scholarly journals Født sånn, eller blitt sånn? Matematikklæreres oppfatninger om evnen til å undervise

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Janne Fauskanger ◽  
Reidar Mosvold ◽  
Morten Søyland Kristensen
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Teaching Professional Development ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Teaching Professional

I denne artikkelen analyserer vi matematikklæreres oppfatninger om evnen til å undervise. Innholdsanalyse av 40 erfarne læreres svar på en spørre­undersøkelse, viser at flere ser på aspekter ved evnen til å undervise som medfødt, eller medfødt for noen. Lærere som ser på evnen til å undervise som medfødt, vil kunne nedvurdere betydningen av etter- og videreutdanning, og foretrekke å få tips de kan ta direkte inn i undervisningen uten å forstå hvorfor tipsene eventuelt virker. Vi mener følgelig at det er viktig å kartlegge slike oppfatninger i forbindelse med etter- og videreutdanning av matematikklærere.Nøkkelord: matematikklærere, oppfatninger, evner, undervisning, etter- og videreutdanningAbstractIn this article, we analyze mathematics teachers’ beliefs about the ability to teach. Content analysis of 40 experienced teachers’ survey responses shows that several teachers consider aspects about the ability to teach as innate, or innate for some. Teachers who look at the ability to teach as innate, might depreciate the meaning of professional development, and prefer to get tips that can be directly applied in their teaching without having to understand why the tips work. Based on these findings, we argue that it is important to measure such beliefs in connection with professional development of mathematics teachers.Keywords: mathematics teachers, beliefs, ability, teaching, professional development

scholarly journals Improving Experienced Mathematics Teachers’ Classroom Talk: A Visual Learning Analytics Approach to Professional Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8610
Author(s):  
Chung Kwan Lo ◽  
Gaowei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Activity Theory ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Experienced Teachers ◽  
Classroom Talk ◽  
Visual Learning Analytics

The professional development of experienced teachers has received considerably less attention than that of novice teachers. This study focuses on four experienced secondary mathematics teachers in Shanghai, China, with two participating in a year-long professional development program (treatment teachers) and the other two received conventional knowledge-based professional development (comparison teachers). The program introduced productive classroom talk skills which can facilitate teachers’ formative assessment of student learning during class. To encourage teachers to reflect on their classroom discourse when reviewing recordings of their teaching, we used visual learning analytics with the treatment teachers and theorized the use of this technology with activity theory. After completing the program, the treatment teachers were better able to use productive talk moves to elicit student responses and to provide timely formative feedback accordingly. Specifically, the percentage of word contributions in lessons from students and the length of their responses increased noticeably. Qualitative findings suggest that the use of visual learning analytics mediated the treatment teachers and improved classroom discourse. Based on these findings and activity theory, we provide recommendations for future use of visual learning analytics to improve teachers’ classroom talk and designing professional development activities for experienced teachers.

scholarly journals Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs about Inquiry-based Learning after a Professional Development Course–An International Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Maass ◽  
Malcolm Swan ◽  
Anna-Maria Aldorf
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
International Study ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Development Course

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a more student-centered approach to mathematics teaching that is recommended by many policy and curriculum documents across Europe. However, it is not easy for teachers to change from a more teacher-centered way of teaching to inquiry-based teaching as this involves a change of their role in class. Professional development courses are one way to help teachers with this endeavor. Within the discussion of effective professional development, beliefs are often named as an important influencing factor. In this respect, much research has been carried out on how beliefs on mathematics teaching impact the outcomes of the course. However, there has been much less research on what beliefs mathematics teachers develop on inquiry-based learning and how this might impact their (perceived) classroom teaching. Therefore, this paper presents an international research study carried out within the European Project Primas, in which professional development courses on inquiry-based learning were conducted in 12 countries. Using the case-study approach, this paper aims at answering the following questions: 1. What kind of beliefs about IBL do mathematics teachers across Europe develop? 2. How do these beliefs relate to teachers’ perceived enactments of IBL?

scholarly journals Defining Learning Communities in Undergraduate Medical Education: A National Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 238212051982791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Shochet ◽  
Amy Fleming ◽  
James Wagner ◽  
Jorie Colbert-Getz ◽  
Monica Bhutiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
National Study ◽  
Program Description ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Longitudinal Relationships

Background: Learning communities (LCs) are intentionally designed groups that are actively engaged in learning with and from each other. While gaining prominence in US medical schools, LCs show significant variability in their characteristics across institutions, creating uncertainty about how best to measure their effects. Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of medical school LCs by primary purpose, structures, and processes and lay the groundwork for future outcome studies and benchmarking for best practices. Methods: Medical school LC directors from programs affiliated with the Learning Communities Institute (LCI) were sent an online survey of program demographics and activities, and asked to upload a program description or summary of the LC’s purpose, goals, and how it functions. Descriptive statistics were computed for survey responses and a qualitative content analysis was performed on program descriptions by 3 authors to identify and categorize emergent themes. Results: Of 28 medical school LCs surveyed, 96% (27) responded, and 25 (89%) provided program descriptions for qualitative content analysis. All programs reported longitudinal relationships between students and faculty. Most frequently cited objectives were advising or mentoring (100%), professional development (96%), courses (96%), social activities (85%), and wellness (82%). Primary purpose themes were supporting students’ professional development, fostering a sense of community, and creating a sense of wholeness. Structures included a community framework, subdivisions into smaller units, and governance by faculty and students. Process themes included longitudinal relationships, integrating faculty roles, and connecting students across class years. Conclusions: Medical school LCs represent a collection of high-impact educational practices characterized by community and small-group structures, relational continuity, and collaborative learning as a means to guide and holistically support students in their learning and development as physicians. In describing 27 medical school LCs, this study proposes a unifying framework to facilitate future educational outcomes studies across institutions.

