ERIC Number: EJ1354688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1479-4802
EISSN: EISSN-1754-0178
A New Angle: A Teacher's Transformation of Mathematics Teaching Practice and Engagement in Quantitative Reasoning
Johnson, Heather Lynn; Tzur, Ron; Gardner, Amber; Hodkowski, Nicola M.; Lewis, Allyson; McClintock, Evan
Research in Mathematics Education, v24 n1 p88-108 2022
We present a case study of an elementary teacher, Jen, who transformed her mathematics teaching practice and deepened her conception of angle measure. Employing Teacher Development Experiment methodology, rooted in a constructivist perspective of learning, we analysed sets of pre/post interviews and classroom observations, for two lessons on angle measure, occurring one year apart. In between, Jen participated in a year-long, school-wide professional development intervention, to support teachers' enactment of conceptual mathematics instruction and foster students' multiplicative and fractional reasoning. Jen transformed her vision and rationale for teaching mathematics, her interpretations of students' mathematical knowing, and her view of what constitutes evidence of mathematical learning. In conjunction, she deepened her knowledge of angle measure, engaging in quantitative reasoning and conceptualising angles as quantities. We discuss implications for supporting teachers to transform their mathematics teaching practice via fostering shifts in their goals for instruction and growth in their mathematical understanding.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Logical Thinking, Geometric Concepts, Measurement, Faculty Development
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1503206

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