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View article: Not Asking for Help/Feeling Dumb: Preservice Elementary Teachers Reflect on Math Classes
Not Asking for Help/Feeling Dumb: Preservice Elementary Teachers Reflect on Math Classes Open
Preservice elementary teachers have had a variety of experiences in their math classes which influence their willingness to engage in math as well as their confidence in doing so. This study examined the responses of two sets of preservice…
View article: Elementary Education Majors’ Stories About Math: An Analysis of Students’ Mathematics Autobiographies
Elementary Education Majors’ Stories About Math: An Analysis of Students’ Mathematics Autobiographies Open
This paper analyzes 52 preservice elementary education majors’ mathematical autobiographies. Participants wrote about their previous experiences with mathematics. Three themes emerged: My previous teachers have played a significant role in…
View article: Metaphors and Mathematical Identity: Math is Like a Tornado in Kansas
Metaphors and Mathematical Identity: Math is Like a Tornado in Kansas Open
Mathematical identity is an individual’s concept of who he or she is mathematically. In this paper, metaphors for mathematics from elementary education majors are compared to metaphors created by secondary mathematics teaching majors. The …
View article: He Wāhine, He Tapu = The Sanctity of Women : an exhibition report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Māori Visual Arts at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
He Wāhine, He Tapu = The Sanctity of Women : an exhibition report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Māori Visual Arts at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand Open
This report contextualises the exhibition, He Wāhine, He Tapu. My research into puhi (chief’s
\ndaughter) and mana wāhine (women of status), along with the methodology and practice which
\nproduced this exhibition is discussed. The literat…
View article: Efforts at Broadening Participation in the Sciences: An Examination of the Mentoring Experiences of Students from Underrepresented Groups
Efforts at Broadening Participation in the Sciences: An Examination of the Mentoring Experiences of Students from Underrepresented Groups Open
With the primary objective of attracting and retaining students from underrepresented backgrounds in the sciences, evaluation of one institution’s program has been ongoing over the past three years. Interviews with mentors in the program f…
View article: Math is like a lion hunting a sleeping gazelle: preservice elementary teachers’ metaphors of mathematics
Math is like a lion hunting a sleeping gazelle: preservice elementary teachers’ metaphors of mathematics Open
Preservice elementary teachers hold a variety of beliefs about mathematics and mathematics learning, which influence their teaching. Previous research has shown that preservice elementary teachers believe that mathematics is doing arithmet…
View article: Stories about Math: An Analysis of Students’ Math Autobiographies
Stories about Math: An Analysis of Students’ Math Autobiographies Open
This paper analyzes 16 preservice secondary mathematics education majors’ mathematical autobiographies. Participants wrote about their previous experiences with mathematics. All participants discussed why they wanted to become mathematics …