Title: Changing Beliefs: Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Constructivist Preservice Classrooms
Abstract:Abstract Constructivism is a learning theory which has emerged from Piagetian research. Reform in mathematics education frequently centers around constructivist principles. Many barriers prevent refor...Abstract Constructivism is a learning theory which has emerged from Piagetian research. Reform in mathematics education frequently centers around constructivist principles. Many barriers prevent reform from occurring. The authors describe changes in instruction which have been implemented in their university mathematics education classrooms and relate these changes to their own constructivist philosophies. They examine the effects of change in instructional pedagogy and classroom environment on preservice teachers' beliefs about mathematics learning and teaching as well as the prospective teachers' feelings and attitudes toward mathematics.Read More
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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