PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2016
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Integrating oral presentations in mathematics content courses for pre-service teachers
Page: 792
In this paper we report on a study of assessment-based oral presentation tasks in a mathematics content course for pre-service teachers at a public university in the western United States. We used statistical inference to test for the significance of the observed improvement in pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards using oral presentation tasks in their mathematical learning and towards teacher preparation. Our results suggest that use of oral presentation improves pre- service teachers’ attitudes and beliefs towards mathematics learning. Moreover, responses to the post-presentation questionnaire provide insights on the benefits of using oral presentation tasks in mathematics courses for pre-service teachers.