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Promoting teaching improvement in elementary mathematics: A case with inverse relations
Ding, Meixia Mochaourab, Rana Spiro, Benjamin
Ding, Meixia
Mochaourab, Rana
Spiro, Benjamin
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2024-05-29
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https://doi.org/10.1177/27527263241256678
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In this study, we examine two U.S. elementary teachers’ use of worked examples, representations, and deep questions in elementary mathematics lessons both before and after a project intervention designed to promote teaching improvement. This intervention was guided by a cognitive construct containing these three aspects, which were demonstrated via cross-cultural video lessons of both U.S. and Chinese teachers. We specifically analyze two teachers (Ann and Bea) who taught first-grade lessons on the topic of inverse relations. Although their lessons were rated similarly in year 1, the rating of their lessons in year 4, post-intervention, demonstrated different patterns of change. While Ann's use of worked examples and representations underwent no significant improvement, Bea spent more time unpacking a single worked example with a representational sequence fading from concrete to abstract (also called “concreteness fading”). Neither teacher showed improvement in asking deep questions. An analysis of the teachers’ responses to the project intervention revealed that their video noticing skills and personal takeaways were related to the areas of teaching where they improved. Other factors such as teachers’ prior knowledge, beliefs, and textbook resources, also played a role in teaching changes. These findings shed light on a recent endeavor called the “science of improvement” in mathematics teaching, which seeks to document teaching changes and the underlying mechanisms that might induce these changes. Implications for both research and practice are discussed.
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Ding, M., Mochaourab, R., & Spiro, B. (2024). Promoting teaching improvement in elementary mathematics: A case with inverse relations. Asian Journal for Mathematics Education, 3(2), 143-173.
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Asian Journal for Mathematics Education, Vol. 3, Iss. 2
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