Abstract
This paper considers studying changes in teachers' perspectives regarding the teaching of mathematically talented students learning in heterogeneous classes. We investigate these changes through a case study of Rona, a teacher who participated in the professional development program "From One End to the Other" held in The David Yellin College of Education, Israel. The analysis focuses on 3 categories of change: awareness, practice, and self-efficacy. The results concerning Rona, 1 of the participants, demonstrate a rise in awareness of talented students, a change in the ways of meeting the needs of these students, and a rise in self-efficacy regarding the teaching of talented students. Moreover, it was found that changes in 1 category are interwoven with changes in the other categories.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1087-1114 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| Journal | International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- awareness
- change
- heterogeneous class
- mathematically talented students
- practice
- professional development
- self-efficacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- Education
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