共查询到20条相似文献,搜索用时 46 毫秒
1.
Tim Rowland 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2008,69(2):149-163
This empirical paper considers the different purposes for which teachers use examples in elementary mathematics teaching,
and how well the actual examples used fit these intended purposes. For this study, 24 mathematics lessons taught by prospective
elementary school teachers were videotaped. In the spirit of grounded theory, the purpose of the analysis of these lessons
was to discover, and to construct theories around, the ways that these novice teachers could be seen to draw upon their mathematics
teaching knowledge-base in their lesson preparation and in their observed classroom instruction. A highly-pervasive dimension
of the findings was these teachers’ choice and use of examples. Four categories of uses of examples are identified and exemplified:
these are related to different kinds of teacher awareness.
相似文献
Tim RowlandEmail: |
2.
Ji Shen Patrick C. Gibbons John F. Wiegers Ann P. McMahon 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(3):431-459
We present a practical way of adapting and using four research-based assessments for different purposes in an electricity
and magnetism course for K-8 science teachers. The course is designed to accomplish conceptual change toward accepted scientific
conceptions as well as introducing teachers to materials and activities appropriate for their classrooms. Our data support
that using the research-based tests to identify alternative conceptions and discuss test results with teachers is a promising
way to use the knowledge of alternative conceptions in professional development. We also identify some mismatches between
the research of conceptual change and its use in programs of professional development.
相似文献
Ji ShenEmail: |
3.
Jane-Jane Lo Theresa J. Grant Judith Flowers 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2008,11(1):5-22
This article reports challenges faced by prospective elementary teachers as they revisited whole number multiplication through
a sequence of tasks that required them to develop and justify reasoning strategies for multiplication. Classroom episodes
and student work are used both to illustrate these challenges, as well as to demonstrate growth over time. Implications for
the design of mathematics courses for prospective teachers’ are discussed. Although the study is situated in the context of
multiplication, it has implications for teachers reasoning and justification in other areas of mathematics.
相似文献
Judith FlowersEmail: |
4.
Tony Brown 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2008,69(3):249-263
This paper examines a Special Issue of Educational Studies in Mathematics comprising research reports centred on Peircian semiotics in mathematics education, written by some of the major authors
in the area. The paper is targeted at inspecting how subjectivity is understood, or implied, in those reports. It seeks to
delineate how the conceptions of subjectivity suggested are defined as a result of their being a function of the domain within
which the authors reflexively situate themselves. The paper first considers how such understandings shape concepts of mathematics,
students and teachers. It then explores how the research domain is understood by the authors as suggested through their implied
positioning in relation to teachers, teacher educators, researchers and other potential readers.
相似文献
Tony BrownEmail: |
5.
Veronica S. Flodin 《Science & Education》2009,18(1):73-94
The purpose of this study is to analyze variations in how the gene concept is used and conceived in different sub-disciplines
in biology. An examination of the development of subject matter and the use of the gene concept in a common college biology
textbook shows that the gene concept is far from presented in a consistent way. The study describes and categorizes five different
gene concepts used in the textbook; the gene as a trait, an information-structure, an actor, a regulator and a marker. These
conceptual differences are not dealt with in an explicit manner. This constitutes one of the sources for confusion when learning
about genes and genetics.
Veronica S. Flodin is currently a Ph D student in science education at Stockholm University, Sweden .She received her BS in Biology 1986 complemented with studies in science of philosophy, language, and PhD-studies in microbiology. She has been involved in teaching university courses in microbiology both at undergraduate and graduate level, worked as course leader and also project leader of a problem based learning education in Biology. Her research interest include different aspects of scientific knowledge in general and in particular the transformation of knowledge from research to education. 相似文献
Veronica S. FlodinEmail: |
Veronica S. Flodin is currently a Ph D student in science education at Stockholm University, Sweden .She received her BS in Biology 1986 complemented with studies in science of philosophy, language, and PhD-studies in microbiology. She has been involved in teaching university courses in microbiology both at undergraduate and graduate level, worked as course leader and also project leader of a problem based learning education in Biology. Her research interest include different aspects of scientific knowledge in general and in particular the transformation of knowledge from research to education. 相似文献
6.
More than a conversation: using cogenerative dialogues in the professional development of high school chemistry teachers 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Sonya N. Martin Kathryn Scantlebury 《Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability》2009,21(2):119-136
This paper focuses on content-based and pedagogical instructors’ use of cogenerative dialogues to improve instructional practice
and to evaluate program effectiveness in a professional development program for high school chemistry teachers. We share our
research findings from using cogenerative dialogues as an evaluative tool for general assessment of various program-related
issues. We discuss how engaging students in cogenerative dialogues improved teaching and learning in chemistry and chemistry
education courses. This research provides insights and direction for improving content-based professional development programs
for science teachers and the learning experiences of high school science students. Cogenerative dialogue has the potential
to expand evaluation methodologies that will position participants more centrally in not only the collection of data, but
also the analysis of these data to catalyze transformative practices in educational programs.
相似文献
Sonya N. MartinEmail: |
7.
