Academic Excellence in Action: A Case Study of Effective Instructional Methodologies of Middle Grades Math Teachers

Autor/in	Hutchison, Nancy Carol
Titel	Academic Excellence in Action: A Case Study of Effective Instructional Methodologies of Middle Grades Math Teachers
Quelle	(2012), (181 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Liberty University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2674-8238-9
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Middle School Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Instructional Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Mathematics Instruction; Case Studies; Teacher Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Interviews; Focus Groups; Middle School Students; Observation; Experiential Learning; Formative Evaluation; Modeling (Psychology); Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Mathematics; Mathematik; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Beobachtung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Modeling; Modelling; Modellierung
Abstract	The purpose of this case study was to analyze highly effective math teachers in a middle school in Tennessee and describe the methodologies utilized in their middle grades classrooms. This case study was an instrumental single case study within a bounded system. Effective math teachers employ certain methodologies consistently in their classrooms that can be utilized by other teachers to help students achieve academic success. Tennessee's First to the Top Act (2010) requires using teacher effect data to comprise 35% of teachers' retention/dismissal evaluation scores and requires a concentrated focus on seventh grade mathematics instruction. Questionnaires, interviews with math teachers and student focus groups, and observations of math teachers were utilized to ascertain common methodologies. The study revealed that effective middle school math teachers used several instructional methodologies during the course of teaching a math lesson. The instructional methodologies used by all middle school math teachers in the study and remembered by the majority of students in the student focus groups involved hands-on activities. Other methods that promoted retention and academic growth in the students included writing the objective of the lesson on the board, using formative assessments throughout the lesson, and modeling of the lessons' concepts by the teacher. This study can be used to help administrators at all levels to recognize and retain their most effective teachers and to help the mediocre teachers become more effective. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10