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Publication Date: 2013
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Changing Mathematics Teaching Practices and Improving Student Outcomes through Collaborative Evaluation
Thomas, Kelli
Teacher Education and Practice, v26 n4 p779-796 Fall 2013
This longitudinal study examines the effects of a collaborative evaluation process on mathematics instruction and student outcomes in an elementary school serving a low-resource community. Thirty-two elementary teachers participated in a 3-year collaborative evaluation professional development process that contributed to improved mathematics teaching and student learning. Through critical-incidents analysis of qualitative data and through comparisons of means from quantitative survey data per analysis of variance, changes in teachers' practices were found after participation in long-term inquiry. The collaborative evaluation professional development process is described. Through this collaborative evaluation approach, teachers were able to make data-based decisions, take a leadership role in their daily work, and move toward using evidence to develop shared values and norms. They in turn used the evidence to making teaching and learning more deliberate.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Mathematics Instruction, Student Improvement, Cooperative Programs, Longitudinal Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Teacher Collaboration, Critical Incidents Method, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Inquiry, Program Descriptions, Teacher Leadership, Management Information Systems, Evidence, Constructivism (Learning), Disadvantaged Schools, Participant Observation, Student Records, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Participation, Course Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Factor Analysis
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Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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