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Publication Date: 2009-Jun
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Impacting Teacher Mathematical Knowledge and Attitudes with Grade-Appropriate Methods
Jones, Elizabeth; Hampton, Eric M.; Brown, Elizabeth M.; Leinenbach, Marylin T.
Professional Development in Education, v35 n2 p279-283 Jun 2009
Sixty-five fourth-grade, fifth-grade and sixth-grade teachers in the Midwestern United States participated in professional development opportunities designed to increase their mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge over a two-year series of workshops. Through the use of pre-tests and post-tests assessing content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge, the researchers show that teachers can increase both content and pedagogical knowledge through professional development using grade-appropriate methods. In addition, researchers found that teachers showed positive changes in five areas of beliefs and attitudes, including perceptions of student ability in mathematics. Taken together, these changes indicate a strong potential for changes in classroom practices. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Workshops, Grade 5, Faculty Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Researchers, Grade 4, Grade 6, Pretests Posttests, Teaching Skills, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Teacher Expectations of Students, Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Problem Solving
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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