Learning about the effectiveness of teacher education: a Chilean study
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Date
2010
Authors
Avalos, Beatrice
Téllez, Francisco
Navarro, Silvia
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Publisher
Faculty of Education, University of the Free State
Abstract
The article reviews some of the problems faced by teacher education in general and in Chile specifically,
and on this basis, presents the results of a study focused on the effects of six teacher education programmes
on future primary level teachers’ learning of mathematics and mathematics pedagogy. The study describes
the programmes and presents the results of a questionnaire and content knowledge test administered to
future teachers in their first, third and final year of studies. The article considers as possible explanations
for unsatisfactory effects of teacher preparation on future teacher learning, the relatively poor entry
levels of student teachers and the generalist structure of the programmes. Differences among programmes
between time allocation to mathematics and mathematics pedagogy learning did not appear to have an
effect. Specific courses, however, did appear to make a difference among institutions.
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Keywords
Teacher education, Mathematics and mathematics pedagogy content knowledge, Curriculum, Teaching-learning strategies, Programme effectiveness, Education, Chile
Citation
Avalos, B., Tellez, F., & Navarro, S. (2010). Learning about the effectiveness of teacher education: a Chilean study. Perspectives in education, 28(4), 11-21.