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TEDS-M 2008: summary report (pdf 72.4kb)

This summary paper outlines the current research being carried out by a consortium of research institutions, including ACER, IEA and Michigan State University. It outlines TEDS-M 2008, a comparative study of teacher education with a focus on the preparation of teachers of mathematics at the primary and lower secondary levels.

The main goal of TEDS-M is to show whether and how much teacher preparation policies, programs, and practices across the world contribute to the capability to teach mathematics well in primary and lower secondary schools. The TEDS-M project, scheduled for completion in 2009, will include:

- Studies of the country context, teacher policies, programs and practices on the national level.
- Studies at the institutional level of curricula and practices of teacher preparation, including standards and expectations for teacher learning.
- Studies of the impact of teacher preparation on the knowledge, skills and dispositions acquired by future teachers.

 

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