Title: School Readiness: What Do Teachers Expect of Children in Mathematics on School Entry?
Abstract: This paper explores the perceptions of teachers of five-year-old children and the expectations these teachers have of the children when they begin school in terms of their level of mathematics knowledge. Teachers were asked about their beliefs in relation to mathematics teaching and learning and how they thought children best learned mathematics. This was matched with classroom observations to compare teacher practice with teacher beliefs. A significant finding was the general lack of attention that teachers paid to the knowledge and skills that children had when they started school. There was a lack of consistency between what teachers said they believed in compared with what they actually did in the classroom.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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