scholarly journals A case study of trainee teachers' mental models of history teaching before and after an initial history teaching professional development course

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Adabo Oppong
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Mental Models ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
History Teaching ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Teaching Professional Development ◽  
Development Course ◽  
Teaching Professional

The study compares 28 third-year University of Cape Coast trainee teachers' perceptions and mental models of history teaching before and after an initial history teaching professional development course – the Methods of Teaching History Course – to prepare them to teach history. The History Course was an intervention strategy built around episodic memory theory. The research questions were: Do trainees' perceptions (mental models) of history teaching remain the same or change during the History Course? If they change, how and why? Research involved all 28 trainees before and after they took the course through the use of a questionnaire and vignettes, plus a post-course interview of 12 of the trainees. The researcher used a deductive approach to analyse data about three aspects of the trainees' history teaching mental models: pedagogy, teaching styles as illustrated through classroom organization, and how students learn history. Findings revealed a marked difference between the trainees' pre- and post-course mental models of what school history is and how it should be taught. The trainees' pre-course mental models changed as a result of the knowledge and understanding they acquired during the History Course. A major finding was that such professional development courses need fully to take account of trainees' pre-course conceptions that shape their mental models of history teaching.

scholarly journals Effect of Workplace Factors in Professional Teacher Development on the Implementation of Small Class Teaching

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacky Pow ◽  
Marina Wong
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Class Size ◽  
Small Class ◽  
Workplace Factors ◽  
Teaching Professional Development ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Simple Reduction ◽  
Enhance Student Learning ◽  
Teaching Professional

It is commonly believed that small class teaching can greatly enhance student learning because the individual needs of each student can be better addressed, the students can learn more through more innovative and flexible teaching methods and the students have more time to interact with each other and to gain feedback from their teachers. Although studies have shown that students benefit from small class teaching, they have failed to identify the benefits as the natural consequences of a simple reduction in class size. As increasing numbers of researchers argue that professional development in small class teaching is more important than a simple reduction in class size, it is timely to determine the factors that affect teachers’ participation in small class teaching professional development programmes and their use of small class teaching after participation in these programmes. This study explored teachers’ concerns about or obstacles to applying their knowledge from professional development programmes to their teaching. Teachers who had participated in a government-funded professional development programme were invited to complete an end-of-programme questionnaire, and 160 valid questionnaires were collected. The initial findings indicate that workplace factors were the most common factors in the implementation of small class teaching.

ANALISIS KEBUTUHAN GURU KIMIA TERHADAP MATERIAL KURIKULUM MODEL “ATK” DAN POLA EDUKASI “ADIR”

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Momo Rosbiono
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Chemistry Teacher ◽  
Academic Needs ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Professional Development ◽  
Teaching Professional

This research initiated from the problems there are low quality of chemistry teacher comprehend in academic knowledge. The main goals of this research was to comprehend what model of ”Curriculum Materials” (CM) and “Amalgamation Teacher Knowledge” (ATK) educative framework were needed by chemistry teacher?. The research conducted by using descriptive method which express phenomenon are there him. The subject of this research were the Candidate of Chemistry Teachers which out-going in program of Profession Training and Education (PTE) at Department of Chemistry Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Science Education, Indonesia University of Education and Chemistry Teachers from Group Discussion of Chemistry Teacher (GDCT) at Karawang. The data were collected through questionnaires and analysis form of teacher academic needs. The data analysis technique worked through qualitative and quantitative techniques. Based on the empirical and theoretical analysis the research findings which resulted were: (1) The CM with ATK model was relevance with academic chemistry teacher needs, this model illustrated the integration of essential concepts of curriculum, chemistry subject matter, chemistry teaching, professional development of chemistry teacher, and academic skills of chemistry teacher through “key formulas”; (2) the CM structure that relevance for chemistry teacher academic needs was included the objectives formulation, subject matter description, questions, training tasks, and answer keys; (3) the CM content that relevance for chemistry teacher academic needs was included the essential concepts of curriculum, chemistry content, chemistry teaching, professional development of chemistry teacher, and academic skills of chemistry teacher; (4) the educative framework that effectively for using CM was guidance and training through the mechanism of “absorbing, doing, interacting, and reflecting” (ADIR).Key words: curriculum material, ATK model, ADIR mechanism.

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