Tool for diagnosing the teacher's educational style in mathematics : development, description and illustration

Abstract

The goal of this study is to describe the diagnostic tool and show how it can be applied. The tool consists of 20 parameters divided into four areas: (A) beliefs, (B) experience, (C) personality and (D) abilities / competences.

The tool has been applied to two short case studies and one longer one. This tool can also inspire a teacher for the improvement of his/her teaching style.

Keywords

• diagnostic tool
• a teacher’s pedagogical beliefs
• a teacher’s experiences
• a teacher’s personality
• a teacher’s abilities
• reflection
• transmission and constructivist educational styles
• goals of mathematics teaching