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Keijzer, R. & Boersma, G. (2017). Low performers in mathematics in primary teacher education. In: N. Escudeiro. EAPRIL 2016 conference proceedings (pp. 355-368). Leuven: EAPRIL.
This study reports on Dutch prospective teachers in their fourth year in teacher education, who are achieving low in mathematics. These student teachers had not yet passed a third year national test in mathematics when entering their fourth year. We investigated what characterizes these prospective teachers. Data were collected through interviews and a questionnaire. We found that on some aspects, such as most questions concerning their attitude towards mathematics, the low performers did not differ from other student teachers. On other aspects, such as the connection between test scores and mathematical proficiency in secondary education, we found differences between these groups. Most low performers stated that they did not fail to pass the test because of their limited mathematical proficiency. Instead, they argued that there was limited support in their teacher training, and a lack of practice materials and that their failure was related to the (nature of the) test.
Van der Zee, S., Bredeweg, B., Embrechts, A., Hotze, A., Jonker, V., Keijzer, R., Kruiskamp, M., Nieveen, N., Muller – van der Molen, A., Pennink, D., Pijls, M., & Poortman, C. (2023). STEM-netwerk: leren van een landelijk lerend netwerk. Tijdschrift voor Lerarenopleiders, 44(2), 21-36.
Vollmuller, B., Veldhuis, M., Otten, M., Stuber, S., Anantharajan, M., & Keijzer, R. (2023). Developing functional thinking from teacher education to primary school: students walk along the number line. Presented at: CERME13 in Budapest, Hungary.
Understanding of, and reasoning about, descriptions of relations between quantities is an important aspect of mathematical learning and essential for anyone to function in society. Performing, guiding, and designing activities to support functional thinking is currently not part of the curriculum neither in primary education nor teacher education in the Netherlands. Activities for both primary education and teacher education are developed as part of the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership FunThink. This poster shows how two preservice teachers translate activities on functional thinking from teacher education to practice. We concluded that these preservice teachers translate activities on functional thinking by mimicking most of the elements of the teacher education activity. The preservice teachers also make slight adaptations to the activity based on their own beliefs and interpretation of the activity and the perceived ability of their students.
Keijzer, R. (2023). Conceptueel kijken naar breuken. Volgens Bartjens – ontwikkeling en onderzoek, 42(5), 51-65.
