This chapter reviews and discusses conceptualizations, measurement approaches, and
research findings of instructional quality. Although agreement on how to conceptualize and …

Causal evaluations in teacher education are rare. Underlying reasons include a lack of
clearly defined treatments, a lack of research designs that can work in the context of teacher …

Classroom observations have become an integral part of research related to mathematics
education. In this qualitative study, we describe the current state of the mathematics …

Many adolescent learners have difficulty understanding the relevance of mathematics for
their lives. This problem is particularly pernicious among Black and Latino adolescents who …

Classroom videos are a common source of data for educational researchers studying
classroom interactions as well as a resource for teacher education and professional …

One of the challenges of understanding the complexity of so-called reform mathematics
instruction lies in the observational tools used to capture it. This article introduces a unique …

We present a reconceptualized framework for opportunity to learn (OTL) in school
mathematics that builds on previous conceptualizations of OTL and includes features related …

Number talks offer one way for beginning teachers to engage in ambitious instruction
(Lampert et al., 2010) that fosters students' conceptual understanding. This paper …

Abstract The Mathematics Scan (M-Scan), a content-specific observational measure, was
utilized to examine the extent to which standards-based mathematics teaching practices …

Generic and content-specific teaching practices have largely been employed in parallel in
teacher evaluation and classroom observation systems. Giving voice to teachers, we …