Julie Gainsburg 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2008,11(3):199-219
The mathematics-education community stresses the importance of real-world connections in teaching. The extant literature suggests
that in actual classrooms this practice is infrequent and cursory, but few studies have specifically examined whether, how,
and why teachers connect mathematics to the real world. In this study, I surveyed 62 secondary mathematics teachers about
their understanding and use of real-world connections, their purposes for making connections in teaching, and factors that
support and constrain this practice. I also observed 5 teachers making real-world connections in their classrooms and I conducted
follow-up interviews; these qualitative data are used to illuminate findings from the survey data. The results offer an initial
portrayal of the use of real-world connections in secondary mathematics classes and raise critical issues for more targeted
research, particularly in the area of teacher beliefs about how to help different kinds of students learn mathematics.
相似文献
Julie GainsburgEmail: |
8.
This paper looks at sources of frustration in students of “prerequisite” mathematics courses (PMC), that is, courses required
for admission into undergraduate programs in a large, urban, North American university. The research was based on responses
to a questionnaire addressed to students and interviews with students and instructors. In the design of the questionnaire
and the analysis of responses, an “institutional” theoretical perspective was taken, where frustration was conceived not only
as a psychological process but also as a situation experienced by participants in a concrete educational institution. Several
sources of frustration were identified as important in the group of respondents: the fast pace of the courses, inefficient
learning strategies, the need to change previously acquired ways of thinking, difficult rapport with truth and reasoning in
mathematics, being forced to take PMC, insufficient academic and moral support on the part of teachers, and poor achievement.
These sources of frustration are discussed from the point of view of their impact on the quality of the mathematical knowledge
that students develop in the PMC. Consideration is also given to the possibilities of improving the quality of this knowledge,
given the institutional constraints implicated in the sources of students’ frustration.
相似文献
Anna SierpinskaEmail: |
9.
10.
Felicia M. Moore 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(5):773-794
This study describes how teachers use their personal knowledge of a school district and their students to cope with teaching
under stressful situations associated with economic, social, and institutional factors. The 3 teachers dealt with these issues
in unique ways, focusing on helping students to overcome negative perceptions, value the importance of an education, and build
strong relationships. A model of multicultural science professional development is proposed that complements the strengths
that these teachers have. A task for science educators working with teachers and administration in schools and districts that
are “critically low performing” is to support everyone in implementing pedagogical methods aimed at empowerment, social justice,
and high achievement for all students.
相似文献
Felicia M. MooreEmail: |
11.
Most institutions of higher education allow students to drop or add courses in the first 2–3 weeks of each term (D&A). Arguing
that course cancellation is not merely an administrative issue involving enrollment trends but represents complex decision
making processes taken by students, this study investigated antecedents and correlates of course cancellation during a D&A
period in 109 elective courses. Student ratings of the teachers (SRT) and characteristics of the syllabi distributed in the
first class session were investigated as predictors of course cancellation. Rates of cancellation were significantly predicted
from SRT and from syllabus workload difficulty—lower quality teachers (SRT-based) and more difficult courses (syllabus-based)
being cancelled more frequently. Analysis of a sub-sample of truly elective, high-priority courses revealed that these correlations
were intensified in teacher-centered lecture courses, but nullified in student-centered seminar courses, in which students
write independent research papers. The importance of students’ course selection and course cancellation as decision making
processes, the methodology based on institutional data rather than students’ self-reports, and the unique effects of course
difficulty on students’ decisions were discussed.
相似文献
Elisha BabadEmail: |
12.
Since many teachers and students recognize other kinds of knowledge (faith) based on other ways of knowing, consideration
of these realities is appropriate for the science education community. Understanding the multitude of ways that clergy view
relationships between science and faith (i.e. alternative ways of knowing) would assist in understanding various ways that
people address complex issues arising from ideas about science and faith. We administered a questionnaire composed of multiple-choice
and short answer items to 63 United Methodist ministers. Findings included (1) that formal, organized faith contexts (e.g.
church services) serve as informal science education opportunities, (2) participants demonstrated considerable diversity regarding
the types of relationships developed between science and faith, and (3) participants recognized a need exists for better understandings
of science and its relationship to faith for them, their colleagues, and their congregations.
相似文献
Daniel L. Dickerson (Corresponding author)Email: |
Karen R. DawkinsEmail: |
John E. PenickEmail: |
13.
Felicia M. Moore 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2008,19(1):85-109
This study reports the learning of elementary preservice teachers regarding diversity and teaching science in diverse urban
elementary classrooms. From participating in a semester-long book club, the preservice teachers reveal their cultural biases,
connect and apply their knowledge of diversity, and understand that getting to know their students are important elements
for teaching science in diverse classrooms. These 3 things connect in ways that allow the preservice teachers to understand
how their cultural biases impede student learning and gain new knowledge of diversity as they change their cultural biases.
Implications of this study reveal that preservice teachers need opportunities to reveal, confront, challenge, and change their
cultural models and to develop new models for teaching science in urban elementary classrooms.
相似文献
Felicia M. MooreEmail: |
14.
