Professional development in statistics, technology, and cognitively demanding tasks

Autores: Gregory D. Foley, HebaBakr Khoshaim, Maha Alsaeed, S. Nihan Er
Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 43, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 177-196
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1080/0020739x.2011.592616
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Resumen
- Attending professional development programmes can support teachers in applying new strategies for teaching mathematics and statistics. This study investigated (a) the extent to which the participants in a professional development programme subsequently used the techniques they had learned when teaching mathematics and statistics and (b) the obstacles they encountered in enacting cognitively demanding instructional tasks in their classrooms. The programme created an intellectual learning community among the participants and helped them gain confidence as teachers of statistics, and the students of participating teachers became actively engaged in deep mathematical thinking. The participants indicated, however, that time, availability of resources and students� prior achievement critically affected the implementation of cognitively demanding instructional activities.