The influence of using video-stimulated recall as a reflective tool for professional development amongst novice mathematics educators
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2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of using Video-Stimulated Recall (VSR) as a tool for
professional development (PD) among novice mathematics educators. The primary focus was the
novice mathematics educators’ ability to reflect on their previously video recorded lessons as part
of their PD. The main research question that guided the study was: What is the influence of VSR
on the teaching and classroom practice of novice mathematics educators using reflective practice?
In addressing this question, I focused on the following sub-questions: (1) Have novice mathematics
educators been able to develop through the use of VSR as a proposed tool for PD? If so, to what
extent?; (2) How does the implantation of reflective practice in relation to VSR affect novice
educators’ teaching of mathematics in subsequent lessons?; (3) Has the pairing of the experienced
and novice educators assisted the latter in moving towards more effective classroom practices? If
so, to what extent? The research data were collected across three cycles from three novice
mathematics educators, drawn from two high schools in the Western Cape Province of South
Africa.
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Magister Educationis - MEd
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Mathematics, Teaching and learning, Professional development, Western Cape, Educators