Multi-theoretical approach when researching mathematics teachers’ professional development in self-organized online groups

Yvonne Liljekvist (1) , Jorryt van Bommel (1) , Ann-Christin Randahl (2) , Cristina Olin-Scheller (1)

1 Karlstad University [Sweden]
2 Department of Computer Science [Karlstad]

Abstract: Teachers worldwide are using social media as a professional development resource. In studying social media as ‘a place’ for teachers’ professional development, we investigated large Facebook groups with themes connected to teaching and learning in compulsory schools. The interaction in these groups was analysed within the framework of systemic functional grammar. In order to reveal knowledge known and shared by teachers as a community, we have also used Shulman’s (1987) framework. Most posts received responses and this response is in line with the expected response pattern. The speech functions ‘Questions’ and ‘Offers’ were most common. Further, most posts addressed subject specific knowledge. The multi-theoretical approach used when researching mathematics teachers’ professional development in self-organized online groups showed that these large Facebook groups facilitated professional learning.

Mots clés: Functional grammar; mathematics teachers; PCK; professional development; social media

Domaines: Mathématiques [math]; Education

Yvonne Liljekvist, Jorryt van Bommel, Ann-Christin Randahl, Cristina Olin-Scheller. Multi-theoretical approach when researching mathematics teachers’ professional development in self-organized online groups. Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Utrecht University, Feb 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands. ⟨hal-02418200⟩