Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5458-4884

Date Available

8-1-2024

Year of Publication

2024

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

College

Education

Department/School/Program

STEM Education

First Advisor

Dr. Cindy Jong

Abstract

As the number of Multilingual Learner (ML) students attending public schools rises, so does the demand for those who can teach them. Research shows that due to the existence of gaps between different types of knowledge, theory, and practice, the results of teacher preparation programs are often fragmented and do not fully benefit participating teachers (Ball, 2000). To address these gaps, a Professional Development (PD) framework, called PrimeD (Professional Development, Research, IMplementation, and Evaluation) has been proposed. It organizes PD for preservice teachers into four phases of Design, Implementation, Evaluation, and Research, and works in a cyclic nature to provide a coherent structure to PD activities. The purpose of my study is to examine possible benefits of PrimeD on secondary mathematics preservice teachers and their reflection on instructional practices that are meant to engage ML students.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2024.275

Funding Information

This study was supported by the National Science Foundation Award #2013250 (PrimeD: Professional Development: Research, Implementation, and Evaluation)

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