PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pre-Journal Award: Developing mathematical knowledge for teaching in content courses for pre-service elementary teachers
Page: 46
The article reviews efforts of three iterations over the course of three semesters in developing a written assessment of the mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) of pre- service elementary teachers enrolled in a course on number and operations. Content addressed in the items discussed in the article include discourse knowledge (DK) coupled with specialized content knowledge (SCK). Results show that the pre-service teachers can engage in reasoning and justification up to a point and use their discourse knowledge in novel ways and situations, though there appear to be limits in their constructive process.