ERIC Number: ED606537
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Publication Date: 2018
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Identifying Latent Classes of Middle Grades Teachers Based on Reasoning about Fraction Arithmetic
Ölmez, Ibrahim Burak; Izsák, Andrew
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)
The purpose of this study was to examine distinct latent classes of middle grades mathematics teachers with respect to reasoning about fractions. Survey response data came from a nationwide sample of 990 in-service middle grades mathematics teachers. The survey focused on four components of reasoning about fractions in terms of quantities: referent unit, partitioning and iterating, appropriateness, and reversibility. The mixture Rasch model analysis detected three latent classes, each with strengths and weaknesses. Chi-square tests indicated significant relationships between latent class membership and various teacher characteristics such as gender, mathematics credential, grade-level experience, and highest grade-level certification. The results extend recent advances in measuring mathematical knowledge of teachers. [For the complete proceedings, see ED606531.]
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Mathematics, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Skills, Fractions, Teacher Characteristics, Women Faculty, Credentials, Teaching Experience, Certification
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
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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