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Mathematics Teachers' Classroom Instruction After Participating in a STEM Education Workshop in Thailand.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Mathematics Teachers' Classroom Instruction After Participating in a STEM Education Workshop in Thailand./
Author:	Autid, Waeodao.
Description:	1 online resource (286 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-08(E), Section: A.
Subject:	Mathematics education. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9780355776034

Mathematics Teachers' Classroom Instruction After Participating in a STEM Education Workshop in Thailand.
Autid, Waeodao.

Mathematics Teachers' Classroom Instruction After Participating in a STEM Education Workshop in Thailand. - 1 online resource (286 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-08(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Pennsylvania State University, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

Literature on teacher professional development has focused on teacher learning as the processes of change in classroom practice, student learning outcomes and teachers' beliefs and attitudes. In bridging the two literature strands of teacher professional development and teacher change, this study was proposed to examine Thai mathematics teachers' classroom instruction after participating in a 3-day STEM education workshop in Thailand. In this study, I investigated multiple aspects of STEM education that the teachers integrated in their classrooms and extent to which teachers were able to implement what they gained from the workshop. I conducted four case studies of teachers after they attended the workshop. Using the data from classroom observations, teachers' interviews, classroom artifacts, and teacher self-reflection reports, I employed a phenomenological analysis approach to analyze each case of teacher's experience with STEM implementation and look across the cases for the commonalities and differences. The findings from the study revealed that the four teachers exercised classroom instructions differently. Implementation approaches varied from project-based-learning, game-based-activities, independent learning and whole class discussions. Variations were due to teacher beliefs and interpretations of STEM teaching, student context, teacher experience, and time availability related to existing mathematics content curriculum and unexpected school events. All teachers I observed had positive attitudes towards STEM implementation and developed future plans to further integrate STEM skills in their classrooms. On-going STEM education workshops, guidelines and resources should be provided. Establishment of a professional learning community is needed to encourage teacher academic collaboration in the four STEM disciplines.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355776034Subjects--Topical Terms:

1148686
Mathematics education.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

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