STEM PLC participation increases teachers' deliberation about students' mathematics or science thinking and shifts instruction toward attention to student reasoning and diverse problem-solving modes¶
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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · reviewr2–r3·q2
Currency · newest study 2010 · checked against its sources 2026-10-13 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Participation in PLCs increased STEM teachers' deliberation about students' mathematics or science thinking. → Fulton 2010
q2 i? Studies reported increased teacher instructional attention to students' reasoning and understanding and use of more diverse modes of engaging student problem-solving, with practices often becoming more reform-oriented although that term was often imprecisely defined. → Fulton 2010 (2)
Evidence¶
Fulton 2010¶
Fulton, K., Doerr, H., & Britton, T. (2010). STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis. National Commission on Teaching & America's Future / WestEd. https://www.nctaf.org/resources/events/STEMWingspreadConference.htm
q2 · i? · review · r3
Knowledge synthesis finding under positive changes in STEM teachers, aggregated from the reviewed empirical studies. The review reports that "Participation in PLCs increased teachers'deliberation about students'mathematics or science thinking." No effect sizes are printed.
"Participation in PLCs increased teachers'deliberation about students'mathematics or science thinking."
Fulton 2010 (2)¶
Fulton, K., Doerr, H., & Britton, T. (2010). STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis. National Commission on Teaching & America's Future / WestEd. https://www.nctaf.org/resources/events/STEMWingspreadConference.htm
q2 · i? · review · r2
Knowledge synthesis finding under positive changes in STEM teachers' instruction, aggregated from the reviewed studies. The review reports "increased teacher instructional attention to students'reasoning and understanding" and more diverse problem-solving engagement modes; no effect sizes are printed.
"Studies reported increased teacher instructional attention to students'reasoning and understanding, and use ofmore diverse modes ofengaging student problem-solving."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Participation in mathematics PLC changed teachers' collaboration norms, understanding of mathematics and its teaching, and ability to design and carry out teaching — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Participation in STEM PLCs positively impacts teachers' understanding of or preparedness to teach content and attitudes toward teaching methods — related
- EAI modalities were associated with higher student motivation and changes in attitudes toward STEM knowledge areas — related
- Mathematics teacher educators foregrounded engagement-oriented activities such as hands-on problem-solving and group work as key teaching-and-learning activities — related
- Existing STEM PLC research is methodologically weak by Standards of Evidence review, with no studies rated adequate, but collectively builds a supportive case for valued PLC effects — related
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STEM PLC participation increases teachers' deliberation about students' mathematics or science thinking and shifts instruction toward attention to student reasoning and diverse problem-solving modes |
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STEM PLC participation increases teachers' deliberation about students' mathematics or science thinking and shifts instruction toward attention to student reasoning and diverse problem-solving modes |
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review |
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moderate |
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2010 |
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2026-10-13 |
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2 — fulton-2010, fulton-2010-2 |
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