Mathematics learning difficulties in primary education: teachers’ professional knowledge and the use of commercially available learning packages
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The present study builds on teachers’ professional knowledge about mathematics learning difficulties. Based on the input of 918 primary school teachers, an attempt is made to develop an overview of difficult curriculum topics in primary school mathematics. The research approach builds on new conceptions about the professional identity of teachers and earlier conceptions that point at the critical relevance of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge. It is also found that the adoption of a specific commercially available learning package (CALP: manuals and exercise books used in the classroom) plays a mediating role.
Source: Educational Studies
Authors: H. Van Steenbrugge, M. Valcke, A. Desoete
Institution: Ghent University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1967577332