January 2019, Vol. 50, Issue 1
Relationships Between Opportunity to Learn Mathematics in Teacher Preparation and Graduates’ Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics
James Hiebert, Dawn Berk, Emily Miller, Heather Gallivan, and Erin Meikle
The authors investigated whether the mathematics studied in 2 content courses of an elementary teacher preparation program was retained and used by graduates when completing tasks measuring knowledge for teaching mathematics. When significant differences were found, participants always performed better on mathematics topics developed in the program than on the topic not addressed in the program. The authors explore implications of these findings for mathematics teacher preparation.
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