[RUME] Rume Digest, Vol 74, Issue 3

[Johnson, Pete A. (Math & Computer Science)]

Eric,
 
One assessment of PCK that might be appropriate is one that my colleagues Hari Koirala and Marsha Davis developed, that appeared in the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education in 2008.  This assessment is based on actual student responses to the Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT), a statewide test given to high school students, that are made available by the state's Department of Education.  Preservice teachers are asked to explain students' understaning of mathematical content based on the CAPT responses and to develop a lesson plan that will address students' weaknesses as evidenced in their responses.  I can supply further information about this if anyone is interested.
 
Pete
 
Pete Johnson
Mathematics and Computer Science Department
Eastern Connecticut State University

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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:33:02 -0800
From: Eric Hsu <erichsu at math.sfsu.edu>
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hello all,

There is a project that has asked for my advice. 

They take in-service teachers and do rich, challenging problems with them in groups. The goal is, roughly speaking, to develop their problem solving skills, enrich their ideas of the nature of mathematics and of doing math, cultivate a love of math, and also to put them in a position to create these positive effects for their students.

They are now wanting to assess the effects of their work, and they want a stronger theoretical framework and some assessment tools.  The closest thing they've come up with is the LMT from Deborah Ball and the other Michigan folks. This isn't quite right, as the PCK that test hopes to measure is quite domain specific.

If anyone has any suggestions of existing assessments or other ideas they can build on, could you send them to me?

Thanks in advance, Eric

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Eric Hsu, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Co-director, Center for Science and Math Education
San Francisco State University
http://math.sfsu.edu/hsu




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