{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4399459502","doi":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","title":"Exploring insights from initial teacher educators\u2019 reflections on the Mental Starters Assessment Project","display_name":"Exploring insights from initial teacher educators\u2019 reflections on the Mental Starters Assessment Project","publication_year":2024,"publication_date":"2024-06-08","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4399459502","doi":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","doi":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","pdf_url":"https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/download/1547/2925","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764810905","display_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education","issn_l":"2223-7674","issn":["2223-7674","2223-7682"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["dhet","doaj","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-20","russia-white-list-3","scielo"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315346","host_organization_name":"University of Johannesburg","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315346"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["University of Johannesburg"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/download/1547/2925","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084005558","display_name":"Rosemary D.L. Brien","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9808-438X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9808-438X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I159253421","display_name":"Cape Peninsula University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/056e9h402","country_code":"ZA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I159253421"]}],"countries":["ZA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Rosemary D.L. Brien","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cape Peninsula University of Technology"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9808-438X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cape Peninsula University of Technology","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I159253421"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032823913","display_name":"Sharon McAuliffe","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-9504","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-9504"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I159253421","display_name":"Cape Peninsula University of Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/056e9h402","country_code":"ZA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I159253421"]}],"countries":["ZA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sharon M. Mc Auliffe","raw_affiliation_strings":["Cape Peninsula University of Technology"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-9504","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Cape Peninsula University of Technology","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I159253421"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I159253421"],"apc_list":{"value":12000,"currency":"ZAR","value_usd":651},"apc_paid":{"value":12000,"currency":"ZAR","value_usd":651},"fwci":1.6187,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":4,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.85912722,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":"14","issue":"1","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10130","display_name":"Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques","score":0.9345999956130981,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10130","display_name":"Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques","score":0.9345999956130981,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12500","display_name":"Reflective Practices in Education","score":0.050700001418590546,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10008","display_name":"Teacher Education and Leadership Studies","score":0.010700000450015068,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reflective-practice","display_name":"reflective practice","score":0.75},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/third-grade-mathematics","display_name":"third grade mathematics","score":0.8420000076293945},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mental-calculation-strategies","display_name":"mental calculation strategies","score":0.6650000214576721},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pedagogical-content-knowledge","display_name":"pedagogical content knowledge","score":0.8090000152587891},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/teacher-education","display_name":"teacher professional development","score":0.7020000219345093},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/teaching-practicum","display_name":"teaching practicum","score":0.722000002861023},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/number-sense","display_name":"number sense","score":0.5979999899864197},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/classroom-management","display_name":"classroom management","score":0.5299999713897705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics-education","display_name":"mathematics education","score":0.3230000138282776}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.5775288343429565},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.5533949732780457},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.5204351544380188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776893095","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5428888","display_name":"Faculty development","level":3,"score":0.43611493706703186},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780805685","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1374230","display_name":"Teacher education","level":2,"score":0.43200698494911194},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C51067260","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828812","display_name":"Professional