Mathematical knowledge of some entrants to a pre-service education course

Heather Mays

Mathematical knowledge of some entrants to a pre-service education course

Heather Mays

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Standards for teaching emphasise the need for teachers to have deep content knowledge. To assess the mathematical knowledge of students enrolling in its B.Ed. program, the University of New England has introduced a mathematics diagnostic test. This work is the first stage of an ongoing research project into the numeracy needs of students entering the B.Ed. program. The test is a pen-and-paper test that replaces previous on-line, multiple-choice tests. This paper reports on the test results, discusses some common errors made by students and outlines the future direction of the research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Making Mathematics Vital: Proceedings of the Twentieth Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Editors	Mary Coupland, Judy Anderson, Toby Spencer
Place of Publication	Adelaide, Australia
Publisher	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc
Pages	186-193
ISBN (Print)	1875900586
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	AAMT 2005: 20th Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Biennial Conference - Sydney, Australia Duration: 17 Jan 2005 → 20 Jan 2005

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Conference	AAMT 2005: 20th Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Biennial Conference
City	Sydney, Australia
Period	17/01/05 → 20/01/05

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Education Assessment and Evaluation

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Mays, H. (2005). Mathematical knowledge of some entrants to a pre-service education course. In M. Coupland, J. Anderson, & T. Spencer (Eds.), Making Mathematics Vital: Proceedings of the Twentieth Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (pp. 186-193). Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11350

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Mays, H 2005, Mathematical knowledge of some entrants to a pre-service education course. in M Coupland, J Anderson & T Spencer (eds), Making Mathematics Vital: Proceedings of the Twentieth Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 186-193, AAMT 2005: 20th Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Biennial Conference, Sydney, Australia, 17/01/05. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11350>

Mathematical knowledge of some entrants to a pre-service education course. / Mays, Heather.
Making Mathematics Vital: Proceedings of the Twentieth Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers. ed. / Mary Coupland; Judy Anderson; Toby Spencer. Adelaide, Australia: Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc, 2005. p. 186-193.

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