ERIC Number: ED581314
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Publication Date: 2017-Oct
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Connection between Topic-Specific Teacher Knowledge and Student Performance in Lower Secondary School Mathematics
Tchoshanov, Mourat; Quinones, Maria Cruz; Shakirova, Kadriya B.; Ibragimova, Elena N.; Shakirova, Liliana R.
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 (39th, Indianapolis, IN, Oct 5-8, 2017)
The interpretive cross-case study focused on the examination of connections between teacher and student topic-specific knowledge of lower secondary mathematics. Two teachers were selected for the study using non-probability purposive sampling technique. Teachers completed the Teacher Content Knowledge Survey before teaching a topic on division of fractions. The survey consisted of multiple-choice items measuring teachers' knowledge of facts and procedures, knowledge of concepts and connections, and knowledge of models and generalizations. Teachers were also interviewed on the topic of fraction division using questions addressing their content and pedagogical content knowledge. After teaching the topic on division of fractions, two groups of 6th grade students of the participating teachers were tested using similar items measuring students' topic-specific knowledge at the level of procedures, concepts, and generalizations. The cross-case examination using meaning coding and linguistic analysis revealed topic-specific connections between teacher and student knowledge of fraction division. Results of the study suggest that student knowledge could be reflective of teacher knowledge in the context of topic-specific teaching and learning of mathematics at the lower secondary school. [For complete proceedings, see ED581294.]
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Fractions, Generalization, Grade 6, Case Studies, Correlation, Mathematics Instruction, Sampling, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Teachers, Foreign Countries, Interviews
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia
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