Development of Effective Mathematics Learning Environments and Tasks for Prospective Middle Grades Teachers

佛罗里达州立大学寻求资金，为职前中学教师的数学准备开发一个项目。该项目的目的是：以问题为中心的学习为基础，为未来的中学数学教师规划和实施数学学习与教学课程，构建未来教师在学习中的认知操作模型；并制定调查未来中学数学教师的知识结构、信念、价值观和课堂实践的任务和方案。五门数学课程和两门数学教育课程将被修改或设计为一系列经验，为未来的中学数学教师提供反思数学知识、信念和实践的机会。使用教学实验设计，提出者将构建参与者对数学和数学教与学的理解和信念的解释和模型。数学系和教育学院的教职员工将合作开发这些项目。有一个在职部分，其中包括地区教师。传播计划包括与佛罗里达州的其他机构以及来自州和全国的教职员工合作。费用分摊约占NSF资金的10%。

Florida State University seeks funds to develop a program for the mathematics preparation of preservice middle grades teachers. The purposes of the project are: to plan and implement courses in mathematics learning and teaching and mathematics for prospective middle school mathematics teachers based on problem-centered learning; to construct a model of prospective teachers' cognitive operations in learning; and to develop tasks and protocols for investigating knowledge structures, beliefs, values, and classroom practices of prospective middle school mathematics teachers. Five mathematics courses and two mathematics education courses will be revised or designed as a sequence of experiences which provide opportunities for prospective middle school mathematics teachers to reflect on mathematical knowledge, beliefs, and practices. Using a teaching experiment design, the proposers will construct explanations and models of participants' understanding and beliefs about mathematics and mathematics teaching and learning. Faculty from the Mathematics Department and the College of Education will collaborate to develop the programs. There is an in-service component which include area teachers. The dissemination plan includes work with other institutions in Florida and faculty members from the state and the nation. Cost sharing is approximately 10% of the NSF funds.