ERIC Number: EJ1140283
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1062-7197
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Attending to General and Mathematics-Specific Dimensions of Teaching: Exploring Factors across Two Observation Instruments
Blazar, David; Braslow, David; Charalambous, Charalambos Y.; Hill, Heather C.
Educational Assessment, v22 n2 p71-94 2017
New systems that seek to evaluate teachers with regard to their classroom quality often rely on observation instruments that capture general instructional pedagogies. However, decades of research suggest that content-specific dimensions of instruction also are important to differentiate teachers and improve student outcomes. We explore the degree of overlap between a general and a content-specific instrument when capturing upper elementary teachers' mathematics instruction. To do so, we conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on data from more than 2,000 videotaped lessons scored using both the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, a general instrument, and the Mathematical Quality of Instruction, a content-specific instrument. Findings indicate that there is some overlap between instruments but that preferred factor structures include both general and content-specific practices.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Observation, Factor Analysis, Video Technology, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Evaluation, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Test Validity, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Grade 5, Hypothesis Testing, Classroom Environment, Emotional Response, Feedback (Response), Learner Engagement, Student Needs, Statistical Analysis, Scores, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); National Science Foundation (NSF)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305C090023; 0918383