (MCK) and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK) were found not to correlate with the teachers’ self-reported instructional practice, in contrast to pre-service mathematics teachers’ beliefs, which showed a stronger association with their self-reported inquiry-oriented instructional practice. Moreover, pre-service teachers’ dynamic beliefs about the nature of mathematics, and constructivist beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning, acted as mediators between pre-service mathematics teachers’ MCK, MPCK and instructional practice respectively. |
Keywords | mathematics content knowledge; mathematics pedagogical content knowledge; beliefs; instructional practice |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education |
Journal citation | 52 (2), pp. 281-294 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1863-9690 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-020-01145-x |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85079450074 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Feb 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 04 Feb 2020 |
Deposited | 06 Dec 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8x2w9/relationship-between-pre-service-mathematics-teachers-knowledge-beliefs-and-instructional-practices-in-china
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