Changes in Pre-service Teachers’ Awareness and Perspective to ...

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Abstract

This study investigated the phenomena of how the online teaching mode (ASSURE model) impacted thirteen pre-service teachers’ (PSTs) awareness and perspectives toward mathematics instruction. To examine PSTs experience, this study first conducted a pre-reflection at the very beginning of an online mathematics methods course and then a post-reflection at the end of the course. This study found that a well-designed online curriculum not only changed PSTs’ awareness and perspectives toward an online mathematics methods course, but also impacted the PSTs’ pedagogical and content knowledge in mathematics teaching. Furthermore, it provides PSTs opportunities to develop their TPACK knowledge for them to transform mathematics teaching in the classroom.