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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Malone, Amelia S. – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to gain insight into whether teaching fractions improves teachers' understanding of fractions. University master's students (n = 25) conducted tutoring focused on fraction magnitude using number line representations across 39 sessions (3 per week) at grades 3-5. The contrast condition, 17 master's…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Tutors
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Mkhize-Mthembu, Ntokozo – Studying Teacher Education, 2023
In this article, I reflect on my use of collage-making as an arts-based method in self-study doctoral research. My self-study was guided by sociocultural learning theories that assume education is an individual activity and a social phenomenon. I ask, "How did collage-making allow me to refine my teaching and learning?" I utilized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Products, Art Education, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Toralba, Karen Cole; Alley, Kathleen M.; Brenner, Devon – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2018
There is a teacher shortage throughout the US that has reached critical capacity in rural areas. To exacerbate this, new teachers often face difficulties their first year teaching, causing them to leave the profession. One means to combat this growing shortage is to recruit alternatively certified teachers. This study examined the lived…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Shortage, Beginning Teachers, Masters Programs
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Masters, Jessica; Magidin de Kramer, Raquel; O'Dwyer, Laura; Dash, Sheralyn; Russell, Michael – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2012
Improving teacher quality is arguably the most effective way to improve student achievement. Online professional development (OPD) has great potential to improve teacher quality. There is a dearth of scientific research, however, on whether changes in teachers' knowledge and instructional practices resulting from OPD are linked to changes in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Electronic Learning, Grade 4