Breaking with Tradition: An Investigation of an Alternative Instructional Sequence Designed to Improve Prospective Teachers’ Noticing Skills

Abstract

This experimental study aims to investigate the effect of an alternative instructional sequence designed to improve prospective teachers' noticing skills. The participants consisted of two groups of prospective teachers (N = 28). To assess their noticing skills, the participants were asked to note critical events in the classroom and to provide detailed explanations about why they found these worth noting. The results indicate that the participants in experimental group showed higher levels of noticing skills compared to those in control group. The study presents a discussion of the success of the instructional approach in improving the noticing skills of future mathematics teachers. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.