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Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Achieving Teacher Professional Growth through Professional Experimentation and Changes in Pedagogical Practices
Muir, Tracey; Deed, Craig; Thomas, Damon; Emery, Sherridan
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v46 n9 Article 2 p22-38 Sep 2021
To facilitate the professional learning of teachers and bring about changes in pedagogical practices, it is necessary to understand the process by which teachers grow professionally. Professional growth can be achieved when teachers work together to engage in professional experimentation and see results in terms of salient outcomes for their students. This paper reports on a study of teachers' pedagogical practices as they introduced adaptations to focus on personalising students' learning in mathematics. Two cases are presented to demonstrate how teachers in two schools used student mathematics test data to determine students' strengths and needs, in order to personalise learning experiences. The findings highlight how shared responsibility and purposeful use of student data can lead to positive professional growth for teachers and improved learning outcomes for students.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Mathematics Tests, Student Needs, Case Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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