Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Laura Willoughby, J. Hiebert
{"title":"Long-Term Relationships Between Mathematics Instructional Time During Teacher Preparation and Specialized Content Knowledge","authors":"Julien Corven, Joseph DiNapoli, Laura Willoughby, J. Hiebert","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0036","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated how the time elementary preservice teachers (PSTs) spent studying certain mathematics topics during teacher education coursework was related to performance on teaching-related tasks administered after graduation. In two studies, participants completed tasks assessing their specialized content knowledge (SCK) for teaching 12 mathematical topics addressed to varying degrees in the preparation program. We found that instructional time was positively associated with SCK demonstrated both immediately postgraduation and 2 years later. Several possible confounding factors were assessed; one, entering PSTs’ average SCK for topics, appeared to influence the relationship. Accounting for professional learning postgraduation, such as attending professional development, did not change the underlying relationship. Considering these findings, we identify policy implications for the mathematics curriculum of PST education.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42601604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susanne Prediger, Kirstin Erath, Henrike Weinert, Kim Quabeck
{"title":"Only for Multilingual Students at Risk? Cluster-Randomized Trial on Language-Responsive Mathematics Instruction","authors":"Susanne Prediger, Kirstin Erath, Henrike Weinert, Kim Quabeck","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0193","url":null,"abstract":"Empirical evidence exists that enhancing students’ language can promote the mathematics learning of multilingual students at risk, whereas other target groups (e.g., monolingual students, successful students, both with diverse academic language proficiency) have hardly been considered. This cluster-randomized controlled trial (N = 589) investigates differential effects for these extended target groups, comparing two language-responsive interventions (with or without vocabulary work) and a control group. The regression analysis reveals that all students significantly deepened their conceptual understanding in both interventions. Unlike what was anticipated, multilingual students’ growth of conceptual understanding had no significant additional benefit from integrated vocabulary work. These findings call for promoting language-responsive mathematics instruction for all students and for using a discursive rather than a vocabulary focus.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41722741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Melhuish, Eva Thanheiser, Alexander White, Brenda Rosencrans, J. Shaughnessy, Linda Foreman, Andy T. Riffel, Layla Guyot
{"title":"The Efficacy of Research-Based “Mathematics for All” Professional Development","authors":"K. Melhuish, Eva Thanheiser, Alexander White, Brenda Rosencrans, J. Shaughnessy, Linda Foreman, Andy T. Riffel, Layla Guyot","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2019-0053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2019-0053","url":null,"abstract":"This article contributes to the larger narrative around what makes a mathematics professional development (PD) successful and in what ways. We share a research-based PD model that was implemented in elementary schools in an urban school district for 3 years. The model uses a pseudo lesson study approach and emphasizes standards-based instruction. We found that teachers made gains in knowledge and instruction quality. However, whereas some students saw gains on standardized assessments, this was the case only for students who were not members of historically minoritized groups (Black/Latino), countering our assumptions that the PD would lead to equitable achievement results. We conclude with a discussion of how a colorblind approach to PD may account for the inequitable results.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46558579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patricio Herbst, Daniel Chazan, Sandra Crespo, Percival G. Matthews, Erin K. Lichtenstein
{"title":"What the Current Editorial Team Values in Reviews for JRME","authors":"Patricio Herbst, Daniel Chazan, Sandra Crespo, Percival G. Matthews, Erin K. Lichtenstein","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2022-0053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2022-0053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43716122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Rationality of Undergraduate Mathematics Instructors: The Choice to Use Inquiry-Oriented Instructional Practices","authors":"Mollee Shultz","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0306","url":null,"abstract":"This article addresses why instructors choose to not use inquiry-oriented instructional practices (IO-IPs) even if they believe the practices are beneficial. A national sample of undergraduate mathematics instructors (N = 269) responded to questionnaires on their use of IO-IPs, beliefs on student learning, and recognition of professional obligations—their responsibilities toward various stakeholders including the individual student, mathematics as a discipline, the institution, and society (Herbst & Chazan, 2012). Structural equation modeling indicates that learner-focused beliefs often predict the use of IO-IPs, but that recognition of some professional obligations can work in opposition to those beliefs. Future work advocating for instructional change could use this framework to provide instructors with resources that leverage their existing priorities.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43988240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jihyun Kim, K. Frank, Peter A. Youngs, Serena J. Salloum, Kristen N. Bieda
