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Supporting teachers in structuring mathematics lessons involving challenging tasks
Sullivan, Peter Askew, Mike Cheeseman, Jill Clarke, Doug Mornane, Angela Roche, Anne Walker, Nadia
Sullivan, Peter
Askew, Mike
Cheeseman, Jill
Clarke, Doug
Mornane, Angela
Roche, Anne
Walker, Nadia
Abstract
The following is a report on an investigation into ways of supporting teachers in converting challenging mathematics tasks into classroom lessons and supporting students in engaging with those tasks. Groups of primary and secondary teachers, respectively, were provided with documentation of ten lessons built around challenging tasks. Teachers responded to survey items in both Likert and free format style after teaching the ten lessons. The responses of the teacher participants indicate that the lesson structure we proposed was helpful, and the elements of the lessons suggested to teachers were both necessary and sufficient for supporting students in engaging with the challenging tasks. Implications for teacher educators and curriculum developers are offered.
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Date
2015
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Journal article
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Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (online version)
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18
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Page Range
123-140
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ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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