Preservice Teachers’ Synthesis of GenAI Created Questions for a Mathematics Task

• In Event: Developments in Mathematics Teacher Preparation and Professional Development

Abstract

As the landscape of education changes, so do education preparation programs. One cornerstone of education that stands the test of time is teacher questioning practices. This study examines how preservice teachers (PTs) plan questions to use with students during a mathematics lesson. The mathematics teacher educator (MTEs) planned an activity sequence in which the PTs wrote their own questions around a given third grade task then utilized generative artificial intelligence (genAI) as a stimulus to refine, revise, or add to questions they had written. Examination of PTs’ synthesis of questions genAI created during the planning process continues the discussion of how complex a task MTEs face when teaching PTs how to plan for questioning during a mathematics lesson.

Author

• Jelena Byers, Purdue University