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互动，以了解如何优化它们以改善学生的学习。特拉华大学和德克萨斯农工大学将与美国科学促进会2061项目合作，研究如何大规模提供教师所需的专业发展和持续支持，以提高学生学习中学数学的关键思想和技能。经过五年的纵向研究，研究小组将研究在课堂上使用特定的研究型教学策略--由专业发展和高评级的课程材料支持--与学生学习的持久改善有何关系。在第4年和第5年进行的一项实验研究将测试大规模提供专业发展和持续支持是否具有成本效益。

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.