Developing preschool teachers' knowledge of students' number conceptions

Pessia Tsamir, Dina Tirosh, Esther Levenson*, Michal Tabach, Ruthi Barkai

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Abstract

This article describes a study that investigates preschool teachers' knowledge of their young students' number conceptions and the teachers' related self-efficacy beliefs. It also presents and illustrates elements of a professional development program designed explicitly to promote this knowledge among preschool teachers. Results indicated that teachers' knowledge of students' number conceptions improved and that their related self-efficacy increased. Furthermore, prior to participating in the programs, a significant negative correlation between knowledge and self-efficacy was reported. However, no significant correlation was found after the program.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-83
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2014

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Science Foundation654/10

    Keywords

    • Knowledge of students
    • Number concepts
    • Preschool teachers
    • Professional development

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