Teacher Knowledge in Early-Grade Mathematics: Comparing Early Career and Pre-Service Teachers in Ghana

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=LS7FzOSyv6" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=LS7FzOSyv6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.13187/ejced.2024.4.615" target="_blank" >10.13187/ejced.2024.4.615</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Teacher Knowledge in Early-Grade Mathematics: Comparing Early Career and Pre-Service Teachers in Ghana

Original language description

This study focuses on the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of pre-service and in-service early-grade mathematics teachers, contributing to the ongoing discussion on PCK. The Mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge Instrument (MPCKI) was used to collect data from forty pre-service and in-service early-grade teachers in Ghana. The higher PCK scores observed among pre-service teachers suggest that current teacher education programmes in Ghana effectively provide a solid theoretical foundation. However, the challenges reported by early-career teachers indicate a need to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Therefore, teacher education programmes should incorporate more practical, classroom-based experiences to better prepare teachers for the realities of Ghanaian classrooms. The results indicate that pre-service early-grade teachers have a higher level of PCK for teaching mathematics and suggest that pre-service teachers may be better equipped to effectively communicate mathematical concepts and enhance learners&apos; mathematical thinking than their early-career counterparts. The findings underscore the importance of robust teacher preparation programmes in developing pedagogical content knowledge which is crucial for effective mathematics instruction in the early grades.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Contemporary Education

ISSN

2304-9650

e-ISSN

2305-6746

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

RU - RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

615-624

UT code for WoS article

001492816700001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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