PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (Vol 2)
2013
Denver, Colorado
Coaching the Coaches: Supporting University Supervisors in the Supervision of Elementary Mathematics Instruction
Page: 2-705
This study evaluated program changes that required university supervisors to attend professional development and to use an observation protocol that reflected high quality mathematics pedagogy. The study used both qualitative and quantitative data to analyze the impact of the professional development. Qualitative data consisted of background information, observations, and interviews. Quantitative data included teacher candidates’ performance on the Reformed Observation Teaching Protocol (RTOP) and belief scores from the Mathematics Beliefs Instrument (MBI). This study was designed to fill in a gap in the literature to investigate the role university supervisors play in changing teacher candidates’ beliefs about mathematics and their instructional practice. By examining the effects of professional development, this study provided research about the type of support university supervisors need to challenge teacher candidates’ beliefs about mathematics.