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While there is concern among North American mathematicians that mathematics instruction in K-12 grades needs to be improved (Ma, 1999), how that can be achieved is an ongoing debate. This study, while recognizing the need for significant changes to the preparation of our elementary teachers seeks to look at a subgroup of pre-service teacher candidates – adult learners who are coming to the profession after accumulating several years of life experiences. Are their experiences similar to non-adults preparing for the same vocation? In what areas are they lacking? In what areas are they more superior? How should a teacher education program be designed to prepare these adult learners to teach mathematics effectively? In this study, we will compare these adult learners to non adult learners in the same class and discuss aspects of the pre-service program that succeeded in affecting their beliefs, confidence and mathematical competency.  \nKey words: mathematics; pre-service; adult; teach; practicum; teacher  \nIntroduction  \nTeachers in Ontario can be certified in two main ways: by obtaining a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in a concurrent program that normally takes five years, or by completing a degree in any specialty and then continuing on to a one or two year consecutive [B.Ed. degree](B.Ed. degree) through a faculty of education. As a requirement of certification, students must choose a division: Primary-Junior (PJ) refers to those who are generalists teaching from Kindergarten to grade 6, Junior-Intermediate (JI) refers to those with one teachable subject (for which they have satisfied a certain number of hours of coursework in their undergraduate degree) who will teach grades 4 - 10 and Intermediate-Senior (IS) refers to those who have two teachable areas and can teach from grades 7 – 12 in a secondary school. After receiving initial certification, teachers are able to augment their credentials by enrolling in Additional Basic Qualifications which will allow them to move from one division to another. There are currently 18 faculties of education in Ontario with most of them offering one degree leading to PJ, JI and IS certification by the Ontario College of Teachers.  \nFor the purposes of this paper, adult learners are defined as those who have had extensive life experiences or other training prior to enrolling in the bachelor of education program. Casual  \n32 Adults Learning Mathematics – An International Journal  \nconversations with these adults reveal that many do not fondly recall learning mathematics when they were younger. Many of these adults are now choosing to start second careers as elementary teachers who must, by virtue of the Ontario classroom system, teach mathematics as part of their core curriculum. Whereas faculties of education the world over recognize the need to demand some mathematical competency prior to admission into a teaching program (Burton, 1987), the reality is that the need for teachers in many rural and inner city schools requires that Education faculties recruit the teachers first and then bring them up to an acceptable level of mathematics competency while they are in the pre-service program. This acceptable level of mathematics competency has been cause for concern in the past decade and Liping Ma’s comparative work on math education of pre-service teachers in the USA and China highlighted in no uncertain terms that som","cbCaic0eww3wgMCA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic0eww3wgMCA","pdf",226243,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Teacher certification pathways in Ontario\n## Definition and experiences of adult learners\n## Program challenges and support needs","[{\"question\":\"What question does the study investigate about adult pre-service elementary teachers?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates whether adult learners who enter teaching after life experience gain confidence and whether they can pass it along through effective mathematics teaching. The study also examines where they may lack skills or excel compared with non-adult learners.\"},{\"question\":\"How are adult learners defined for this paper?\",\"answer\":\"Adult learners are defined as those who have had extensive life experiences or other training before enrolling in the bachelor of education program.\"},{\"question\":\"Which aspects of teacher education does the paper focus on for improving mathematics competency?\",\"answer\":\"The paper emphasizes comparing adult and non-adult candidates in the same program and identifying aspects of the pre-service experience that succeeded in shaping beliefs, confidence, and mathematical competency.\"}]","Trickle down mathematics: Adult pre-service elementary teachers gain confidence in mathematics – enough to pass it along? | PDF",1792065546,23]