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Bas-Ader, Sinem; Erbas, Ayhan Kursat; Cetinkaya, Bulent; Alacaci, Cengiz; Cakiroglu, Erdinc – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2023
This study aimed to investigate secondary mathematics teachers' noticing of students' mathematical thinking in the context of a professional development (PD) program utilizing modeling-based teacher investigations. The PD program was conducted with two groups of mathematics teachers from two public high schools. It included seven 1-month-long…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Students, Mathematics
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Aydogan Yenmez, Arzu; Erbas, Ayhan Kursat; Cakiroglu, Erdinc; Cetinkaya, Bulent; Alacaci, Cengiz – Teacher Development, 2018
Asking effective questions has been considered to be one of the most important indicators of good teaching since questioning is an important instructional tool and the ability to ask effective questions requires sophisticated pedagogical reasoning. Teachers can facilitate students' higher-level thinking through effective questions. However,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development
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Aydogan Yenmez, Arzu; Erbas, Ayhan Kursat; Alacaci, Cengiz; Cakiroglu, Erdinc; Cetinkaya, Bulent – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2017
Use of mathematical modeling in mathematics education has been receiving significant attention as a way to develop students' mathematical knowledge and skills. As effective use of modeling in classes depends on the competencies of teachers we need to know more about the nature of teachers' knowledge to use modeling in mathematics education and how…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Case Studies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Aydogan Yenmez, Arzu; Erbas, Ayhan Kursat; Cakiroglu, Erdinc; Alacaci, Cengiz; Cetinkaya, Bulent – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
Applications and modelling have gained a prominent role in mathematics education reform documents and curricula. Thus, there is a growing need for studies focusing on the effective use of mathematical modelling in classrooms. Assessment is an integral part of using modelling activities in classrooms, since it allows teachers to identify and manage…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Problem Solving, Mathematics Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
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Alacaci, Cengiz; Erbas, Ayhan Kursat – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The study investigates the effects of certain school characteristics on students' mathematics performances in Turkey in the PISA 2006 while controlling for family background and demographic characteristics. Three models of Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) are constructed. The results reveal that 55% of the variance is attributable to…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics, Equal Education
Orrill, Chandra Hawley; Brown, Summer; Erbas, Ayhan Kursat; Glazer, Evan; Umberger, Shannon – 2001
The purpose of this paper is to examine two InterMath pilot workshops and how they were able to meet the goals of learner-centered professional development. The paper focuses on the experiences of the learners, offers insights from each case as well as across cases, and provides suggestions to improve the experience for later learners. The data…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Design, Interaction, Learner Controlled Instruction