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Polly, Drew – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
This study examined how evidence of students' mathematical understanding was influenced by elementary schoolteachers' enactment of instructional practices emphasized during a mathematics professional development program. Videos and field notes were collected during lessons for two teachers from the program and two matched comparison teachers.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
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Polly, Drew; Wang, Chuang; McGee, Jennifer; Lambert, Richard G.; Martin, Christie S.; Pugalee, David – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
This study presents findings from the first cohort of teachers in a U.S. Department of Education Mathematics Science Partnership (MSP) grant designed to support the use of a standards-based elementary school mathematics curriculum, Investigations in Number, Data, and Space (Investigations). In line with the goals of the MSP program, the 84-hour…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Polly, Drew; Margerison, Ashley; Piel, John A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
This study examined the influence of kindergarten teachers' orientations toward student-centered teaching and their influence on their students' understanding of addition. The study examined 120 students across 10 classrooms. Based on an interview and two classroom observations, 10 teachers were classified as either student centered or mainly…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Addition