Title: Supporting teachers in structuring mathematics lessons involving challenging tasks.
Authors: Sullivan, Peter; Askew, Mike; Cheeseman, Jill; Clarke, Doug; Mornane, Angela; Roche, Anne; Walker, Nadia
Abstract: The following is a report on an investigation into ways of supporting teachers in converting challenging mathematics tasks into classroom lessons and supporting students in engaging with those tasks. Groups of primary and secondary teachers, respectively, were provided with documentation of ten lessons built around challenging tasks. Teachers responded to survey items in both Likert and free format style after teaching the ten lessons. The responses of the teacher participants indicate that the lesson structure we proposed was helpful, and the elements of the lessons suggested to teachers were both necessary and sufficient for supporting students in engaging with the challenging tasks. Implications for teacher educators and curriculum developers are offered.
Subjects: MATHEMATICS education (Primary); LIKERT scale; CURRICULUM planning; TEACHER educators; MATHEMATICAL models of decision making
Publication: Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 2, p123
ISSN: 1386-4416
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-014-9279-2

Supporting teachers in structuring mathematics lessons involving challenging tasks.

Sullivan, Peter; Askew, Mike; Cheeseman, Jill; Clarke, Doug; Mornane, Angela; Roche, Anne; Walker, Nadia