Teaching Mathematics Thematically: Teachers' Perspectives

Autor/inn/en	Handal, Boris; Bobis, Janette
Titel	Teaching Mathematics Thematically: Teachers' Perspectives
Quelle	In: Mathematics Education Research Journal, 16 (2004) 1, S.3-18 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1033-2170
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mathematics Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Thematic Approach; Interviews; Mathematics Teachers; Secondary School Mathematics; Curriculum Development; Questionnaires; Teacher Response; Teaching Methods; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Lehrerverhalten; Themenzentrierter Unterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Fragebogen; Lehrerkommentar; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Australien
Abstract	Teaching mathematics through themes has been praised for relating mathematics to real-life situations. However, research shows that the implementation of teaching mathematics thematically has not been widely adopted. In the present study, instructional, curricula and organisational factors that teachers perceive as obstacles to the implementation of a thematic approach to teaching mathematics were explored. Findings from interviews with 10 secondary mathematics teachers who were implementing a curriculum requiring a thematic instructional approach are reported. The findings of the study extend the literature concerning teachers' beliefs and practices in the teaching of mathematics, and broaden understandings of the issues surrounding the implementation of a thematically taught mathematics curriculum. Sample Items of the Questionaire and Sample Questions from the Interview are Appended. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. MERGA-GPO Box 2747, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia. Web Site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10