| Edited by Dr. David J.
Ayersman,
Mary Washington College, and Dr. W. Michael Reed, New York
University |
formerly Journal of Research on
Computing
in Education
JRTE, Volume 32, Number 3,
Spring 2000
Evaluation of a Mentor
Teacher Model
for Enhancing Mathematics Instruction through the Use of
Computers
Patricia J. Holahan, M. Peter Jurkat, and
Edward A.
Friedman
Stevens Institute of Technology
Abstract
Thirty-nine middle- and high-school mathematics
teachers,
located in 33 different New Jersey schools in 14
districts,
were trained in the effective use of
computer-based technologies
for teaching mathematics. These 39 teachers were
also trained
and supported as mentor teachers who worked with
212 mentee
teachers during Year 3 of the project. Thus, the
program
affected a total of 251 classrooms. In the
classrooms where
teachers became regular users of computer
technology for
mathematics instruction, greater use of
student-centered
teaching methods that employed
cooperative-learning and
problem-solving activities was observed. An
important component
of this project was the development of a model for
working
with schools and school systems to diffuse
computer-based
technological approaches to staff development.
Application
of the model developed in this project has the
capability
of achieving large-scale diffusion and
institutionalization
of new teaching methods that incorporate the use
of computer
technology.
Contributors
Patricia J. Holahan is an associate professor of
management
in the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology
Management at
Stevens Institute of Technology. She also serves
as a senior
research associate at the Center for Improved
Engineering
and Science Education (CIESE). CIESE has been
conducting
technology implementation programs with teachers
and school
systems to enhance K–12 science and
mathematics education
since 1988. Dr. Holahan’s research interests
include
organizational change and the implementation and
diffusion
of new technologies.
M. Peter Jurkat is the Alexander Crombie
Humphreys Professor
of Management Science in the Wesley J. Howe School
of Technology
Management at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr.
Jurkat’s
current research interests include quantitative
methods,
artificial intelligence, computer networks, and
the effects
of information technologies on teaching and
learning.
Edward A. Friedman is a professor of management
and director
of CIESE. Currently, Dr. Friedman is directing a
national
project to provide 10,000 teachers in Cleveland,
Ohio; Miami,
Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona, with training and
support
for the use of the Internet in K–12 science
instruction.
Address: Dr. Patricia Holahan, Center for
Improved Engineering
and Science Education, Stevens Institute of
Technology,
Hoboken, NJ 07030; pholohan@stevens-tech.edu.
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