Achieving teacher professional growth through a focus on making students' mathematical thinking visible

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Muir, Tracey. (2023). Achieving teacher professional growth through a focus on making students' mathematical thinking visible. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia . University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia 02 - 06 Jul 2023 Australia: MERGA. pp. 371-378
AuthorsMuir, Tracey
TypeConference paper
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Providing opportunities for students to demonstrate their mathematical thinking can be challenging. This paper reports on a case study conducted with a teacher and her class of Grade 3/4 students which investigated this phenomenon. Following collection of baseline data that showed her students were not demonstrating evidence of mathematical thinking, the teacher implemented teaching approaches designed to address this. The findings indicated the teaching approaches were effective and led to changes in the teacher’s practice and professional growth. The study has implications for teachers who are looking to make changes to their practice based on evidence-informed teaching approaches.

KeywordsEducation; Mathematics; Teachers
Year01 Jan 2023
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