Browsing Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Tarr, James E., 1964-"
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Analyzing how grade four teachers plan to teach inquiry-based curriculum materials and the influences on their preparation of mathematics lessons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This study documented how Grade 4 teachers plan to teach from an inquiry-based mathematics curriculum, and identified specific influences on planning. Previous studies of instructional decision-making yielded a framework ... -
The development of pedagogical content knowledge of a mathematics teaching intern: the role of collaboration, curriculum, and classroom context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)In this study I examined the role of collaboration, curriculum, and the classroom context in the development of pedagogical content knowledge of a mathematics teaching intern. Additionally, I investigated the nature of the ... -
Examining elementary mathematics teachers' justification practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the relationship between elementary teachers' attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, Elementary Mathematics Specialist (EMS) status, and ... -
Implementation of integrated mathematics textbooks in secondary school classrooms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The study reports how 44 secondary school teachers implemented the first two courses of an integrated mathematics textbook series, Core-Plus. Textbook implementation was examined in relation to three components: (a) regular ... -
Learning trajectories related to bivariate data in contemporary high school mathematics textbook series in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)Bivariate relationships play a critical role in school statistics, and textbooks are significant in determining student learning. In recent years, researchers have emphasized the importance of learning trajectories (LTs) ... -
Secondary mathematics teachers' informal inferential reasoning : the role of knowledge structures for measures of center, spread and shape
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)This study examined middle and secondary mathematics teachers' knowledge structures, informal inferential reasoning (IIR), and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) for statistics. Using task-based clinical interviews (Goldin, ... -
Third-grade teachers' noticing of students' mathematical thinking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This multiple-case study investigated third-grade teachers' noticing of students' mathematical thinking and their instructional actions in response to ...