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Preservice Special Education Teachers’ Experience of a Math Methods Course: Examining the Development of Personal and Pedagogical Efficacy
The Teacher Educator
  • Cynthia C Massey, Georgia Southern University
  • Edward Anthony Muhammad, Georgia Southern University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-9-2023
DOI
10.1080/08878730.2023.2218860
Abstract

Students with disabilities have scored well below their same-aged peers on national mathematics standardized tests for decades. This problem is compounded by special education teachers who lack strong content knowledge, experience math anxiety, and have poor self-confidence in their ability to teach math. This qualitative study explores three preservice special education teachers' experiences in a Math Methods course designed to encourage students to view mathematics through a growth mindset. After the course ended, individual interviews were conducted, and findings revealed personal growth in confidence and pedagogical knowledge. Components that influenced their decision included Socratic conversations centered around a mathematical mindset book study, a focus student project, and extra hands-on application time resulting from the use of the flipped instruction model. This information contributes to educator preparation literature as teacher educators work to best support future P-12 educators to impact their future students and help overcome barriers to learning.

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Georgia Southern University faculty member, Cynthia Massey and E. Anthony Muhammad co-authored Preservice Special Education Teachers’ Experience of a Math Methods Course: Examining the Development of Personal and Pedagogical Efficacy.

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Cynthia C Massey and Edward Anthony Muhammad. "Preservice Special Education Teachers’ Experience of a Math Methods Course: Examining the Development of Personal and Pedagogical Efficacy" The Teacher Educator (2023)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/edward-a-muhammad/32/