{"title":"Teacher Evaluation, Ambitious Mathematics Instruction, and Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching: Evidence from Early-Career Teachers","authors":"Jihyun Kim, K. Frank, Peter A. Youngs, Serena J. Salloum, Kristen N. Bieda","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0093","url":null,"abstract":"Teacher evaluation policies have been central to policy efforts to enhance teaching quality. At the same time, ambitious mathematics instruction has been emphasized by teacher education programs as well as by the Common Core State Standards. Drawing on observation and survey data from early-career teachers, this study examines how teachers’ perceived pressure of teacher evaluation policies shape their ambitious mathematics instruction. We found that teachers who perceived a strong pressure of teacher evaluation on their instructional practices tended to move further away from enacting ambitious mathematics instruction. Moreover, the negative association between the pressure of teacher evaluation and ambitious instruction was stronger for teachers with a high level of mathematical knowledge for teaching.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46783730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Reinholz, Estrella Johnson, Christine Andrews-Larson, Amelia Stone-Johnstone, Jessica Smith, Brooke Mullins, Nicholas Fortune, K. Keene, Niral Shah
{"title":"When Active Learning Is Inequitable: Women’s Participation Predicts Gender Inequities in Mathematical Performance","authors":"D. Reinholz, Estrella Johnson, Christine Andrews-Larson, Amelia Stone-Johnstone, Jessica Smith, Brooke Mullins, Nicholas Fortune, K. Keene, Niral Shah","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0143","url":null,"abstract":"This article investigates the implementation of inquiry-oriented instruction in 20 undergraduate mathematics classrooms. In contrast to conventional wisdom that active learning is good for all students, we found gendered performance differences between women and men in the inquiry classes that were not present in a noninquiry comparison sample. Through a secondary analysis of classroom videos, we linked these performance inequities to differences in women’s participation rates across classes. Thus, we provide empirical evidence that simply implementing active learning is insufficient, and that the nature of inquiry-oriented classrooms is highly consequential for improving gender equity in mathematics.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44852632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Herbst, D. Chazan, Sandra Crespo, Percival G. Matthews, Erin K. Lichtenstein
{"title":"The Practice of Reviewing and Its Proactive Role in Building the Field of Mathematics Education Research","authors":"P. Herbst, D. Chazan, Sandra Crespo, Percival G. Matthews, Erin K. Lichtenstein","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2022-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2022-0013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45245619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward a Theory of Affective Pedagogical Goals for Social Justice Mathematics","authors":"Kari Kokka","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2020-0270","url":null,"abstract":"Caring for student affect when teaching social justice mathematics (SJM) is important because discussions of social inequities may elicit emotional responses from students. This article extends previous conceptualizations of SJM, which typically encompass dual goals of teaching dominant and critical mathematics, by theorizing a third set of goals—affective pedagogical goals. Dominant, critical, and affective pedagogical goals are described within a framework of Three Dimensions of SJM. Two illustrative cases, one in a Title I public middle school and the other in an elite independent school, are presented to explore how affective pedagogical goals may be mediated by context. Affordances and tensions of affective pedagogical goals are discussed.","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44029921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sandra Crespo, P. Herbst, Erin K. Lichtenstein, Percival G. Matthews, D. Chazan
{"title":"Challenges to and Opportunities for Sustaining an Equity Focus in Mathematics Education Research","authors":"Sandra Crespo, P. Herbst, Erin K. Lichtenstein, Percival G. Matthews, D. Chazan","doi":"10.5951/jresematheduc-2021-0215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc-2021-0215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48084,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Research in Mathematics Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43000845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}