Exploring the Relationship Between Teachers’ Knowledge and Beliefs

Session Submission Type: Individual Session

Description for Program

This study examines high school teachers' knowledge of quadratic functions and their beliefs about students' mathematical learning abilities. Findings of the study indicate that teachers with entity beliefs about students' learning abilities tend to show procedural understandings of the topic.

Sub Unit

• Mathematics Content, Processes, and Practices

Lead Presenter

• Qintong Hu, Columbia College

Co-Presenters

• Ji-Won Son, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

• Lynn Hodge, University of Tennessee