Configuring the landscape of research on problem-solving in mathematics teacher education
Anette de Ron 1 * , Iben Christiansen 1 , Kicki Skog 1
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1 Department of Teaching and Learning, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SWEDEN* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to configure the landscape of empirical mathematics educational research on problem-solving in teacher education, and thereby disentangle how mathematical problem-solving is understood and used. The method consists of a configurative review of empirical mathematics education research on problem-solving in teacher education. A two-dimensional model is presented to illustrate how different aspects of problem-solving in teacher education are connected to and complement each other. Using the model, the configuration results in the proposition of four major categories of research on problem-solving in teacher education. The result indicates an almost equal distribution of research which views problem-solving as an aim for mathematics education versus research which views problem-solving as a means for learning mathematics. However, within the former, roughly three quarters of the articles focus on content knowledge, and only a quarter on pedagogical content knowledge. Implications for teacher education and future research are discussed.

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Article Type: Research Article

INT ELECT J MATH ED, 2022, Volume 17, Issue 4, Article No: em0712

https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/12457

Publication date: 13 Sep 2022

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