Impact of a mathematics early teaching experience for undergraduates: A teacher preparation recruitment strategy

Abstract

Declining enrollments in teacher preparation programs across the United States signal a critical need for institutions of higher education to consider innovative recruitment initiatives. This pilot study investigates a novel approach to recruiting undergraduates into a teacher preparation program. Nine participants, mostly first-year college students, engaged in a year-long experiential learning program. The program provided participants with an early teaching experience in a classroom-like setting by engaging them in the collaborative development, planning, and teaching of mathematics in a summer camp for high school students. Data were collected throughout the year on their: planned major, attitudes towards mathematics and mathematics education, mathematics teaching self-efficacy, and perceptions of the program. Results showed the program was successful at improving attitudes, increasing self-efficacy, and stimulating reflection on a potential career as a mathematics teacher. Participants also shared positive impressions of the experience. Implications for research and future practice are discussed.

The Effect of Educational Units According to the Cognitive Training Strategy on Cognitive Flexibility and Learning the Skill of Scoring in Football

“…Since effective teaching aims to develop the student's ability to think logically, the inputs of the educational process must be seriously considered, most notably teaching strategies and modern teaching methods, and through a cognitive training strategy (de la Cruz, 2023;Klingenberg, 2020;Sardegna, 2022). This strategy is considered one of the most promising educational strategies at all levels of education at school and university, and it is expected that the effectiveness of the specific training will be greater on university campuses, because it has specific tasks in addition to the fact that students are more able to plan their education, their future, and their interim and final future goals, and it makes the student motivated (Aldawsari, 2023;Cheng, 2020;Ray, 2022).…”