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Professional Development of Technology Teachers: Does Their Training Meet Their Needs?
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Gumbo, M. T. – Perspectives in Education, 2020
The phenomenological study on which this article is based inquired into Grade 9 Technology teachers' professional development through workshops on pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) as well as their training needs. The workshops took place in Nelspruit in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Data were gathered from two groups of teachers who attended the…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Educational Needs, Secondary School Teachers, Grade 9
Evaluating Long-Term Complex Professional Development: Using a Variation of the Cohort Control Design
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Sample Mcmeeking, Laura B.; Cobb, R. Brian; Basile, Carole – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2010
This paper introduces a variation on the post-test only cohort control design and addresses questions concerning both the methodological credibility and the practical utility of employing this design variation in evaluations of large-scale complex professional development programmes in mathematics education. The original design and design…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Mathematics Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Achievement
The Impact of Using Technology on Student Achievement: Teaching Functions with the TI-Nspire to 9th Grade Algebra Students
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Buckner, Barbara Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of TI-Nspire graphing calculator use on student achievement and on teacher behavior variables of planning, teaching, and assessing. This study investigated the teaching of functions by teachers using the TI-Nspire graphing calculator versus teachers using a non-graphing scientific calculator. …
Descriptors: Video Technology, Control Groups, Teacher Behavior, Lesson Plans