IERI: Improving Mathematics Teacher Practice and Student Learning through Professional Development

本提案的研究问题旨在探索教学实践、课程材料和专业发展之间的相互作用，以了解如何优化它们以提高学生的学习。特拉华大学（University of Delaware）和德克萨斯农工大学（Texas a&m University）将与美国科学促进会（American Association for The Advancement of Science）的“2061计划”（Project 2061）合作，研究如何大规模地为教师提供专业发展和持续支持，以提高学生对中学数学关键思想和技能的学习。在五年的纵向研究中，研究小组将研究如何在课堂上使用特定的基于研究的教学策略-由专业发展和高评价的课程材料支持-与学生学习的持久改善有关。在第4和第5年进行的一项实验性研究将测试大规模经济有效地提供专业发展和持续支持的可行性。

The research questions for this proposal are designed to explore the interactions of teaching practices, curriculum materials, and professional development to understand how they can be optimized to improve student learning. The University of Delaware and Texas A&M University, working in partnership with Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will study how to provide, on a large scale, the professional development and continuing support teachers need to improve student learning of key ideas and skills in middle-grades mathematics. Over five years of a longitudinal study, the research team will examine how the use of specific research-based instructional strategies in the classroom-supported by professional development and highly-rated curriculum materials-relate to lasting improvements in student learning. An experimental study in years 4 and 5 will test the feasibility of delivering professional development and ongoing support cost-effectively on a large scale.