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Aelterman, N.; Vansteenkiste, M.; Van Keer, H.; De Meyer, J.; Van den Berghe, L.; Haerens, L. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2013
This study investigated 35 physical education teachers' appreciation of a continuous professional development (CPD) training on need-supportive teaching, embedded in Self-Determination Theory, using qualitative (i.e. focus groups) and quantitative methods (i.e. questionnaire). The findings suggest that teachers highly valued opportunities for…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Focus Groups, Experiential Learning
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Weiss, Michael; Herbst, Patricio; Chen, Chialing – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2009
We investigate experienced high school geometry teachers' perspectives on "authentic mathematics" and the much-criticized two-column proof form. A videotaped episode was shown to 26 teachers gathered in five focus groups. In the episode, a teacher allows a student doing a proof to assume a statement is true without immediately justifying it,…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Education, Geometry