Date of Award
8-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Ed.D. in Education
First Advisor
Allan Bellman
Second Advisor
Tom Brady
Third Advisor
Amy E. Wells Dolan
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
As teachers, we are tasked with ensuring that our students are equipped with the skills necessary to not only perform with proficiency on local, state and national assessments, but also to provide our students with opportunities to develop confidence and competence as learners of mathematics through meaningful, challenging and worthwhile activities. As such, many teachers have turned to technology and cooperative groups as staples in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to understand how one first-year teacher implemented what she was taught in her undergraduate coursework in teaching two specific units of instruction in two sections of high school Algebra 1 at a southern suburban high school.
During a fourteen day period, the researcher observed the teacher’s implementation of short-cycle formative assessment, a classroom response system (CRS), and flexible grouping. Conclusions suggest that students set the pace of the class, through their indication of comprehension or confusion, and that additional professional development support may be needed by beginning teachers of mathematics with developing norms and classroom management.
Recommended Citation
Dumas, Adrienne Irving, "A First-Year Teacher’s Implementation of Short-Cycle Formative Assessment Through the Use of a Classroom Response System and Flexible Grouping" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1728.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1728
Concentration/Emphasis
Emphasis: Mathematics Education