This study of early-career teachers identified a significant relationship between upper-
elementary teachers' mathematical content knowledge and their students' mathematics …

The importance of a sound introduction to mathematics in the early years is buttressed by
recent research results that demonstrate the predictive power of early mathematics for later …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 International Handbook of Research on Teachers’ Beliefs Teachers’
beliefs play a fundamental role in the education landscape. Nevertheless, most educational …

This important new book synthesizes relevant research on the learning of mathematics from
birth into the primary grades from the full range of these complementary perspectives. At the …

A colleague once complained to me that after his daughter had successfully completed her
last required mathematics course from a highly regarded university, she reported to him that …

This collective case study reports on an investigation into the relationship between
mathematics teachers' beliefs and their classroom practices, namely, how they organized …

Both scholars and professional standards identify teachers' knowledge of students as
important to promoting effective instruction and student learning. Prior research investigates …

Noticing students' mathematical thinking is a key element of effective instruction, but novice
teachers do not naturally engage in this practice. Prospective secondary school …

For more than two hundred years, teachers—and what they know—have been objects of
scrutiny. Teachers have been tested, studied, analyzed, lauded, and criticized. In short, both …

Research repeatedly documents that teachers are underprepared to teach mathematics
effectively in diverse classrooms. A critical aspect of learning to be an effective mathematics …