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Eric.ed.gov – An Investigation of Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers’ Skills in the Development of Activities

eric.ed.gov har udgivet: The purpose of this research is to determine pre-service mathematics teachers’ skills in the development of activities. The research was carried out using the case study which is descriptive method. For the collection of data, 57 pre-service mathematics teachers’ in their final year secondary math teachers’ education department attended the research. Pre-service teachers were asked to develop 5 activities for the concept of function a high school mathematics curricula. After obtaining the data, it was analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. The developed activities were first examined to see if they qualified as activities, which would be used in the learning process stage, and then examined to see which skills were reflected in the activities. The findings indicated that more than half of the pre-service teachers could… Continue Reading

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sciencedirect.com – Improving student achievement through professional development: Results from a randomised controlled trial of Quality Teaching Rounds

sciencedirect.com har udgivet: Highlights • A four-arm randomised controlled trial examining PD effects on student achievement. • PD intervention was pedagogy-focused Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR). • QTR has significant impact on students’ mathematics achievement. • PLCs undertaking peer observation insufficient for growth in achievement. • QTR is a powerful form of PD with significant potential for wider impact. Abstract Improving student achievement through professional development (PD) is both highly sought-after and elusive. This four-arm randomised controlled trial evaluated effects of Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR), a pedagogy-focused form of PD, on mathematics, reading, and science outcomes for elementary students (n = 5478). Outcomes at baseline and 8-month follow-up were compared for QTR, QTR trainer-led, peer-observation, and wait-list control groups. Students in the QTR group made 25% more progress in mathematics than the control… Continue Reading