Tuesday, April 12, 2016: 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
3004 (San Francisco Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Suzanne H. Chapin
Co-speakers:
Alejandra Salinas
and
Laura Kyser Callis
Description of Presentation:
This brief report describes a mathematics curriculum designed for use in content courses for prospective elementary teachers (PTs), as well as presents empirical evidence of its impact on PTs’ content knowledge for teaching mathematics (CKTM). Assessment data of nearly 1,500 PTs show that the curriculum was significantly effective in increasing PTs' CKTM.
Session Type: Brief Research Report