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RESEARCH PAPER
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Mathematics Teaching at Primary Schools in Vietnam
Phan Thi Tinh 1
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Trinh Thi Tuyet Le 2
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Phuong-Thao Nguyen 3
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Cuong Duy Le 2
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Manh-Tuan Nguyen 4
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Tien-Trung Nguyen 5,6
 
 
 
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Hung Vuong University, Phu Tho, VIETNAM
 
2
Dong Thap University, Dong Thap, VIETNAM
 
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An Giang University, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, An Giang, VIETNAM
 
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Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, VIETNAM
 
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Institute of Theoretical and Applied Research, Duy Tan University, Hanoi 10000, VIETNAM
 
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Vietnam Journal of Education, VIETNAM
 
 
Publication date: 2021-04-30
 
 
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2021;17(5):em1966
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/10863
 
 
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KEYWORDS
professional competencies
teacher education
pre-service teachers
primary school
teachers
mathematics teaching
competency-based education approach
 
ABSTRACT
This article aims to identify the professional competencies that primary school teachers in Vietnam need for effective mathematics teaching and the extent to which teacher-training colleges prepare pre-service teachers with those competencies. A mixed method approach with an explanatory sequential design was employed. Questionnaires were sent to 493 pre-service teachers and interviews were conducted with 20 teacher trainers from five major teacher-training colleges in Vietnam. The findings indicated that Vietnamese pre-service teachers were adequately trained in terms of mathematical content knowledge yet were less ready in terms of mathematical teaching pedagogies. Mathematical pedagogical content knowledge was reportedly an often-neglected area at teacher-training colleges and was subsumed under general pedagogical content knowledge. The study has both theoretical and practical contributions to the development of professional qualities for primary school teachers teaching mathematics at primary school in Vietnam.
 
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