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Exploring the Mathematical Education of Teachers Using TEDS-M Data

Maria Teresa Tatto editor Michael C Rodriguez editor Mark D Reckase editor Wendy M Smith editor Kiril Bankov editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:15th Jan '19

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This book uses the publicly available TEDS-M data to answer such questions as: How does teacher education contribute to the learning outcomes of future teachers? Are there programs that are more successful than others in helping teachers learn to teach mathematics? How does the local and national policy environment contribute to teacher education outcomes? It invites readers to explore these questions across a large number of international settings.

The importance of preparing future mathematics teachers has become a priority across many nations. Across the globe nations have allocated resources and expertise to this endeavour. Yet in spite of the importance accorded to teacher education not much is known about different approaches to preparing knowledgeable teachers and whether these approaches do in fact achieve their purpose. The Mathematics Teacher Education and Development Study (TEDS-M) is the first, and to date the only, cross-national study using scientific and representative samples to provide empirical data on the knowledge that future mathematics teachers of primary and secondary school acquire in their teacher education programs.  The study addresses the central importance of teacher knowledge in learning to teach mathematics by examining variation in the nature and influence of teacher education programs within and across countries.

The study collected data on teacher education programs structure, curriculum and opportunities to learn, on teacher educators’ characteristics and beliefs, and on future mathematics teachers’ individual characteristics, beliefs, and mathematics and pedagogical knowledge across 17 countries providing a unique opportunity to explore enduring questions in the field.

“This book focuses on original analyses of new facets of the TEDS-M data and methodology. ... The international scope of the TEDS-M study and of the results presented in this book are significant … . this book is a significant contribution to the field of mathematics teacher education and offers a valuable resource for stakeholders in the mathematics education community.” (Susan Swars Auslander, Teachers College Record, August 29, 2019)

ISBN: 9783030063726

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 914g

579 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018