Abstract
This paper reports on what two teacher candidates and their instructor learned from an action research project into the use of inquiry to teach mathematics. We use a model of the relation between theory and practice in teacher education to interpret what we learned about inquiry. This model describes three modes for teacher candidates to learn about teaching: (1) applying theory to practice; (2) interpreting theory and practice, and (3) building/refining personal, practical and professional theories. We learned to (1) apply the 4D-Cycle Model of inquiry, (2) interpret what it means for inquiry to be flexible, and (3) build a theory of teaching with inquiry based on non-linear and community-based dispositions of teachers toward learning. We conclude by suggesting that this model could constitute a developmental pathway by teacher candidates for experiencing the linkages between theory and practice.
Recommended Citation
Betts, Paul; McLarty, Michelle; and Dickson, Krysta
(2017)
"An Action Research Project by Teacher Candidates and their Instructor into using Math Inquiry: Learning about Relations between Theory and Practice,"
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research:
Vol. 19:
Iss.
1.
https://doi.org/10.4148/2470-6353.1011
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