Teachers' Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching Early Algebra: A Systematic Review from the MKT Perspective

The mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) model emerged from the advances proposed by Shulman in 1986 and 1987 as part of the teacher's professional knowledge model, and refers to the mathematical knowledge that the teacher employs to carry out the instruction process in the classroom. MKT...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pincheira, Nataly, Alsina, Àngel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/20017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/20017
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Didàctica
Teaching
Matemàtica -- Educació primària
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Àlgebra -- Educació primària
Algebra -- Study and teaching (Primary)
Matemàtica -- Educació infantil
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
Àlgebra -- Educació infantil
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Sumario:The mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) model emerged from the advances proposed by Shulman in 1986 and 1987 as part of the teacher's professional knowledge model, and refers to the mathematical knowledge that the teacher employs to carry out the instruction process in the classroom. MKT has become an international benchmark for research into mathematics education and boasts a great scope and impact to date. The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of the way in which the MKT of early algebra teachers has been conceptualized and empirically studied in the scientific literature from 2010 to 2021. A systematic search in the Web of Science and Scopus databases led to a review of 17 papers. The results show great advances in the conceptualization of mathematical knowledge for teaching early algebra, focusing mainly on primary education teachers and on specialized knowledge of the content. In turn, there is a predominance of studies that address functional thinking as a content area. We conclude that more empirical studies are needed that address the mathematical knowledge that childhood and primary education teachers have of early algebra