Master mathematics teachers: What do Chinese primary schools look like? Seminar
- Time:
- 12:00 - 13:00
- Date:
- 7 May 2024
- Venue:
- School of Education
Event details
When teachers describe East Asian mathematics classrooms they often do this in stereotypes. I present results from a mixed-methods study with Dr Zhenzhen Miao and Professor David Reynolds, involving quantitative and qualitative data from primary schools in five Chinese provinces.
The study involved 70 master mathematics teachers and 3,178 Chinese primary school students, as well as teaching research events at the school, municipal, provincial and national levels. A range of methods was used, including achievement data, self-reported metacognitive strategies, classroom observations, and several case studies. Both qualitative data analyses and statistical modelling were used to analyse the data. We present (1) the quality and characteristics of master mathematics teachers’ teaching, (2) the quality of mathematics learning they nurture with their students in affective, metacognitive and cognitive dimensions, and (3) the teaching-learning and professional development mechanisms that underpin master mathematics teachers.