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Jansen, Amanda; Berk, Dawn; Meikle, Erin – Harvard Educational Review, 2017
In this article, Amanda Jansen, Dawn Berk, and Erin Meikle investigate the impact of mathematics teacher education on teaching practices. In their study they interviewed six first-year teachers who graduated from the same elementary teacher education program and who were oriented toward teaching mathematics conceptually. They observed each teacher…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Campbell, Patricia F.; Nishio, Masako; Smith, Toni M.; Clark, Lawrence M.; Conant, Darcy L.; Rust, Amber H.; DePiper, Jill Neumayer; Frank, Toya Jones; Griffin, Matthew J.; Choi, Youyoung – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2014
This study of early-career teachers identified a significant relationship between upper-elementary teachers' mathematical content knowledge and their students' mathematics achievement, after controlling for student- and teacher-level characteristics. Findings provide evidence of the relevance of teacher knowledge and perceptions for teacher…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics
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Paris, Cynthia; Lung, Polly – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2008
Faced with the forces of standardization and accountability, some teachers of young children succumb to prescriptions and pacing schedules that fail too many children, while others are able to teach in ways that are responsive to the children and families they serve. What distinguishes teachers who maintain a child-centered stance in the face of…
Descriptors: Definitions, Beginning Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Effectiveness
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Shippy, R. Dean – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1981
A study to determine the professional competencies needed by beginning teachers of vocational agriculture in Delaware revealed that teachers and supervisors felt that at least average competence was necessary for 246 of the 250 competencies included in the study. (LRA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Job Analysis