ERIC Number: EJ1281048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 17
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How a Teacher Professional Development Program Influences Students' Algebra Performance? Reflections from a Web-Based Platform
Journal of Pedagogical Research, v4 n3 p327-343 2020
The main purpose of this study was to assess seventh-graders? algebra performance when their teachers received professional development support regarding hypothetical learning trajectories through a web-based platform. Secondly, we aimed to investigate the relationship between student performance and the teachers? professional development in teaching algebra. A mixed-method research paradigm was adopted into the study. Experimental research was conducted with nine experimental and nine control groups including 454 seven graders. The data came from a combined algebra (including open-ended and multiple-choice tasks) test and experimental group teachers? teaching designs where the plans were entered to the web-based platform. Statistical methods were used to analyse the quantitative data, while descriptive methods were used to analyse the qualitative data. The results revealed that the experimental-group students (whose teachers received professional development support through the web-based platform) statistically outperformed compared to those in control groups. Besides, a relationship between was found between the experimental group teachers? progress and algebra performance of their students.
Descriptors: Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra, Performance Factors, Misconceptions, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 7, Middle School Students, Public Schools, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Journal of Pedagogical Research. Duzce University, Faculty of Education, Konuralp Campus, 81620, Duzce, Turkey. e-mail: ijopr.editor@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijopr.com/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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