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Penfold, Evelyn – Teacher Development, 2023
The author explored the extent to which policy could be a source of sustainable professional development for elementary teachers' mathematical knowledge for teaching. The study involved three policies in England: the National Numeracy Strategy and the Primary National Strategy, introduced in response to concerns regarding mathematics teaching and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Sustainability, Mathematics Education
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Karal, Isik Saliha; Alev, Nedim – Teacher Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of pre-service physics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) on the subject of electricity and magnetism after their completion of physics and mathematics courses. A descriptive longitudinal development research was carried out with 13 pre-service teachers (PTs) who completed…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Mentors, Teacher Education
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Moru, Eunice Kolitsoe; Qhobela, Makomosela; Maqutu, Tholang Z. – Teacher Development, 2014
The quality of mathematics teaching in Lesotho primary education remains one of the vexing problems in the education system. The study investigated how teachers viewed the impact of instruction on enhancing their knowledge of teaching. Data for the study were elicited from the second-year students enrolled for a Bachelor of Education in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
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Hart, Lynn C.; Swars, Susan L. – Teacher Development, 2009
Teaching mathematics to elementary children requires highly developed content knowledge, and questions of how teachers acquire this knowledge are of significant concern to teacher preparation programs. Even with research to the contrary, some policy makers in the USA propose additional advanced mathematics courses. One voice that is missing when…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics
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Shriner, Michael; Schlee, Bethanne; Hamil, Melissa; Libler, Rebecca – Teacher Development, 2009
As part of an on-going project designed to impact teacher quality at the pre-service, induction, and professional development levels, this paper summarizes the parametric results of a series of four different workshops conducted in the summer of 2007. In an effort to glean a better understanding of their knowledge, attitudinal, perceptual, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Workshops, Professional Development, Attitude Change
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Van Zoest, Laura R.; Bohl, Jeffrey V. – Teacher Development, 2005
The United States has engaged in intensive reform efforts in school mathematics education in the decade since the publication of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Standards for School Mathematics. This context has generated interest in how to best develop reform-oriented teachers. In this article the authors describe their thinking…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Change