Transitions in Prospective Mathematics Teacher Noticing

Mathematics teacher learning to notice: a systematic review of studies of video-based programs

ZDM ◽

10.1007/s11858-020-01216-z ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rossella Santagata ◽

Johannes König ◽

Thorsten Scheiner ◽

Ha Nguyen ◽

Ann-Kristin Adleff ◽

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Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Teacher Learning ◽

Mathematics Teacher ◽

Professional Competence ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Initial Teacher Education ◽

Fundamental Aspect ◽

Teacher Noticing ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Supporting Tool

AbstractTeacher noticing has become increasingly acknowledged as a fundamental aspect of teacher professional competence. Teacher education scholars have examined how the development of noticing might be supported both in initial teacher education and in professional development. In mathematics teacher education, several studies have explored the use of video as a supporting tool for teacher noticing. It remains unclear how this body of work builds on the various theoretical perspectives of noticing prevalent in the literature, thus broadening our understanding of noticing. Furthermore, the field has not examined systematically the extent to which research has leveraged the affordances of digital video technologies, and whether scholars have employed different research methods to answer questions that are critical to teacher educators. This survey paper reviews studies published in the last two decades on programs centered on mathematics teacher noticing that used video as a supporting tool for teacher learning. Thirty-five peer-reviewed papers written in English were identified and coded along three dimensions: (1) theoretical perspectives; (2) use of video technologies; and (3) research questions and methods. This review summarizes important findings and highlights several directions for future research. Most studies involved pre-service teachers, and only a few centered on in-service teachers. Developers of the large majority of programs took a cognitive psychological perspective and focused on the attending/perceiving and interpreting/reasoning facets of noticing. Few studies used video-based software and few studies used grouping, and even fewer used randomized grouping. Evidence of program effects on responding and decision making, and on instructional practice, is limited and should be extended in the future.

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Book Review: Multiple Perspectives of Teacher Noticing: An Emerging Area of Research

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education ◽

10.5951/jresematheduc.46.3.0371 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 371-376

Author(s):

Edna O. Schack ◽

Molly H. Fisher ◽

Jonathan N. Thomas

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Education Research ◽

Mathematics Teacher ◽

American Education ◽

Research Association ◽

Multiple Perspectives ◽

Teacher Noticing ◽

Professional Noticing ◽

Education Award

“Noticing matters” (p. 223). Through these words in the concluding chapter, Alan Schoenfeld succinctly captures the theme of this seminal book, Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes. The book received the American Education Research Association 2013 Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award. It addresses a variety of meanings and interpretations of teacher noticing from Dewey's earlier work of inner and outer attention to more specific variations such as that of professional noticing, as defined by Jacobs, Lamb, and Philipp. Chapter contributors have provided the foundation and framing of teacher noticing as a construct for studying and improving teaching.

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Theoretical Lenses to Develop Mathematics Teacher Noticing

International Handbook of Mathematics Teacher Education: Volume 2 ◽

10.1163/9789004418967_013 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 337-360

Keyword(s):

Mathematics Teacher ◽

Teacher Noticing

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Noticing Aloud: Uncovering Mathematics Teacher Noticing in the Moment

Mathematics Teacher Educator ◽

10.5951/mte-2019-0006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 25-36

Author(s):

Jen Munson

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Processes ◽

Mathematics Teacher ◽

New Technique ◽

Future Research ◽

Teacher Noticing ◽

Student Work ◽

Growing Body ◽

A New Technique ◽

The Moment

Understanding mathematics teacher noticing has been the focus of a growing body of research, in which student work and classroom videos are often used as artifacts for surfacing teachers’ cognitive processes. However, what teachers notice through reflecting on artifacts of teaching may not be parallel to what they notice in the complex and demanding environment of the classroom. This article used a new technique, side-by-side coaching, to uncover teacher noticing in the moment of instruction. There were 21 instances of noticing aloud during side by side coaching which were analyzed and classified, yielding 6 types of teacher noticing aloud, including instances in which teachers expressed confidence, struggle, and wonder. Implications for coaching and future research on teacher noticing are discussed.

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