ERIC Number: ED592495
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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Pilot Study on the Impact of in Situ Spaced Professional Learning on Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge of Multiplicative Thinking
Downton, Ann; Giumelli, Kerry; McHugh, Barbara; Roosen, Tammy; Meredith, Nadine; Caleta, Geraldine; Stenning, Paul
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (41st, Auckland, New Zealand, 2018)
This paper reports on a pilot study that incorporated an alternative professional learning model that was school-based and focused an identified area of need: multiplicative thinking. The shift to multiplicative thinking can be challenging for both students and teachers due to its multifaceted nature. The study involved the delivery of six modules of learning related to multiplicative structures, pedagogical approaches to learning and subsequent between session activities to staff in 14 participating primary schools. Our findings suggest such a model of professional learning that includes enactment and reflection supports change in teachers' pedagogical content knowledge.
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Multiplication, Thinking Skills, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Catholic Schools, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Skill Development, Educational Planning
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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