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Walsh, Richard – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
This study investigates the pedagogical skills and knowledge of three tertiary-level mathematics support tutors in a large group classroom setting. This is achieved through the use of video analysis and a theoretical framework comprising Rowland's Knowledge Quartet and general pedagogical knowledge. The study reports on the findings in relation to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mathematics Education, Tutors, Teaching Skills
Lomas, Laurinda; Clarke, Doug – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2016
As teaching is a cultural activity embedded in a unique context, professional development opportunities for teachers may be best placed amid the relevance of everyday classroom practice, and supported by an innovative curriculum. This progress paper reports on data collected as part of doctoral research studying the changes in mathematical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teacher Competencies, Knowledge Level, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Mdolo, Margaret M.; Mundalamo, Fhatuwani J. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
This paper reports on the relationship between the subject matter knowledge of two underqualified teachers and their topic-specific pedagogical content knowledge (TSPCK) as they taught genetics at two community secondary schools in Malawi. The study was qualitative and used the multiple case study approach. The sample was purposefully chosen. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Genetics, Teaching Experience, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Bennison, Anne – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
If teachers are to adequately support development of their students' numeracy capabilities then they need to have an identity as a teacher of numeracy. A preliminary evaluation of a conceptual framework (Bennison & Goos, 2013) developed for use in a two-year study that seeks to understand this construct is presented. Initial findings about an…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Professional Identity, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers
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Shaobing, Tang; Adamson, Bob – London Review of Education, 2014
This study investigates how teachers understand and implement the emphasis on studentcentredness in the new English curriculum in secondary classrooms in urban areas of China and the factors affecting implementation. It focuses on whether the advantages (greater access to resources, better trained teachers, and so on) of the urban context make…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Schools, Student Centered Learning, Secondary School Curriculum
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Unlu, Mehmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
Learning geography for an individual starts with the relationship between human and location. This relationship develops depending on gaining some skills which are necessary for understanding and using the geographical location as effective as possible. One of the main goals of high school geography education is to enable individuals to gain…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Geography, Grade 9, Grade 12