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- Mathematical pedagogical content knowledge in Early Childhood Education: tales from the ‘great unknown’ in teacher education in PortugalPublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; Rodrigues, CátiaThe study aims to explore the specificity of Mathematics pedagogical content knowledge in Early Childhood Education Pedagogy in Initial Teacher Education. It addresses the issue by characterizing student teachers’ perspectives and by analyzing student teachers’ knowledge mobilized in a situation of planning for teaching. The answers to a task developed by students in an Initial Teacher Education program are analyzed in terms of the mathematical knowledge and pedagogical options presented. The results contribute to the discussion in terms of (un)balance between teacher-initiated and child-led activities. The discussion deepens the importance to assert specific/particular ways of teaching in Early Childhood Education, contrasting with the more restricted view of only adult-led moments being teaching. Strong content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge are valued because of their relevance both at the level of adults’ knowledge needed to support children initiatives and plan curricular/didactic activities and at the level of the knowledge children interact within their daily environment and routine
- Penso, comunico, resolvoPublication . Menezes, Luís; Ribeiro, António Augusto Gaspar; martins, ana patrícia; Rodrigues, Cátia; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; Novo, SóniaEsta brochura destina-se a alunos do ensino básico (1.º a 9.º anos), tendo como objetivo fornecer informação sobre as capacidades transversais que o novo Programa de Matemática português (2007) veio destacar.
- Mathematical pedagogical content knowledge in early childhood education: A study in initial teacher education in PortugalPublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; Rodrigues, CátiaThe study aims to explore the specificity of mathematics Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Early Childhood Education Pedagogy. The pedagogy of ECE (Siraj-Blatchford, 2010) and the didactics of ECE (Pramling & Pramling-Samuelsson, 2011) suggest dimensions of knowledge that require strong content and PC knowledge of teachers. Recent studies about PCK of ECE teachers highlight similar specific dimensions: organization of educational environment and interactions with children (Lee, 2010, McCray, 2008, Rojas, 2008). The current framework for ECE Teacher Education in Portugal (since 2007) focuses both content knowledge and subject didactics. PCK has been labelled the 'great unknown' in ECE (Rojas, 2008) in traditions where the child's development is considered as the main knowledge base for ECE (Chen & McNamee, 2006, Cullen, 2005, Hedges & Cullen, 2005). We studied the perspectives of 27 initial teacher education students about knowledge for teaching and about ECE Pedagogy. We used one open-ended questionnaire and students' analysis of episodes focusing children's answers or discourse relevant for mathematics (about high numbers and square root). The questionnaire was anonymous and students’ permission to use the answers was obtained. In the questionnaire, interactions with children (62%) and organization of the educational environment (38%) are highlighted as the most important focus for the teacher. Students suggested tasks that were adult planned and oriented to further the situations presented in the episodes. Very few references to children's exploratory actions (Bonawitz et al., 2011) were made. The specificity of ECE (child initiated activities, e.g.) needs to be further developed in initial teacher education.
- Avaliação em Matemática: Problemas e desafiosPublication . Menezes, Luís; Santos, Leonor; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; Rodrigues, CátiaEste livro contém um conjunto de artigos sobre a temática da avaliação em Matemática, identificando problemas e desafios.
- Números racionais não negativos - tarefas para o 5.º anoPublication . Menezes, Luís; Rodrigues, Cátia; Tavares, Fernanda; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos VasconcelosEste livro contém um conjunto de tarefas matemáticas, e a sua exploração, para apoio ao novo programa de Matemática do ensino básico.