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Article

Professional Support in Teaching Mathematics through Guided Discovery: The Role of Agency on Multiple Levels

by
Péter Juhász
1,†,
Réka Szász
1,2,*,†,
Gábor Szűcs
1,3,† and
Eszter Varga
1,4,†
1
Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, Reáltanoda utca 13-15, 1053 Budapest, Hungary
2
Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education, Bethlen Gábor tér 2, 1071 Budapest, Hungary
3
The Joy of Thinking Foundation, Bátorkeszi u. 41, 1148 Budapest, Hungary
4
Mathematics Teaching and Education Centre, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Educ. Sci. 2024, 14(7), 769; https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070769
Submission received: 16 April 2024 / Revised: 23 June 2024 / Accepted: 26 June 2024 / Published: 15 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fostering Mathematics Teachers for a New Era)
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Abstract

The paper describes a case study of mentoring support provided to a novice mathematics teacher in using Guided Discovery in her classroom. The study used qualitative methods: thematic analysis of interviews and discussions. A central theme that emerged in the results was agency, and we observed that the high level of student and teacher agency in Guided Discovery results in the importance of teacher agency within and over the mentoring framework. We conclude that when supporting teachers in using Guided Discovery in their mathematics classrooms, teacher educators need to put an increased focus on teacher agency within and over the mentoring process.
Keywords: mathematics education; guided discovery; teacher agency; teacher professional development; mentoring; task design mathematics education; guided discovery; teacher agency; teacher professional development; mentoring; task design

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Juhász, P.; Szász, R.; Szűcs, G.; Varga, E. Professional Support in Teaching Mathematics through Guided Discovery: The Role of Agency on Multiple Levels. Educ. Sci. 2024, 14, 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070769

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Juhász P, Szász R, Szűcs G, Varga E. Professional Support in Teaching Mathematics through Guided Discovery: The Role of Agency on Multiple Levels. Education Sciences. 2024; 14(7):769. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070769

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Juhász, Péter, Réka Szász, Gábor Szűcs, and Eszter Varga. 2024. "Professional Support in Teaching Mathematics through Guided Discovery: The Role of Agency on Multiple Levels" Education Sciences 14, no. 7: 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070769

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Juhász, P., Szász, R., Szűcs, G., & Varga, E. (2024). Professional Support in Teaching Mathematics through Guided Discovery: The Role of Agency on Multiple Levels. Education Sciences, 14(7), 769. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070769

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