ERIC Number: ED606544
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Publication Date: 2018
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Supporting a Mathematicians' Instructional Change in Undergraduate Mathematics through Faculty Collaboration
Fortune, Nicholas; Keene, Karen
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (40th, Greenville, SC, Nov 15-18, 2018)
To reform instruction by moving towards student-centered approaches, research has shown that faculty benefit from support and collaboration (Henderson, Beach, & Finkelstein, 2011; Speer & Wagner, 2009). In this study, we examined the ways in which a mathematician's instruction unfolded during his participation in a faculty collaboration geared towards reforming instruction and aligning it with inquiry oriented instruction (IOI) (Kuster, Johnson, Andrews-Larson, & Keene, 2017). Results indicate the participant's mathematics background and research interests influenced how he used student thinking in his instruction. Further, there existed a tension between IOI and anticipating student thinking. Lastly, results highlight the importance of active participation in faculty collaboration to support instructional change. [For the complete proceedings, see ED606531.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Improvement, Student Centered Learning, Faculty Development, Inquiry, Reflective Teaching, Teacher Collaboration
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: DUE1431641
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