Book chapter
Get on the Cycle of Engagement with Mathematics: Re-imagining a Model and a Three-Step Process for Primary/Secondary Teachers
Re-imagining Teaching Improvement: From Early Childhood to University, pp.109-131
Springer Nature Singapore, First edition
01/2024
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Abstract
A cycle of disengagement from mathematics is apparent in schools around the world. Disinterest and anxiety regarding mathematics can be unintentionally passed onto students by teachers who lack interest in or an appreciation of mathematics’ relevance. This transmission from teachers to students can lead to a continuation of a lifelong avoidance of mathematics. With the number of out-of-field mathematics teachers becoming increasingly common to compensate for insufficient specialised mathematics teachers, the transmission of disinterest and anxiety to students is not expected to decline without intervention. Thus, a cycle of disengagement from mathematics compounds. How can we support teachers in primary school settings without mathematics specialisation or secondary school settings without qualification (i.e., out-of-field) to engage more deeply in mathematics? This chapter describes a novel model of engagement with mathematics and a three-step process for increasing the effectiveness of non-specialised and out-of-field mathematics teachers. Based on the extant literature, this process aims to transform teachers who are disinterested in and fearful of mathematics into confident, enthusiastic mathematics teachers ready to motivate their students towards a lifelong journey on the cycle of engagement with mathematics.
Details
- Title
- Get on the Cycle of Engagement with Mathematics: Re-imagining a Model and a Three-Step Process for Primary/Secondary Teachers
- Creators
- Royce Willis - Southern Cross UniversityDavid Lynch - Southern Cross UniversityLewes Peddell - Southern Cross UniversityChris Zehntner - Southern Cross UniversityPatrick Bruck - Southern Cross University
- Contributors
- David Lynch (Editor) - Southern Cross UniversityTony Yeigh (Editor) - Southern Cross UniversityWendy Boyd (Editor) - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Re-imagining Teaching Improvement: From Early Childhood to University, pp.109-131
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Singapore; Singapore
- Edition
- First edition
- Identifiers
- 991013158712202368
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health; Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Local Fields
- Evidence Based Practice - SoLT