Using Simulations to Foster Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Self-Assessment, Learning, and Reflections on Teaching

Two technology-involved tasks are presented that have been used in mathematics pedagogy courses to ostensibly give preservice secondary mathematics teachers (PSMTs) sample activities they can use in their teaching or use to assess their own future students' ability to apply trigonometric functions in contextual situations with technology. The tasks are posed for two other purposes: To provide occasions for PSMTs to self-assess their mathematical and technology knowledge, and subsequently take action to learn mathematics and technology features; and to use such tasks as springboards for substantive discussions about teaching.

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