Abstract
![CDATA[Preliminary research indicated that UWS pre-service primary teachers lacked confidence in teaching mathematics and, in particular, problem solving. Also, UWS students in both primary and secondary areas experienced difficulty in obtaining expert and quick mathematical pedagogical advice while completing their in-school professional placements. Mathematics specialist lecturers were unable to supervise all their secondary students, while primary students required advice from many specialists. This has occurred in a context of shrinking university budgets, where in some cases specialist lecturers were replaced by much cheaper non-specialist parttime staff. This paper presents activities and strategies that were used to support and enhance the development of mathematical thinking of pre-service primary and secondary teachers of mathematics. The paper highlights and discusses the importance of two web sites designed specifically for this purpose and the mathematics teaching and learning issues associated with these sites.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mathematics, Making Waves: Proceedings of the 19th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 13-17 January 2003 |
| Publisher | Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 1875900535 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781875900534 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. Conference - Duration: 10 Jul 2013 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. Conference |
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| Period | 10/07/13 → … |
Keywords
- Western Sydney University
- education
- vocational guidance
- New South Wales
- Australia
- lecturers
- Western Sydney (N.S.W.)
- Centre for Western Sydney
- mathematics