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Ramazan Avcu – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
This study explored four middle-school mathematics teachers' provision of non-examples and instructional explanations in teaching rational numbers to seventh-grade students. The data sources were 8 lesson hours of observations conducted in four different classrooms. Yin's [(2018). "Case study research and applications: Design and…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 7
Gomes, Paula; Martins, Micaela; Quaresma, Marisa; Mata-Pereira, Joana; Ponte, João Pedro da – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
Designing tasks to foster students' learning is challenging for teachers. In this article, we aim to understand how designing, enacting, and reflecting on tasks promotes the development of in-service and prospective teachers' didactical knowledge during lesson study. Data was collected through participant observation with audio recordings and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development
Chris L. Craney; Thomas Lau; James Rust; Robert M. de Groot; William T. Nelson; Adriana Ghomeshi; Alicia Ogas – American Biology Teacher, 2024
A student's middle school science experience strongly impacts their future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics interest. The Japanese lesson study (JLS) model strengthens the student's experience through a research-based, collaborative, multistep, teaching-centered process focused on transforming local instructional practices. The…
Descriptors: Teacher Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice
Cognitive Returns to Having Better Educated Teachers: Evidence from the China Education Panel Survey
Liu, Ji – Journal of Intelligence, 2021
Teachers' own level of human capital development is commonly believed to be deterministic for the quality and effectiveness of their instruction and management in the classroom. Yet, there still exists an international debate on whether better educated teachers contribute to students' cognitive development. Leveraging a random class-assignment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Human Capital, Teacher Effectiveness
Thinwiangthong, Sampan; Eddy, Colleen M.; Inprasitha, Maitree – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2020
Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to examine mathematics teachers' abilities in developing formative assessments when teaching algebraic reasoning after utilizing two innovations: lesson study and open approach. Methodology: A single group quasi-experimental research design was employed in two mathematics classes in a school in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Formative Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
Sablo Sutton, Soraya; Cuéllar, Carolina; González, María Paz; Espinosa, María Jesús – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the conditions and challenges that facilitate teacher professional learning through the implementation of pedagogical mentoring (PM) within the Chilean school context. Design/methodology/approach: This study employed a qualitative methods approach, utilizing an instrumental case study. As the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Mentors, Elementary School Teachers
Newberry, Melissa; Sanchez, Lucy Ordaz; Clark, Sarah K. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2018
The teaching profession, at its core, is relational. Professional development of teachers is provided in many ways: one day seminars, professional learning communities, mentoring, etc. However, there has been little attention to the interaction between the teachers involved in the process and what influence this interaction has on their…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Teaching (Occupation), Faculty Development, Communities of Practice
Keddie, Amanda – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
The focus in this paper is on a student voice initiative at an English secondary school designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning. The initiative invites Year 8 students to train and work as "lesson observers" who provide feedback to teachers about their practice. The possibilities of this initiative to reflect a rich and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Empowerment, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students
Kargas, Christine Anestis; Stephens, Max – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
This study investigated how to improve the teaching of problem solving in a large Melbourne secondary school. Coaching was used to support and equip five teachers, some with limited experiences in teaching problem solving, with knowledge and strategies to build up students' problem solving and reasoning skills. The results showed increased…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 7, Foreign Countries
Slavit, David; Roth McDuffie, Amy – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
Two related case studies of secondary mathematics teachers examine the roles and conditions helpful in initiating, directing, and/or supporting teachers' own professional development. Using multiple data sources from school-based and professional settings, we applied analytic induction to identify patterns of similarities and differences in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Case Studies, Professional Development, Teacher Improvement
Peterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill – McGill Journal of Education, 2014
This article reports comprehensive findings from a national study of the teaching and assessment of writing in classrooms across ten Canadian provinces and two of three territories. Through interviews with 216 grade 4-8 teachers and observations and interviews in 22 classrooms (1 to 3 classrooms in each province), we gathered information about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Stevens, Tara; To, Yen; Harris, Gary; Dwyer, Jerry – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2008
The LOGO Project, funded by the Texas Education Agency, is designed to not only increase participants' knowledge of technology to teach mathematics but to enhance their self-efficacy and self-determination, or the beliefs that individuals have about their ability to succeed and their motivation for involvement in the task, as well. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software, Professional Continuing Education

Bullough, Robert V., Jr.; Baughman, Kerrie – Journal of Teacher Education, 1993
This study examined a teacher's first and fifth year of teaching, focusing on continuity and change in teacher development. Interviews and observations investigated the paths of her development as a teacher and found that she had developed significantly and positively over the five years. (SM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Smith, Leonard – 1975
The purpose of this practicum was to make secondary school teachers more aware of their own behavior with children as individuals and to bring about change in a direction perceived by teachers, students, and the practicum designer to be positive rather than negative. One hundred twenty grade 7 students were selected to make up the Mentor Program…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Grade 7, Human Development, Junior High School Students
Meckler, Terry Anne; Vogler, James D. – 1985
To determine whether emphasizing on basic skills in subject matter courses is an effective approach to improving junior high students' achievement in reading and language arts, 389 students and 16 teachers were assigned to either an experimental treatment group consisting of a health curriculum restructured to use a reading/language format or a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, Grade 7
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