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Knowledge And Pedagogy: A Case Study Summary

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2.10.3 Knowledge and knowing in mathematics and pedagogy: a case study of mathematics student teachers’ epistemological beliefs
The researchers states that their study focuses on mathematics student teachers’ epistemological beliefs in mathematics and education. The aim of the study was to gain insight into the challenges that students face in the consolidation of knowledge in the two disciplines. The case study with three mathematics pre-service teachers utilized mathematical and pedagogical problem-solving tasks, interviews and stimulated recall. The findings of the study suggest that epistemologies are domain-specific, and that students may struggle with the consolidation of mathematical and pedagogical knowledge. The researchers identified six aspects that can challenge consolidation: the students believed that pedagogical knowledge is highly relative; their knowledge of methods of inquiry in education was weak; they viewed theoretical pedagogical knowledge as unrelated to practice; they held formalistic beliefs about mathematics; they were …show more content…

The main findings drawn from this study indicates that teachers need to be conscious of students’ epistemological orientation towards scientific knowledge, and to complement these preferences when designing learning experiences, especially to provide constructivist based lessons to enhance science learning for students who are epistemologically constructivist

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