Geoffrey Phelps 《Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability》2009,21(2):137-154
Debates persist over the knowledge needed to teach elementary reading effectively. In one commonly held view verbal ability
is what matters most and the best approach to improving teacher quality is to recruit teachers who themselves are good readers.
Others argue that teachers need special forms of professional knowledge that differ substantially from common adult reading
and verbal ability. These different assumptions about what teachers need to know are directly relevant to whether teaching
reading demands specialized professional knowledge and they have lead to radically different policy recommendations for both
teacher preparation and induction. This study presents preliminary evidence that elementary reading teachers can hold a special
knowledge of language, text, and reading process that differs substantially from common reading and verbal ability. Implications
for the measurement and study of teacher quality and related implications for teacher evaluation and teacher development are
discussed.
相似文献
Geoffrey PhelpsEmail: |
15.
Sharon Crasnow 《Science & Education》2008,17(10):1089-1110
Feminist philosophy of science has been criticized on several counts. On the one hand, it is claimed that it results in relativism
of the worst sort since the political commitment to feminism is prima facie incompatible with scientific objectivity. On the other hand, when critics acknowledge that there may be some value in work
that feminists have done, they comment that there is nothing particularly feminist about their accounts. I argue that both criticisms can be addressed through a better understanding of the current work in
feminist epistemology. I offer an examination of standpoint theory as an illustration. Harding and Wylie have suggested ways
in which the objectivity question can be addressed. These two accounts together with a third approach, ‘model-based objectivity’,
indicate there is a clear sense in which we can understand how a standpoint theory both contributes to a better understanding
of scientific knowledge and can provide a feminist epistemology.
相似文献
Sharon CrasnowEmail: |
16.
This study investigates pre-service teachers’ perceptions of urban schools. We asked 41 pre-service teachers, mostly white
and female, to report their perceptions of four aspects of urban schools (appearance and atmosphere, resources, students,
and teachers) and identify the sources of their perceptions. We analyze the data qualitatively to understand how they perceive
urban schools and quantitatively to determine group trends in their perceptions. Findings reveal that their perceptions of
urban schools are complex, with negative and positive impressions of selected aspects of urban schools. Implications of these
findings for teacher education, in particular, urban field placements and curriculum, are explored.
相似文献
Jean Ann (Corresponding author)Email: |
17.
Casey Marie Breslin Jane R. Morton Mary E. Rudisill 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2008,35(5):429-437
In Fall 2006, North Carolina kindergarten teachers were charged with the task of meeting the NASPE guidelines for providing
daily physical activity to their kindergarten students. In turn, the teachers researched resources and consulted experts to
design and develop a developmentally appropriate physical activity and physical play environment for their students. The purpose
of this article is to disseminate useful information one group of kindergarten teachers believed would help other teachers
in similar situations. The article discusses the planning process, suggestions for activities and necessary equipment for
program implementation, and vignettes regarding the experiences the teachers and students have had during the physical activity
and physical play program’s inaugural year.
相似文献
Casey Marie BreslinEmail: |
18.
Felicity Ferguson 《Children‘s Literature in Education》2006,37(3):253-265
The subject of this article is ‘The Royal Readers’, a group of reading anthologies published in Britain by Thomas Nelson between 1872 and 1881 for use in elementary schools. The focus is not on their contribution to the teaching of reading but rather on how they functioned as the tools of an education system conceived primarily as an agent of socialisation. Using examples drawn directly from the texts, it is shown by what means the educators sought to transmit the ideology of imperialism and to define for working-class children – especially boys – a future role in Empire. The article concludes by speculating on the possible impact on pupils of the kind of reading experience offered by these materials.
相似文献
Felicity FergusonEmail: |
19.
Dimitri Jordan Ginev 《Science & Education》2008,17(10):1139-1156
In this paper, I consider the relevance of the view of cognitive existentialism to a multi-gendered picture of science education.
I am opposing both the search for a particular feminist standpoint epistemology and the reduction of philosophy of science
to cultural studies of scientific practices as championed by supporters of postmodern political feminism. In drawing on the
theory of gender plurality and the conception of dynamic objectivity, the paper suggests a way of treating the nexus between
the construction of gender within the interrelatedness of scientific practices and the constitution of particular objects
of inquiry. At stake is the notion of characteristic hermeneutic situation which proves to be helpful in designing a multi-gendered
pedagogy as well.
相似文献
Dimitri Jordan GinevEmail: |
20.
Sumi Hagiwara Angela Calabrese Barton Isobel Contento 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2007,2(2):475-515
The article explores the role of immigrant parents in middle school science as both teachers and learners as part of an urban
middle school curriculum, the Linking in Food and the Environment (LiFE) program. The curriculum engaged parents as partners
with science teachers to teach science through food. Over a 2-year period, parents attended a series of bilingual workshops,
collaborated with classroom teachers, managed activities, guided student inquiry, and assisted in classroom management. The
following study analyzes the role of culture, language, and identity as four mothers navigated their position as ‘insiders’
in a science classroom.
相似文献
Sumi HagiwaraEmail: |