Project details: Knowledge Domains and Teacher Effectiveness in Mathematics

Research Team

1. Michael Fletcher
2. Mr Keith Jones
3. Claire Mooney

Funding Body

Training and Development Agency for Schools  

Duration

January 2004 - May 2005

Grant

£9,840

Description

This study is researching areas of mathematics that Primary trainee teachers encounter less frequently and more periodically, requiring them to use and apply mathematics knowledge with which they may be less familiar. The study is looking at geometric and probability knowledge that the trainees identify and use. Building on theoretical definitions of knowledge, this project aims to identify how Primary trainee teachers use their mathematics subject knowledge to underpin their teaching.