ERIC Number: EJ1157737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1927-2677
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Developing Mathematical Thinking: Changing Teachers' Knowledge and Instruction
Brendefur, Jonathan L.; Thiede, Keith; Strother, Sam; Bunning, Kim; Peck, Duane
Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, v2 n2 p62-75 2013
In the present research, we evaluated the effectiveness of a multi-year professional development program in mathematics for elementary teachers. Each year the program focused on a different domain of mathematics. We found the program increased teachers' knowledge of (a) number and operations, (b) measurement and geometry, and (c) probability and statistics. We also examined the relation between mathematical knowledge and teaching practices. Across the three domains neither pretest nor posttest mathematical knowledge were related to classroom teaching practices. However, change in knowledge was positively related to six different dimensions of teaching practice for number and operations, and for measurement and geometry; and was positively related to four or six dimensions for probability and statistics. That is, those teachers with greater changes in knowledge demonstrated more effective instruction.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills, Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Pretests Posttests, Teaching Methods, Probability, Statistics, Geometry, Numbers, Number Concepts, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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