This paper reports on what I learned in a self-study research project, using artefacts for teaching foundation phase (FP) pre-service (student) teachers in the module, Numeracy in the Early Years. The study focused on the merits of an integrated learning approach (ILA). As a teacher educator, the self-study concept has inspired me to continually attempt to improve my educational practices with the aim of supporting pre-service teachers’ learning and, consequently, their teaching. ILA requires critical awareness of how mathematical relationships are used in social, environmental, and cultural relations. I adopted a sociocultural theoretical perspective that highlights the fundamental requirement of working together in educational contexts in order to make sense of collective and personal experiences. In the artefact activity I employed, students discussed and presented self-selected cultural artefacts such as beadwork, jewellery, and clothing. This interactive activity demonstrated that pre-service teachers require ample opportunities to utilise objects from their sociocultural environments whilst gaining practical experience of the content of early childhood mathematics in order to learn about and appreciate mathematics in a meaningful way. By engaging in innovative self-study methods to support pre-service teachers, teacher educators can improve the quality of their own practice, and improve student learning.

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通过手工艺品丰富教学：幼儿数学老师教育者的自学项目

本文报告了我在一个自学研究项目中所学到的东西，这些知识是在早期“算术”模块中使用人工制品教授基础阶段（FP）的职前（学生）教师的。该研究的重点是整合学习方法（ILA）的优点。作为一名教师教育者，自学的观念激发了我不断尝试改善自己的教育实践，以支持职前教师的学习，进而支持他们的教学。ILA要求对在社会，环境和文化关系中如何使用数学关系有严格的认识。我采用了一种社会文化理论观点，强调了在教育环境中一起工作的基本要求，以便理解集体和个人经验。在我从事的人工制品活动中，学生讨论并介绍了一些自选的文化手工艺品，例如珠饰，珠宝和衣服。这项互动活动表明，职前教师需要充分的机会利用其社会文化环境中的对象，同时获得对幼儿数学内容的实践经验，以便以有意义的方式学习和欣赏数学。通过采用创新的自学方法来支持岗前教师，教师教育者可以提高自己的实践质量，并改善学生的学习。这项互动活动表明，职前教师需要充分的机会利用其社会文化环境中的对象，同时获得对幼儿数学内容的实践经验，以便以有意义的方式学习和欣赏数学。通过采用创新的自学方法来支持岗前教师，教师教育者可以提高自己的实践质量，并改善学生的学习。这项互动活动表明，职前教师需要充裕的机会利用其社会文化环境中的对象，同时获得有关幼儿数学内容的实践经验，以便以有意义的方式学习和欣赏数学。通过采用创新的自学方法来支持岗前教师，教师教育者可以提高自己的实践质量，并改善学生的学习。