A Proposal to Address the Shortage of Highly Qualified Mathematics Teachers

2005 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 456-458
Author(s):  
Clyde A. Paul
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Highly Qualified Teachers ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Short Term ◽  
School Students ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Qualified Teachers

Available research supports a belief that a highquality mathematics education for high school students cannot be accomplished unless a highly qualified mathematics teacher is in the classroom. In the January 2004 issue of the Mathematics Teacher, Robert Reys addressed the shortage of highly qualified teachers. In the February 2004 issue Robert and Barbara Reys provided a summary of the work they are leading in Missouri to recruit persons who have the potential to become highly qualified teachers of mathematics. I have assisted them in that work. The undertaking is important and, as they report, appears to be achieving some short-term success. I believe that the national shortage of high-quality mathematics teachers will not be significantly alleviated, however, until we focus our major effort on the retention side of the issue.

scholarly journals Students Mathematics Learning Achievement from Mathematics Teacher Performance and Principal Managerial Competencies Point of View

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Muhamad Galang Isnawan ◽  
Arief Budi Wicaksono
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Achievement Data ◽  
Managerial Competence

<pre><span lang="IN">Principals and teachers are two important elements that must be at the forefront of improving the quality of students in the school. D</span><span lang="EN">o these two things affect learning achievement? It is what the researchers answered in this study. Therefore,</span><span lang="IN">this study aims to describe the influence of mathematics teacher performance and principal managerial competence </span><span>on</span><span lang="IN"> student mathematics learning achievement. The approach in this study is a quantitative (survey). The population was all mathematics teachers and public high school students in Central Lombok, about 793</span><span lang="IN">people. Using the purposive sampling technique obtained a sample </span><span>of</span><span lang="IN"> this study were all mathematics teachers in one of the public high schools in Central Lombok, totaling 187 people. The instruments used were mathematics teacher performance and principals managerial competency questionnaires</span><span>,</span><span lang="IN"> and computer-based national exam tests to measure student mathematics learning achievement. Data analysis was performed using a regression test, namely the t-test </span><span>and </span><span lang="IN">the F-test</span><span>,</span><span lang="IN"> to see the effect </span><span>of </span><span lang="IN">mathematics teacher performance and principal managerial competence (individually and together). The results showed that mathematics teacher performance affected mathematics learning achievement with a t</span><span>-</span><span lang="IN">value of 16.295, and principal managerial competence affected mathematics learning achievement with a t</span><span>-</span><span lang="IN">value of 18.831. Furthermore, mathematics teacher performance and principal managerial competence influence student mathematics learning achievement of public senior high school students in Central Lombok with an F</span><span>-</span><span lang="IN">value of 211.482.</span><em></em></pre>

scholarly journals The Impact of a Short-Term Pharmacology Enrichment Program on Knowledge and Science Attitudes in Precollege Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly N Downing ◽  
Katherine E Rooney ◽  
Abigail Norris Turner ◽  
Nicole Kwiek
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward Science ◽  
Science Attitudes ◽  
Science Careers ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
Short Term ◽  
School Students ◽  
Enrichment Program ◽  
The Impact

As our nation and the global economy place an increased demand for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs, science educators must implement innovative approaches to pique precollege student’s interests in these careers. Pharmacology remains a relevant and engaging platform to teach biology and chemistry concepts, and this strategy applied over several months in the formal classroom increases science literacy in high school students. In order to improve the affordability and accessibility of this educational approach, we developed and assessed the impact of a short-term pharmacology day camp, ‘Pills, Potions, and Poisons’ (PPP), on high school students’ science knowledge and attitudes toward science careers. The PPP program was offered annually from 2009 through 2012, and participants spent 6 days learning about pharmacology and careers in the biomedical sciences. All PPP student participants (n=134) completed surveys assessing their basic science knowledge and science attitudes before and after the program. Students achieved significant gains in their science knowledge by the end (Day 6) of the PPP program (from 41% mean test score to 65%; p<0.001). In addition, the majority of participants agreed or strongly agreed that the PPP program positively impacted their attitudes toward science (p<0.001). This study provides evidence that a short-term pharmacology-centered science enrichment program can achieve significant gains in participant’s science knowledge as well as motivation and confidence towards science careers. Moreover, we report benefits experienced by the undergraduate, graduate, and professional pharmacy student teaching assistants (TAs, n=10) who reported improved communication skills and an increased interest in future educational work.   Type: Original Research

scholarly journals Junior high school mathematics teachers’ knowledge in calculators

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Isaac Bengre Taley ◽  
Matilda Sarpong Adusei
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School Mathematics Teachers

