Campus Location
Abilene Campus
Date of Award
Spring 5-8-2020
Document Type
Manuscript
Department
Teacher Education
Degree Name
Master of Education in Teaching and Learning
First Advisor
Sam Stewart
Second Advisor
Andrew Huddleston
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine high school learners’ perceptions of what makes an exceptional mathematics teacher. The author was a pre-service teacher serving her clinical teaching internship in a high school mathematics classroom in which Precalculus, Pre-AP Precalculus, and AP Calculus were taught. For this study, data was collected through a student survey, one-on-one interviews, and focus group interviews with students. The data was analyzed using the constant comparative method. Four major themes emerged from the data, including the significance of a teacher’s attitude, the importance of a teacher’s desire to help and teach learners, whether or not a teacher teaches well, and how well teachers know their learners and have relationships with them.
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Recommended Citation
Louvier, Brianna, "Exceptional Mathematics Teachers: What the Learners Think" (2020). Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning. 37.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/metl/37
Included in
Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons