The use of a web-based training system in the professional development of a mathematics teacher

Bozcuoglu D. Y., Koese N., TANIŞLI D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/0020739x.2024.2423810
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Applied Science & Technology Source, Computer & Applied Sciences, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), zbMATH, DIALNET
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was, by using a web-based training system, to explore the changes in a secondary school mathematics teacher's knowledge of students, knowledge of teaching and knowledge of content and to determine how he reflected these changes in his teaching. The web-based training system designed and used in this study was created within the scope of a project to support the professional development of mathematics teachers through hypothetical learning trajectories. Designed as an action research project, the research process included the following phases: the teacher prepared the learning trajectory and the lesson plan, implemented the plan, revised the learning trajectory and the plan and progressed cyclically following the feedback about these phases. Data collected through reflection questions, video-recordings of teaching sessions and voice-recordings of the pre- and post-clinical interviews were analysed thematically. Analysis of the feedback given via the web-based training system showed that the teacher's knowledge of students and his knowledge of teaching mathematics improved and, therefore, the teacher made significant progress in preparing lesson plans, attaching importance to students' conceptual learning, questioning student thinking and managing class discussions. As a result, it was concluded that the web-based training system effectively contributed to the teacher's professional development.