Professional Development in Mathematics Education—Evaluation of a MOOC on Outdoor Mathematics
In this paper, we examine the impact of a massive open online course (MOOC) in the context of outdoor mathematics on the participating teachers’ professional development. We firstly introduce the theoretical background on outdoor mathematics, focusing on math trails with the digital tool MathCityMap...
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oai:doaj.org-article:409a5986579b44b0bd8af78a98c078732021-11-25T18:17:44ZProfessional Development in Mathematics Education—Evaluation of a MOOC on Outdoor Mathematics10.3390/math92229752227-7390https://doaj.org/article/409a5986579b44b0bd8af78a98c078732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/9/22/2975https://doaj.org/toc/2227-7390In this paper, we examine the impact of a massive open online course (MOOC) in the context of outdoor mathematics on the participating teachers’ professional development. We firstly introduce the theoretical background on outdoor mathematics, focusing on math trails with the digital tool MathCityMap and professional development to be accomplished using MOOCs. By taking into account the MOOC “Task Design for Math Trails”, with 93 finalists, we analyze the learning progress of 19 selected case studies from different nations and learning levels by taking into account their answers in a pre- and post-questionnaire and their posts on a specific communication message board, with a special focus on the MOOC’s topics’ task design for outdoor mathematics and the digital tool MathCityMap. The analysis is performed using different quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results show that the teachers studied have benefited from professional development, which is evident in the expansion/evolution of their knowledge from a content, pedagogical, and technological perspective. Finally, we formulate consequences for professional development in STEM education, and conclude the paper with limitations to be drawn and a perspective for further research.Eugenia TarantoSimone JablonskiTomas RecioChristian MercatElisabete CunhaClaudia LázaroMatthias LudwigMaria Flavia MammanaMDPI AGarticleprofessional developmentMOOCmath trailsMathCityMapSTEM educationMathematicsQA1-939ENMathematics, Vol 9, Iss 2975, p 2975 (2021) |
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In this paper, we examine the impact of a massive open online course (MOOC) in the context of outdoor mathematics on the participating teachers’ professional development. We firstly introduce the theoretical background on outdoor mathematics, focusing on math trails with the digital tool MathCityMap and professional development to be accomplished using MOOCs. By taking into account the MOOC “Task Design for Math Trails”, with 93 finalists, we analyze the learning progress of 19 selected case studies from different nations and learning levels by taking into account their answers in a pre- and post-questionnaire and their posts on a specific communication message board, with a special focus on the MOOC’s topics’ task design for outdoor mathematics and the digital tool MathCityMap. The analysis is performed using different quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results show that the teachers studied have benefited from professional development, which is evident in the expansion/evolution of their knowledge from a content, pedagogical, and technological perspective. Finally, we formulate consequences for professional development in STEM education, and conclude the paper with limitations to be drawn and a perspective for further research. |
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Eugenia Taranto Simone Jablonski Tomas Recio Christian Mercat Elisabete Cunha Claudia Lázaro Matthias Ludwig Maria Flavia Mammana |
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Professional Development in Mathematics Education—Evaluation of a MOOC on Outdoor Mathematics |
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Professional Development in Mathematics Education—Evaluation of a MOOC on Outdoor Mathematics |
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