Innovating teachers’ practices: potentiate the teaching of mathematics through experimental activities

Maria Cristina Costa, António Domingos

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Abstract

This paper aims to potentiate the teaching of mathematics through hands-on experimental activities at the primary school level and by promoting teachers’ professional development, using innovative practices. A Teacher Design Research cycle involving a group of primary school teachers during one school year was performed. This cycle consists in teacher training sessions, including an introduction to science and mathematics content, hands-on workshops for teachers and also
classroom interventions in order to promote experimental activities and observe teachers in action. A particular case study of teacher Luísa will be presented. It was found that she gained motivation and self-confidence to innovate her practices, showing enhanced ability to perform experimental activities with her students.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Tenth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME10)
EditorsThérèse Dooley, Ghislaine Gueudet
Place of PublicationDublin
PublisherDublin City University
Pages2828-2835
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)978-1-873769-73-7
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event10th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 10) - Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 1 Feb 20175 Feb 2017

Conference

Conference10th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME 10)
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period1/02/175/02/17

Keywords

  • Teacher professional development
  • training practices
  • hands-on
  • teacher knowledge
  • primary school

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