Helping junior high school students to use calculators and computers for problem solving and investigating real-life situations is an objective of the junior high school mathematics curriculum in Ghana. Ironically, there is a technological drought in junior high school mathematics instruction in Ghana, with a suspicion that mathematics teachers’ competency in the use of calculators for teaching may be the source of this lack of use. This study sought to establish a correlation between junior high school mathematics teachers’ competence and the motivation supporting the use of calculators in teaching.  A descriptive survey comprising of a test and questionnaire was used to collect data from junior high school mathematics teachers in an educational district in Ghana. Teacher characteristics such as educational attainment, age, and gender in relation to teachers’ competency in the use of calculators were discussed in the study. The results showed that about 70% of the teachers exhibited a low level of calculator competence. Besides, novice teachers outperformed expert teachers in the calculator competency-based test. Additionally, mathematics teachers’ enthusiasm for using calculators in teaching was directly associated with the teachers’ level of competency. The findings may send a signal to stakeholders in their efforts to revising the Ghana JHS curriculum in order to actualize the curriculum desire for the integration of technology in the teaching and learning of JHS mathematics.

scholarly journals Mathematics Teacher Performance Based on the Perceptions and Competence of Junior High School Students in Labuhanbatu District

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1485-1491
Author(s):  
Nur Indah Puspita Sari ◽  
Sakinah Ubudiyah Siregar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High School Students ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
School Students

This study aims to see the strengths and weaknesses of the teacher in the teaching process based on the competence aspects of the mathematics teacher and to describe the situation and state of the teacher's competence when in the learning process in the classroom based on student perceptions associated with the competence of the students themselves. Data processing techniques using data analysis Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The population of this study were junior high school students in Labuhanbatu. The sampling technique used was proportional random sampling leading to simple random sampling, the number of samples obtained was 219 students. Techniques in the data collection process were carried out by distributing a questionnaire on students' perceptions of the mathematics teacher's performance consisting of 48 questions in the form of a Likert scale.

High School Students' Perspectives on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act's Definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 698-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
VERONICA GARCIA ◽  
WILHEMINA AGBEMAKPLIDO ◽  
HANAN ABDELA ◽  
OSCAR LOPEZ JR. ◽  
RASHIDA REGISTE
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
No Child Left Behind ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Highly Qualified Teacher ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
School Students ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Qualified Teacher ◽  
Definition Of

In this article, four urban high school students and their student leadership and social justice class advisor address the question, "What are high school students' perspectives on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) definition of a highly qualified teacher?" As the advisor to the course, Garcia challenged her students to examine their high school experiences with teachers. The students offer personal stories that describe what they consider the critical qualities of teachers — qualities not based solely on the credentials and education status defined by NCLB. The authors suggest that highly qualified teachers should cultivate safe, respectful, culturally sensitive, and responsive learning communities, establish relationships with students' families and communities, express their high expectations for their students through instructional planning and implementation, and know how students learn. This article urges educators and policymakers to consider the students' voices and school experiences when making decisions about their educational needs, including the critical issue of teacher quality.

Delving Deeper: Filling In the Gaps

2008 ◽  
Vol 101 (8) ◽  
pp. 618-620
Author(s):  
Charles Marion
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Regular Reading

Perhaps inspired by my regular reading of Mathematics Teacher's “Delving Deeper” department, I recently took another look at two sets of equations that I usually give to high school students for practice in discovering and then verifying patterns.

A Geometric Puzzle That Leads to Fibonacci Sequences

1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-23
Author(s):  
Benjamin Ruff
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematical Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Fibonacci Sequences ◽  
Informal Approach

Mathematics teachers are constantly challenged to find problems that bring to their students the intellectual pleasure of searching, discovering, generalizing, and finding new and unexpected relationships. An elementary geometric puzzle, familiar to many high school students and teachers, offers a means to roam into several seemingly unrelated areas. The following investigation suggests a way to do some mathematical research while maintaining a playful and informal approach.

scholarly journals A reutilização da garrafa pet para confecção de foguete no ensino da física/ química

2020 ◽  
pp. 37318-37324
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
School Students

The present Project developed at Escola Família Agrícola Dom Antonio Possamai - EFADAP, aims to report the experimental activities, with the Mathematics teacher together with high school students, thus building rockets using a PET bottle in the study of concepts from physics, mathematics and chemistry, aiming to bring students closer to experimental activities, showing at the same time, the combination of theory and practice, where they would have autonomy to elaborate and test their hypotheses about the chemical reaction used in the rocket. The experiment is proposed to students and the teacher is a mediator of the process of study and application of knowledge, organizing weekly classes, until the end of the project. In the final considerations, the steps that students used to develop the experiment during classes are presented as a result of the development of the activity.

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