Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching Service Statistics Courses

Autor/inn/en	Gordon, Sue; Petocz, Peter; Reid, Anna
Titel	Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching Service Statistics Courses
Quelle	In: International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 1 (2007) 1, Artikel 10 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-4744
Schlagwörter	Interviews; Statistics; Teacher Attitudes; Mathematics Teachers; Foreign Countries; College Faculty; Teacher Characteristics; Student Characteristics; College Students; Teaching Conditions; Teaching Methods; Argentina; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Estonia; Israel; Italy; Netherlands; New Zealand; Poland; Slovenia; Spain; Uganda; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Statistik; Lehrerverhalten; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Argentinien; Australien; Belgien; Brasilien; Estland; Italien; Niederlande; Neuseeland; Polen; Slowenien; Spanien; USA
Abstract	In this paper, we report on the results of a series of e-mail interviews with statistics educators around the world, focusing on their views of the nature of teaching statistics as a "service" subject. What do they think are the important aspects of statistics to focus on in such servicing teaching? What do they think are the characteristics of good teachers? And how do they go about developing themselves as statistics teachers? We analyse their responses to these and other questions using a phenomenographic approach to identify an outcome space for their conceptions of teaching service statistics. We examine the centralities and tensions that emerged from their responses and discuss the implications--insights on agency and reflective practice. The study contributes to a research framework for understanding the nature of pedagogical awareness in contexts beyond the setting for this study and aims to stimulate discussion about teaching service courses. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01