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Publication Date: 2015-Jun
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A Marriage of Continuance: Professional Development for Mathematics Lecturers
Barton, Bill; Oates, Greg; Paterson, Judy; Thomas, Mike
Mathematics Education Research Journal, v27 n2 p147-164 Jun 2015
In a 2-year project, we developed and trialled a mode of lecturing professional development amongst staff in our department of mathematics. Theoretically grounded in Schoenfeld's resources, orientations, and goals (ROG) model of teacher action, a group met regularly to discuss both the video excerpts of themselves lecturing along with written pre- and post-lecture statements of their "ROGs". We found evidence of improved teaching performance but more interestingly, identified key aspects of our practice and of undergraduate mathematics that received repeated attention and developed further theoretical insight into lecturer behaviour in mathematics. The trial has been successful enough to be expanded into further groups that now constitute a professional development culture within our department.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Teachers, College Mathematics, Program Effectiveness, College Faculty, Video Technology, Undergraduate Study, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Goal Orientation, Educational Resources
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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