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ERIC Number: EJ779791
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Oct
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6803
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Understanding a Teacher's Reflections: A Case Study of a Middle School Mathematics Teacher
Kwon, Na-Young; Orrill, Chandra Hawley
School Science and Mathematics, v107 n6 p246 Oct 2007
The purpose of this research was to understand how one teacher reflected on different classroom situations and to understand whether the teacher's approach to these reflections changed over time. For the purposes of this study, we considered reflection as the teacher's act of interpreting her own practices and students' thinking to make sense of student understanding and how teaching might relate to that understanding. We investigated a middle school mathematics teacher's reflection on her students while watching videotapes of her classroom and categorized the reflection as Assess, Interpret, Describe, Justify, and Extend. The results show a higher percentage of Extend instances in later interviews than in earlier ones indicating the teacher's increasing attention to her own teaching in how her students developed their understanding. In addition, her reflection became clearer and better integrated as defined by the Cohen and Ball's triangle of interactions. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)
School Science and Mathematics Association. Texas A&M University, TAMU 4232, College Station, TX 77843. Tel: 979-862-8100; e-mail: ssmj@coe.tamu.edu; Web site: http://ssmj.tamu.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.
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