Mathematics Teacher Educators as a Role Model: The Perspective of Student Teachers

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to understand the mathematics teacher educators’ role model from the student teacher perspective. For that, we inquired what prospective teachers look at and scrutinize when the mathematics teacher educator is teaching about teaching. Data was collected through focus group with forty-eight student teachers from three Chilean primary school pre-service teacher education programs. The focus group were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results showed that student teachers highlighted three main elements related to the mathematics teacher educators’ role as models: (1) personal attributes expected from a teacher; (2) instructional practices carried out; (3) the experience of a congruent teaching approach. These findings have implications for both practice and research.

Authors

• Helena Loreto Montenegro, Universidad de Chile

• Flavio Guinez, Universidad de Chile

• Salome Martinez, Universidad de Chile