TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowing students as mathematics learners and teaching numbers 10–100: A case study of four 1st grade teachers from Romania
T2 - A case study of four 1st grade teachers from Romania
AU - Tanase, Madalina
AU - Wang, Jian
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Researchers have increasingly linked teacher effectiveness with teacher knowledge of subject matter, curriculum, and teaching. Moreover, teacher knowledge of students has been regarded as another very significant component of teacher knowledge, influencing the classroom practice and student performance. Knowing students as mathematics learners means being aware of the ways students learn certain topics. This study examined the knowledge of students as mathematics learners displayed by four 1st grade teachers from Romania when designing and implementing a lesson on numbers 10-100. Findings show that knowledge of students as mathematics learners influenced the ways teachers planned and implemented their lesson. Teachers learned about students as mathematics learners from one series to another, and they tailored their use of manipulatives and classroom activities to meet the needs of their current students.
AB - Researchers have increasingly linked teacher effectiveness with teacher knowledge of subject matter, curriculum, and teaching. Moreover, teacher knowledge of students has been regarded as another very significant component of teacher knowledge, influencing the classroom practice and student performance. Knowing students as mathematics learners means being aware of the ways students learn certain topics. This study examined the knowledge of students as mathematics learners displayed by four 1st grade teachers from Romania when designing and implementing a lesson on numbers 10-100. Findings show that knowledge of students as mathematics learners influenced the ways teachers planned and implemented their lesson. Teachers learned about students as mathematics learners from one series to another, and they tailored their use of manipulatives and classroom activities to meet the needs of their current students.
KW - Classroom practice
KW - Manipulatives
KW - Numbers 10-100
KW - Students as mathematics learners
KW - Teacher knowledge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881250371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jmathb.2013.06.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jmathb.2013.06.006
M3 - Article
SN - 0732-3123
VL - 32
SP - 564
EP - 576
JO - The Journal of Mathematical Behavior
JF - The Journal of Mathematical Behavior
IS - 3
ER -