Think! Evidence

Beyond the Right Answer: Exploring How Preservice Elementary Teachers Evaluate Student-Generated Algortihms

Show simple item record

dc.creator TRACIE McLEMORE SALINAS
dc.date 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:14:24Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:14:24Z
dc.identifier 1062-9017
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/d11d0e7bf9424290a29fc23c6ef73fc7
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16831
dc.description Tasks regularly completed by elementary teachers reveal the mathematical nature of their work. However, preservice teachers demonstrate a lack of depth of mathematical thought. This study investigated the criteria preservice teachers intuitively used to evaluate algorithms. The intent was to use that knowledge as a foundation for modeling mathematical habits of mind for similar tasks. Journal writings and notes from in-class discussions were collected over three semesters of an introductory course for future teachers. Data were analyzed to discover dominant criteria used by preservice teachers to evaluate student algorithms. Four criteria, namely efficiency, generalizability, mathematical validity, and permissibility, were routinely used by preservice teachers.
dc.publisher University of Georgia
dc.relation http://math.coe.uga.edu/TME/Issues/v19n1/v19n1_Salinas_p.27-34.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1062-9017
dc.source Mathematics Educator, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 27-34 (2009)
dc.subject Mathematics
dc.subject QA1-939
dc.subject Science
dc.subject Q
dc.subject DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Mathematics
dc.subject QA1-939
dc.subject Science
dc.subject Q
dc.subject DOAJ:Mathematics
dc.subject DOAJ:Mathematics and Statistics
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Mathematics
dc.subject QA1-939
dc.subject Science
dc.subject Q
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Mathematics
dc.subject QA1-939
dc.subject Science
dc.subject Q
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Science
dc.subject Q
dc.subject Mathematics
dc.subject QA1-939
dc.title Beyond the Right Answer: Exploring How Preservice Elementary Teachers Evaluate Student-Generated Algortihms
dc.type article


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search Think! Evidence


Browse

My Account