Examining Teachers’ Efficacy in Mathematics Teaching: A Pilot Study

1. Examining Teachers’ Efficacy in Mathematics Teaching: A Pilot Study Natalie A. Tran1, David Drew2, Mark Ellis1, Ruth Yopp-Edwards1, Mike Matsuda3, and Martin Bonsangue1 1California State University, Fullerton 2Claremont Graduate University 3Anaheim Union High School District NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference May 25, 2012 Washington, D.C.

2. Agenda • MT2 Overview • Partner Selection • Research & Findings • Questions

3. The Partners

4. The MT2 Program • Funded in 2010 for six years • Targets Foundational-Level Mathematics • English Learners • Technology • 10 Master Teaching Fellows • Two Cohorts of 10 Teaching Fellows

5. Master Teaching Fellows • Recruitment and Selection • Training • Summer Institutes and other professional learning experiences • National Board Certification • Expectations • Work with CSUF teacher candidates • Open their classrooms • Provide leadership • Collaborate

6. Teaching Fellows • Recruitment and Selection • Preparation • FLM credential program • M.S. in Secondary Education program • Expectations • Complete credential requirements • Complete graduate program requirements • Teach in high-need district • Collaborate

7. Partner Selection • Common Vision • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards • Districts’ Demographics • History of Collaboration

8. Districts’ Demographics

9. Students Scoring at Proficient & Advanced in 2010-2011

10. History of Collaboration • University Perspectives - Establish long-term partnership with districts - District needs inform university programs • District Perspectives

11. Research • Data Collection • Sample • Instrumentation • Analysis • Preliminary Findings

12. Data Collection • Collaborated with district leaders & department chairs to disseminate paper survey • Master Teaching Fellows distributed survey to colleagues • Collected survey via site visits • 58 of 95 (61%) teachers responded to the survey

13. Participants: MT2 = 9 NonMT2 = 49

16. Years of teaching in current grade MT2 Non-MT2

17. Characteristics of Teachers in the Sample (N = 58)

18. Characteristics of Teachers in the Sample (N = 58)

19. Instrumentation

20. Descriptive Statistics for Various Constructs

21. Comparison of Various Outcomes

31. Correlations Between Various Constructs * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

32. Correlations

33. Mediational Model Teachers using technology in the classroom 0.19* (.09) 0.68*** (.16) Teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching mathematics Teachers’ attitudes toward advantage of technology 0.22* (.10) * Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

34. References • Enochs, L.G. Smith, P. L. & Huinker, D. (2000). Establishing Factorial Validity of the Mathematics Teaching Efficacy Beliefs Instrument. School Science and Mathematics, 100, 194-202. • Goos, M. & Bennison, A. (2008). Surveying the technology landscape: Teachers’ use of technology in secondary mathematics classrooms. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 20 (3), 102-130. • National Center for Education Statistics (2010). Schools and Staffing Survey. U.S. Department of Education. Last accessed March, 7, 2011. http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass/questionnaire.asp

35. Questions? Questions?

36. MT2 Program: http://mt2.fullerton.edu • Martin Bonsangue, CSUF: mbonsangue@fullerton.edu • National Board Certification: www.nbpts.org More Information