Chris Linsell, Naomi Ingram, & Megan AnakinA feature of Linsell and Anakin’s (2013) concept of foundation content knowledge is that all pre-service teachers should have a growth oriented disposition and extend their knowledge, whether or not it is initially strong. This study reports on the use in mathematics pedagogy classes of introductory problems designed to encourage all first year primary pre-service teachers to become aware of the features of foundation content knowledge and to extend their own knowledge. Eighty-one percent of those pre-service teachers whose foundation content knowledge was not initially strong considered the introductory problems helpful, compared to 61% of those whose knowledge was strong.
Promoting the Development of Foundation Content Knowledge in all Primary Pre-service Teachers