Improving the Implementation of Technology, TPACK, and Teacher Self-Efficacy Within Secondary Mathematics Instruction Through Targeted Professional Development
Abstract
Educational technology has the potential to be transformative in secondary mathematics classrooms. Recent events have further necessitated a paradigm shift in how technology is used. In this mixed methods action research study, I study the inputs to effective technology use and establish a combined model that shows their interaction with each other towards the output of effective technology use. I then explored professional development as a treatment designed to target and increase these inputs in teacher practice. The results indicate that focused PD was effective in increasing both teacher TPACK and self-efficacy with respect to technology. Further, the majority of teachers used technology at the levels of modification and redefinition on the SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) scale. Findings support the use of focused PD as an intervention.
Subject
mathematics educationmath ed
teacher training
teacher professional development
technology
math technology
math history
TPACK
self-efficacy
teacher self-efficacy
SAMR
RAT
PICRAT
TIM
learning technology
instructional technology
Citation
Rhoades, Christopher (2023). Improving the Implementation of Technology, TPACK, and Teacher Self-Efficacy Within Secondary Mathematics Instruction Through Targeted Professional Development. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /199094.
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