South Korean Elementary Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching Numbers and Operations

A Hierarchy of South Korean Elementary Teachers Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics

The purpose of this study is to develop a framework for understanding teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics (MKT) by examining a hierarchy of 317 South Korean elementary teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics. Through a web-based survey, the teachers were asked to rank order their beliefs about and use of knowledge subdomains for teaching mathematics. Findings show that teachers’ b...

Elementary Teachers’ Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics: A Review

The objective of this review is to provide a clear interpretation and implication of the research for policymakers and researchers who are interested in elementary teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics. Based on the objectives, I examine 20 empirical studies in the area of elementary teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics. The fundamental criterion for grouping studies is their res...

Effects of Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching on Student Achievement

This study explored whether and how teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching contributes to gains in students’ mathematics achievement. The authors used a linear mixed-model methodology in which first and third graders’ mathematical achievement gains over a year were nested within teachers, who in turn were nested within schools. They found that teachers’ mathematical knowledge was signifi...

Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge: Its Development and Use in Teaching

Our proposed research agenda centers on building the resources needed for high-quality mathematics instruction. Given that the quality of instruction depends fundamentally on what teachers do with students to develop their mathematical proficiency, and given that what teachers can do depends fundamentally on their knowledge of mathematics, we recommend that the first of the three strands of res...

Running Head: EFFECTS OF MATHEMATICS COURSES Effects of Mathematics Courses on Prospective Elementary Teachers’ Learning Mathematical Content Knowledge for Teaching