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Online Courses for Math Teachers: Comparing Self-Paced and Facilitated Cohort Approaches - Rebecca Carey, et al; JTLA
This study investigated whether two different versions of an online professional development course produced different impacts on the intended outcomes of the course.Variations of an online course for middle school algebra teachers were created for twoexperimental conditions. One was an actively facilitated course with asynchronous peerinteractions among participants. The second was a self-paced condition, in which neitheractive facilitation or peer interactions were available. Both conditions showed significantimpact on teachers’ mathematical understanding, pedagogical beliefs, and instructionalpractices. Surprisingly, the positive outcomes were comparable in both conditions.Further research is needed to determine whether this finding is limited to self-selectedteachers, the specifics of this online course, or other factors that limit generalizability.
  posted by Ray at 1/01/2009 12:01:00 AM permanent item link   

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