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Middle school teachers' usage of dynamic mathematics learning environments as cognitive instructional tools
| Title: | Middle school teachers' usage of dynamic mathematics learning environments as cognitive instructional tools. |
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| Name(s): |
Escuder, Ana College of Education Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | xv, 323 p. : ill. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | This study described, analyzed, and compared the internal and external factors that prevented or fostered the implementation of a cognitive tool, GeoGebra, in the mathematics practices of 12 middle school teachers who had completed a master's degree program in mathematics successfully. Through the application of a case study approach as a systematic method for the analysis of qualitative data, and under a social constructivist framework, the study examined different factors such as concerns of teachers; their beliefs about technology, mathematics as a subject, math teaching, and learning; external factors such as resources and school support; their TPACK development; and their instrumental orchestration approach through classroom observations. Among the major findings, the study revealed that the personal concerns of the teacher users of GeoGebra included the desire to continue learning the new features of the software, as well as the desire to connect themselves with others in common endeavors for the benefit of other teachers and, ultimately, the students... There was a consensus among the teacher users that they had to strike a balance between their professional goals and the available resources. | |
| Identifier: | 858866325 (oclc), 3362325 (digitool), FADT3362325 (IID), fau:4163 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Ana Escuder. Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. Includes bibliography. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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| Subject(s): |
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Computer-assisted instruction Educational technology -- United States Educational innovations -- United States Educational change -- United States |
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| Held by: | FBoU FAUER | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362325 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
