Date of Graduation
2008
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
In this dissertation study the researcher modeled NCTM-standards-based teaching while using different instructional materials in two sections of a college mathematics content course for preservice elementary teachers. One section (n = 29) used a typical college text while the other (n = 30) used innovative middle-school materials. After one semester, participants in both class sections showed significant gains in their mathematics content knowledge, the level of their standards-based beliefs about mathematics, and their attitudes toward mathematics. Mathematics-content gains were greater in the college-text group. Interviews were also conducted. Results suggest that both college texts and innovative middle-school materials can serve as vehicles for positive change among preservice elementary teachers.
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, David I., "The effects of standards -based curriculum modeling on preservice elementary teachers' mathematical content knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes." (2008). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 9164.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9164