Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge of Algebra
A Comparative Study in China and the United States of America
1st Edition
Published on 20. March 2014
XXI, 179 pages
978-3-658-03672-0 (ISBN)
Description
Rongjin Huang examines teachers' knowledge of algebra for teaching, with a particular focus on teaching the concept of function and quadratic relations in China and the United States. 376 Chinese and 115 U.S.A. prospective middle and high school mathematics teachers participated in this survey. Based on an extensive quantitative and qualitative data analysis the author comes to the following conclusions: The Chinese participants demonstrate a stronger knowledge of algebra for teaching and the Chinese participants' structure of knowledge of algebra for teaching is much more interconnected. Chinese participants show flexibility in choosing appropriate perspectives of the function concept and in selecting multiple representations. Finally, the number of college mathematics and mathematics education courses taken impacts the teachers' knowledge of algebra for teaching.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wiesbaden
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXI, 179 p. 23 illus.
File size
2,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-658-03672-0 (9783658036720)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-03672-0
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Rongjin Huang
Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge of Algebra
A Comparative Study in China and the United States of America
Book
03/2014
1st Edition
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€53.49
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Person
Dr. Rongjin Huang works as an associate Professor at the Middle Tennessee State University, U.S.A.
Content
Knowledge Needed for Teaching.- Mathematics Teacher Education in China and the U.S.A.-Instrumentation, Data Collection, and Data Analysis.- Comparison of Knowledge of Algebra for Teaching (KAT) between China and the U.S.A.- Relationship among Different.- Components of KAT.- Comparison of KTCF between China and the U.S.A.
