Costa Rican Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Readiness to Teach

 

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Autor: Alfaro Víquez, Helen
Formato: artículo original
Fecha de Publicación:2022
Descripción:Mathematics teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics has been broadly studied in recent years, and many theoretical frameworks and instruments have been created to measure and improve knowledge and competencies to teach mathematics. The knowledge gained from these studies has been crucial in understanding and determining what mathematics teachers should learn. In Costa Rica, there is a lack of regulations regarding the training that mathematics teachers receive and the knowledge and competencies they acquire in the different teacher education programs. This study investigates the knowledge for teaching mathematics of Costa Rican preservice teachers using the Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M) instrument to identify strengths and weaknesses in their training. A mixed-method analysis of the responses of 79 participants revealed that they were well prepared for cognitive application skills but showed weaknesses in the development of reasoning skills. Additionally, the solutions highlighted significant deficiencies in participants’ monitoring of their own work and in the ability to provide feedback on students’ work. We hope that our findings could inform universities and policy makers to improve the quality of teacher education programs.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87667
Acceso en línea:https://www.iejme.com/article/costa-rican-preservice-mathematics-teachers-readiness-to-teach-11712
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87667
Palabra clave:MCK
knowledge for teaching mathematics
professional competences
preservice teachers
MPCK
TEDS-M
EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS
COSTA RICA