ERIC Number: EJ1483314
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
EISSN: EISSN-1464-5211
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Designing Effective Continued Professional Development for Primary Teachers during Curriculum Reform in Mathematics
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v56 n9 p1607-1630 2025
Mathematics curriculums worldwide are being refined to prepare students for the twenty-first century by focusing on developing students' higher-level thinking skills. As a result, teachers need to adjust their pedagogical approaches to enact new curriculums, which is frequently facilitated through continued professional development (CPD). During curriculum change, the challenges to fostering effective CPD are often exacerbated, signalling a necessity to understand better how CPD can be structured during reform. This research study aims to design a curriculum resource that acts as a form of CPD, seeking to enhance teachers' use of higher-level thinking questions in mathematics lessons while also gaining a greater understanding of what constitutes effective CPD during curriculum reform. Six Irish primary school teachers in an urban school collaborated for one year with the primary researcher to develop a curriculum resource. Analysis of data collected from observations, focus groups, and researcher field notes guided the iterative design of the curriculum resource. Design characteristics of the curriculum resource and their impact on teachers' practice are discussed. Finally, suggestions for designing and facilitating CPD during periods of change and implications for further research are proposed.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Urban Schools, Foreign Countries, Program Design, Program Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Education, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland; 2Lero, SFI Centre for Software Research, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland

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