2002 Summer Conference Announcement Registration Schedule Call for Papers

2002 Summer Conference "Integrating Science and Mathematics Education Research into Teaching" June 23 to 25, 2002 · The University of Maine · Orono, Maine Sponsored by: The University of Maine - Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC)

ABSTRACT An Analysis of Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, Goals, and Behaviors: Implications for Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention Alice F. Artzt and Frances R. Curcio The purpose of this paper is to describe an investigation of preservice teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and goals and how these factors contribute to their development as mathematics teachers from when they first decided to enter the program as college freshmen to when they begin student teaching in their senior year. This will be done by (1) presenting samples of longitudinal qualitative data on preservice secondary mathematics teachers in the first cohort of the TIME 2000 Project (i.e., data from 1998 to 2001) that describe their development with respect to knowledge, beliefs, goals, and behaviors; (2) describing characteristics and emerging patterns revealed in the data and related validity issues; and (3) discussing the implications and value of such research on recruitment, preparation, and retention of prospective secondary mathematics teachers. Back to Announcement Page

Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research Maine Mathematics and Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative (MMSTEC)

This conference is supported by the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education (U.S. Department of Education Award Number R125K010106) and the National Science Foundation (NSF DUE #998-7444).