ERIC Number: EJ962717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Oct
Pages: 25
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What Happens when the Research Ends? Factors Related to the Sustainability of a Technology-Infused Mathematics Curriculum
Fishman, Barry; Penuel, William R.; Hegedus, Stephen; Roschelle, Jeremy
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v30 n4 p329-353 Oct 2011
This study examines factors related to the sustainability of SimCalc Mathworlds (SCMW), a technology-infused mathematics curriculum. We surveyed middle school teachers one year after their participation in a randomized trial where they were introduced to SCMW curriculum, to identify factors related to their continued use of the materials in ways congruent with the developers' intent. Fifty-two percent of teachers surveyed sustained their use of the SCMW curriculum. Factors related to sustained use included student SES, pre-intervention student mathematics ability, teachers' perceived coherence and perceived utility of the intervention, and the active nature of the SCMW professional development. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Middle School Teachers, Grade 7, Grade 8, Research Projects, Sustainability, Fidelity, Inservice Teacher Education, Student Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Curriculum, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Followup Studies, Mixed Methods Research, Computer Software
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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