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Jong, Cindy; Schack, Edna O.; Fisher, Molly H.; Thomas, Jonathan; Dueber, David – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2021
This study examined the intersections of preservice elementary teachers' (PSET) professional noticing (PN) of children's mathematical thinking, two mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) domains: mathematics content knowledge (MCK) and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK), and two affective domains: attitudes and dispositions toward…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic
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Gómez-Arizaga, Maria P.; Conejeros-Solar, María Leonor; Martin, Annjeanette – SAGE Open, 2016
One of the major challenges of addressing diversity in the classroom is to meet the needs of gifted students, which are often invisible in countries such as Chile, in which providing services for highly able students is still considered elitist. The purpose of this study was to analyze the perceptions of community members about the critical…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Teacher Competencies, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Dincer, Ali; Goksu, Ali; Takkac, Aysegul; Yazici, Mine – Online Submission, 2013
Effective learning is strongly related to effective teacher and effective teaching. In this concept, teachers' characteristics gain crucial importance in understanding and lessening the problems and difficulties hindering students' long lasting learning process. The aim of this study is to present a literature review about the features of an…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Biraimah, Karen L.; Jotia, Agreement Lathi – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2013
The goal of this study was to assess the longitudinal effectiveness and impact of study abroad programs on teachers' content knowledge and professional perspectives. The study focused on a recent Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad to Botswana (summer 2011) and compares results with an earlier Fulbright-Hays program to Singapore and Malaysia…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Study Abroad, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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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
Mumthas, N. S.; Blessytha, Anwar – Online Submission, 2009
To be a great teacher, more than content knowledge, teacher also needs practical and technical knowledge that contribute to teacher effectiveness. A teacher with high tacit knowledge is usually considered an expert teacher. The purpose of this study is to find out whether teachers with high tacit knowledge give equal preference to the various…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Stimulation, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries