Self-reported mathematical problem-solving skills of future mathematics teachers

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Kathleen Fonseca ORCID

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Background: During their university studies, student teachers are equipped for the teaching profession in various domains of knowledge and practice. In addition to learning pedagogic skills for practice purposes, they also expand their knowledge of the subjects that they will teach. In mathematics teacher education, one important principle is that the content of the subject must, somehow, be fused with the pedagogy in what has become known as mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT). Although several studies have been conducted about students’ performance of MKT, there is little research in South Africa about how students routinely experience the coursework itself. In this study, I argue that mathematics knowledge and skills should ideally precede the teaching of pedagogy, for reasons of communicating the concepts clearly and for building a foundation of mathematical thinking prior to practising teaching skills. Aim: To find out what the student teachers’ self-reported experience of one component of a mathematics content course are, namely their engagement with problem-solving tasks. Methods: A qualitative case study of student teachers’ learning, with the primary source of data, the student teachers’ reflective journal entries. Data were analysed through coding, categorising and thematised mindful of the MPSKT framework. Results: The findings indicated that, whilst the students’ understanding of the processes of problem-solving was deepened during the course, matters of pedagogy arose spontaneously.

Dados da obra

Tipo
Artigo
Periódico
South African Journal of Childhood Education, v. 11, n. 1, p. e1-e8
Editora
AOSIS
Ano
2021 (2021-10)
Idioma
en
Palavras-chave
initial teacher education; mathematics content courses; mathematical problem-solving; student teachers; mathematical knowledge for teaching; mathematics teacher education; pre-service teachers; mathematical problem solving; reflective journals; problem-solving tasks; South Africa
Temas
Formação de Professores de Matemática, Resolução de Problemas
DOI
10.4102/sajce.v11i1.1011
ISSN
2223-7674, 2223-7682
Licença
cc-by
Acesso
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DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals; OpenAlex
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01/10/2026 · verificada em 03/10/2026

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ABNT
FONSECA, Kathleen. Self-reported mathematical problem-solving skills of future mathematics teachers. South African Journal of Childhood Education, v. 11, n. 1, p. e1-e8, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v11i1.1011.

APA

Fonseca, K. (2021). Self-reported mathematical problem-solving skills of future mathematics teachers. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 11(1), e1-e8. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v11i1.1011

BibTeX
@article{fonseca2021,
  author = {Fonseca, Kathleen},
  title = {Self-reported mathematical problem-solving skills of future mathematics teachers},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {South African Journal of Childhood Education},
  volume = {11},
  number = {1},
  pages = {e1-e8},
  publisher = {AOSIS},
  doi = {10.4102/sajce.v11i1.1011},
  language = {en}
}
RIS
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AU  - Fonseca, Kathleen
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PY  - 2021
JO  - South African Journal of Childhood Education
VL  - 11
IS  - 1
SP  - e1
EP  - e8
DO  - 10.4102/sajce.v11i1.1011
LA  - en
ER  - 

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