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When intuitive conceptions overshadow pedagogical content knowledge: Teachers' conceptions of students' arithmetic word problem solving strategies

Published inEducational Studies in Mathematics, vol. 98, no. 2, p. 157-175
Publication date2018
Abstract

Intuitive conceptions in mathematics guide the interpretation of mathematical concepts. We investigated if they bias teachers' conceptions of student arithmetic word problem solving strategies, which should be part of their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). In individual interviews, teachers and non-teaching adults were asked to describe students' strategies in situational contexts within or outside the scope of the intuitive conception. The results revealed that teachers relied on their PCK and identified student strategies; however, in the presence of the intuitive conception, their PCK was overshadowed and they ceased to differ significantly from non-teachers. This brings the attention to certain biases that can have a strong impact on teachers' efficient use of PCK.

Keywords
  • Pedagogical content knowledge
  • Teacher knowledge
  • Arithmetic word problem solving
  • Intuitive conceptions
  • Students'problem solving
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GVOZDIC, Katarina, SANDER, Emmanuel. When intuitive conceptions overshadow pedagogical content knowledge: Teachers” conceptions of students” arithmetic word problem solving strategies. In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2018, vol. 98, n° 2, p. 157–175. doi: 10.1007/s10649-018-9806-7
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Additional URL for this publicationhttp://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10649-018-9806-7
Journal ISSN0013-1954
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