ERIC Number: EJ1161258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Dec
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Investigating the Influence of a Mixed Face-to-Face and Website Professional Development Course on the Inquiry-Based Conceptions of High School Science and Mathematics Teachers
Tuan, Hsiao-Lin; Yu, Chung-Chieh; Chin, Chi-Chin
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v15 n8 p1385-1401 Dec 2017
The purposes of this study are to report the influences of a mixed delivery professional development [PD] course involving face-to-face classes and the mentoring assisted inquiry-based teaching [MAIT] website that addressed the conceptual change and self-efficacy of high school mathematics and science teachers' conceptions of inquiry-based teaching. Twenty-five in-service high school science and mathematics teachers participated in a 9 weeks, 4 h per week PD course. Data collection included the pre-post Inquiry Teaching Efficacy Questionnaire [ITEQ], teachers' reflective journals posted on the MAIT website, teachers' assignments requested by the course instructor, and follow-up teachers' interviews. Findings revealed that both mathematics and science teachers' conceptions of inquiry teaching show significant improvements after the course. The mixed delivery PD course had the same influence on science and mathematics teachers. The authentic video clips and lesson plans provided on the MAIT website and the specific feedback toward teachers' performance are the main factors that shaped teachers' inquiry-based teaching conceptions.
Descriptors: Web Sites, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Self Efficacy, Journal Writing, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response), Lesson Plans, Video Technology, Interviews, Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Questionnaires, Secondary School Teachers, Mentors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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