Evaluation of Patterns in Arithmetic in Grades 1-4, 1970-71: Effects on Teachers. [Report No.: TR-225

Autor/inn/en	Marshall, J. Laird; Fischbach, Thomas J.
Institution	Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning.
Titel	Evaluation of Patterns in Arithmetic in Grades 1-4, 1970-71: Effects on Teachers. [Report No.: TR-225
Quelle	(1972), (93 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Arithmetic; Curriculum Development; Educational Television; Elementary School Mathematics; Inservice Education; Instruction; Patterns in Mathematics; Research; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Berufsbegleitende Ausbildung; Teaching process; Unterrichtsprozess; Mathematische Struktur; Forschung; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung
Abstract	A large-scale, summative, comparative evaluation of "Patterns in Arithmetic (PIA)", a modern televised arithmetic curriculum for grades one through six, was carried out in grades one through four in both rural and urban schools during the 1970-71 school year. This report deals with the ways in which PIA affects teachers: in basic mathematical knowledge, knowledge of PIA-specific content, and attitudes toward teaching arithmetic. Findings indicate that PIA can be used effectively as in-service education, particularly for those teachers with relatively lower initial knowledge of the basic mathematics which underlies a contemporary elementary school mathematics program. PIA does not seem to change teachers' attitudes, however; nor is it beneficial in increasing knowledge of concepts not specifically related to PIA. These results seem to hold equally for both rural and urban schools. (Author/JM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01