PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Classroom participation as an agent of socialization for identity shaping of preservice mathematics teachers
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This study explores classroom participation as an agent of socialization for preservice elementary mathematics teachers. Each character, the teacher, student and curriculum in the classroom plays various roles in the socialization process. However, the teacher plays a major role because s/he is responsible for creating the environment where participation is possible. In this work, the analysis of data shows the teacher’s teaching method(s), questioning and listening skills, as well as her background understanding of the specialized mathematics knowledge needed for teaching and the students all help to create such an environment. Also, as students explore mathematics by doing through group work, class discussions and individual work, they experience growth in mathematics classroom practices that results in change in the mathematics identity of the students.