development","level":2,"score":0.2945614457130432}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","doi":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","pdf_url":"https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/download/1547/2925","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764810905","display_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education","issn_l":"2223-7674","issn":["2223-7674","2223-7682"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["dhet","doaj","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-20","russia-white-list-3","scielo"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315346","host_organization_name":"University of Johannesburg","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315346"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["University of Johannesburg"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:doaj.org/article:91e388168f064ce381c2af146d7501af","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doaj.org/article/91e388168f064ce381c2af146d7501af","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401280","display_name":"DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-sa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-sa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2024)","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","doi":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1547","pdf_url":"https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/download/1547/2925","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764810905","display_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education","issn_l":"2223-7674","issn":["2223-7674","2223-7682"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["dhet","doaj","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-20","russia-white-list-3","scielo"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315346","host_organization_name":"University of Johannesburg","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315346"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["University of Johannesburg"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"South African Journal of Childhood Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Quality education","score":1.0,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4399459502.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W4399459502.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W646289350","https://openalex.org/W1565423437","https://openalex.org/W1999052699","https://openalex.org/W2053938810","https://openalex.org/W2089810647","https://openalex.org/W2098139966","https://openalex.org/W2115258890","https://openalex.org/W2149868499","https://openalex.org/W2154043714","https://openalex.org/W2289237414","https://openalex.org/W2658562839","https://openalex.org/W2753303659","https://openalex.org/W2760500198","https://openalex.org/W2963772577","https://openalex.org/W2985746874","https://openalex.org/W2987527410","https://openalex.org/W3125825549","https://openalex.org/W3129346699","https://openalex.org/W4300912023","https://openalex.org/W4379980502","https://openalex.org/W4386140342","https://openalex.org/W7006902566"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4403333029","https://openalex.org/W4402837015","https://openalex.org/W7119848238","https://openalex.org/W7220847764","https://openalex.org/W4379980502","https://openalex.org/W7166676650","https://openalex.org/W4400431231","https://openalex.org/W7213978763","https://openalex.org/W7220842049","https://openalex.org/W3143374464"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Background:":[0],"The":[1,16,93,141,164],"Mental":[2],"Starters":[3],"Assessment":[4],"Project":[5],"(MSAP)":[6],"seeks":[7],"to":[8,54,101,169,184],"address":[9],"poor":[10],"performance":[11,57],"in":[12,85,171],"Grade":[13,89],"3":[14,90],"mathematics.":[15],"programme":[17],"focusses":[18],"on":[19,120,136,153],"eliminating":[20],"inefficient":[21],"counting":[22],"methods":[23],"and":[24,34,59,99,105,156,182,187,209,219,244],"promoting":[25],"strategic":[26],"mathematical":[27,61],"skills,":[28],"including":[29],"numerical":[30],"sense,":[31],"mental":[32,214],"calculation":[33,52],"rapid":[35],"recall":[36],"skills.":[37],"Additionally,":[38],"MSAP":[39],"supports":[40],"teachers\u2019":[41],"professional":[42,162,217,242],"growth":[43,218],"by":[44],"providing":[45],"them":[46],"with":[47],"a":[48,109,117,131,194,203],"toolkit":[49],"of":[50,72,76,125,133,143,160,197,206,224,236,247],"effective":[51],"strategies":[53],"bridge":[55],"the":[56,67,103,121,144,189,221,229,234,245],"gap":[58],"enhance":[60],"education.":[62,226,249],"Aim:":[63],"This":[64],"paper":[65],"explores":[66],"insight":[68,232],"gained":[69],"from":[70,130,151],"reflections":[71,145,165],"final":[73],"year":[74],"Bachelor":[75],"Foundation":[77],"Phase":[78],"(FP)":[79],"initial":[80],"teacher":[81],"educators":[82],"(ITE)":[83],"students":[84,95,127,149,200],"South":[86],"Africa.":[87],"Setting:":[88],"classrooms.":[91],"Methods:":[92],"ITE":[94,148,199,240],"were":[96,128],"given":[97],"training":[98],"materials":[100],"implement":[102],"MSAP,":[104],"this":[106],"occurred":[107],"over":[108],"4-week":[110],"teaching":[111,208],"practicum,":[112],"after":[113],"which":[114],"they":[115],"completed":[116],"reflective":[118,237],"task":[119],"implementation.":[122],"A":[123],"total":[124],"20":[126],"selected":[129],"cohort":[132],"138":[134],"based":[135],"their":[137,154,161,172,180],"academic":[138],"performance.":[139],"Results:":[140],"analysis":[142],"showed":[146],"that":[147],"benefitted":[150],"reflecting":[152],"practice":[155],"highlighted":[157],"important":[158],"elements":[159],"learning.":[163],"raised":[166],"issues":[167],"related":[168],"challenges":[170],"pedagogical":[173],"content":[174],"knowledge":[175],"(PCK)":[176],"as":[177,179],"well":[178],"confidence":[181],"competence":[183],"teach":[185],"mathematics":[186,207,225,248],"manage":[188],"classroom":[190],"context.":[191],"Conclusion:":[192],"With":[193],"multi-dimensional":[195],"model":[196],"reflection,":[198],"can":[201],"achieve":[202],"deeper":[204],"understanding":[205],"learning":[210],"when":[211],"building":[212],"learners\u2019":[213],"strategies,":[215],"fostering":[216],"elevating":[220],"overall":[222],"quality":[223],"Contribution:":[227],"Overall,":[228],"findings":[230],"provide":[231],"into":[233],"benefits":[235],"practices":[238],"for":[239],"students\u2019":[241],"development":[243],"improvement":[246]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2024-06-09T00:00:00"}