TEACHING ALGEBRA WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY: FACTORS INFLUENCING SECONDARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ TASK DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

Technology-Enriched Teaching of Secondary Mathematics: Factors Influencing Innovative Practice

This paper reports on the initial phase of a research study that is investigating how and why secondary school mathematics teachers use digital technologies to help their students learn. Case studies of a beginning teacher and an experienced teacher, both of whom are regarded as effective users of technology, aim to identify critical factors that support or hinder innovative teaching and learni...

Influencing factors on integrating professional learning of secondary mathematics teachers with the analysis, interpretation and decision-making of their teaching

The present study is part of a bigger research project and its purpose was to investigate the influencing factors on integrating professional learning of secondary mathematics teachers with the ways in which they analyze, interpret and make decisions regarding their teaching. For the fine-grained analysis of the first layer of data, phenomenography method was used. Nine teachers were interviewe...

Influencing Teachers’ Beliefs About Teaching Mathematics for Numeracy to Students with Mathematics Learning Difficulties

This paper reports on the beliefs of a group of K-8 mathematics teachers about appropriate goals and methods of mathematics teaching for students with mathematics learning difficulties and for students generally. The teachers were involved in a brief professional learning program that aimed to provide them with effective strategies for mathematics teaching for numeracy, and to influence their r...

A Multivariate Model of Factors Influencing Technology Use by Preservice Teachers during Practice Teaching

Teacher education courses training and participating in school-based field practice are important processes for equipping preservice teachers with technology integration ability. However, preservice teachers still lack the ability and knowledge needed to teach successfully with technology. This paper investigates the significance of, and relationships between, process factors and their direct a...

The Professional Development Needs of Primary Teachers in Teaching Mathematics