Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"math teacher"”.
-
Math teacher professional development through lesson study: Chilean teachers’ perspectives
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-14 without embargo terms
-
A Case Study of a Math Teacher of Black Students: Examining Instruction that Addresses the Content Knowledge Gap Through Culturally Relevant Instruction
… teaching practices of one Chicago Public School math teacher who has demonstrated success over time in the achievement of African American students. The primary research question explored how educators and leaders can learn from best practice research and case studies of exemplary math …
-
Elementary Preservice Math Teachers’ Evolving Dispositions Throughout a Math Methods Course: A Mixed Methods Study
… understand graduate-level Elementary Preservice Teachers’ (EPST) mathematical dispositions before, during, and after a graduate elementary math methods course taught through a rehumanizing (Gutiérrez, 2018), ambitious and equitable math (Horn & Garner, 2022) teaching framework. In this study, …
-
Using the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey, Restricted File Version, to Identify Factors Associated with the Intent for African American Math Teachers to Turnover
… examines the factors that place African American teachers of mathematics at risk for turnover using Lynham’s General Model of Applied Theory Building methodology. Univariate statistical analysis found that of the three million plus public school teachers in the United States during the 2011-12 …
-
The Discoveries of a First Year Teacher
<p>As an aspiring teacher, I am often asked why I chose to become a teacher. On top of that, many often ask why math once they find out that I am not only planning to become a teacher, but a math teacher at that. The questions go on and on and on. At the end of the day, there are many reasons and …
-
A study examining the effects of athletics on females' mathematical achievement
… in athletics and a high achievement in mathematics. A comparison of females who actively participated in athletics and females who did not actively participate in athletics was made using an independent samples t-test.</p> <p>The design for this study was the use of a survey, data …
-
Assessing The Academic Impact Of Two Adaptive Learning Technology Math Programs Using Hattie’s Visible Learning Theory
… impact of two adaptive learning technology math programs (Espark and iXL) alongside the social validity of teachers in a rural western Maine school district who used the program in their classrooms. Using Hattie’s Visible Learning Theory (2008) as the theoretical framework, the study tested …
-
Aurora
… with her since she was 16: an affair with her math teacher, Jonah Andrews. Jonah left town before they were discovered, but she knows rumors, suspicion, and secrets are still alive and well. While celebrating the wedding, Leah meets 19-year-old Mallory Sloane, who is in Aurora Canyon after his …
-
STEM Development: A Study of 6th-12th Grade Girls' Interest and Confidence in Mathematics and Science
… in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Several strategies have been suggested to address this shortage, one of which includes increasing the representation of girls and women in the STEM fields. In order to increase the representation of women in the STEM …
-
Cálculo no ensino médio: análise do livro didático utilizado nas escolas de ensino médio da cidade de Campina Grande que fazem parte do Proemi.
… differential calculus and integrals with other mathematical concepts, primarily functions and analytical geometry. A chronological resume is designed to show how it developed teaching Calculus in Brazil until today, trying to establish what went wrong and how the study of this subject is …
-
Analysis of content and pedagogical content knowledge in secondary mathematics teachers' preparation programs : perceptions of novice teachers, cooperating teachers, and university professors
… research focused on characteristics of effective teachers, teacher recruitment or new pathways to teaching (Ball & Forzani, 2009; Ronfeldt et. al., 2014). However, there is a gap in the research regarding the best path to prepare secondary math teachers. Universities create a customized path of …
-
Multimedia mathematics intervention for math-delayed middle school students
… of this study is to determine if the Sharpening Math Skills Lab technology-mediated mathematics instructional practices for math-delayed middle school students have positive effects on their mathematics achievement and spatial visualization ability and to gauge student engagement in learning, …
-
How Does the Collaboration of General and Special Educators Improve the Progress Attainment of Students with Disabilities?
… This statement was from a special education teacher who served students with disabilities in the general education math classroom. This teacher collaborates with the general education math teacher. For this co-teaching team, the experience has been a positive one. The purpose of this …
-
The relationship between the TeacherInsight interview scores and student performance as measured by the Texas Growth Index.
… more efficient, school administrators utilize teacher selection instruments such as the Web-based TeacherInsight assessment tool (The Gallup Organization, Princeton, NJ). Tools such as these instruments are now used regularly by school systems across the nation to assess teachers regarding …
-
Essays on Education Policy
… In the first essay, I evaluate the impacts of a teacher quality equity law that was enacted in California in the fall of 2006 prohibiting superintendents from transferring a teacher into a school in the bottom three performance deciles of the state's academic performance index if the principal …
-
Factors influencing preservice teachers’ noticing of students’ mathematical thinking
Implementing high-quality elementary mathematics instruction is challenging and requires proficiency in a variety of classroom practices. As such, teacher educators must support preservice teachers (PSTs) in developing these teaching practices in order for them to be as effective as possible in …
-
Student Voices on High School Mathematics Teaching And Learning: College Student Voices on Teacher Behaviors and Actions Impacting High School Mathematics Achievement
… of Educational Progress the national trend in mathematics achievement has not significantly changed from 1973 through 2012 for 17 year olds (National Center for Educational statistics, 2014). Student beliefs about mathematics learning are an important factor in determining the student's math …
-
Ethnographic Narrative Project
<p>This paper details the journey of a first-year teacher. It is a highly reflective exploration of their inner landscape – one that documents the development of the teaching self in relation to students and society at large. Separated into four distinct sections, this work serves as an account of …