Institutional Characteristics, Mathematics Teacher Educator Qualities and Extent of Curriculum Adaptation

Abstract

The study aimed to explore institutional characteristics. qualities of mathematics teacher educators (MTEs), and extent of cuniculum adaptation by institutions and by MTEs as to adoption time, compliance le,·cl. and degree of innovation in adapting the revised Bachelor of Secondary Education-Mathematics (BS Ed-Math) cun-iculum; as well as the effects of institutional characteristics and MTE qualities on extent of curriculum adaptation at the institutional and classroom levels. At the classroom level, cuniculum adaptation by the MTEs focused on the use of inquiry mathematics teaching and technology integration in their BSEd-Math classes.

Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, the mixed-methods research was conducted in 10 state teacher education institutions (TEis) in Central Luzon offering the BS ED-Math curriculum. Initially, survey data were collected from 10 administrators and 37 MTEs from the 10 state TEis. For the follow-up inquiry, one low-performing, one middle-performing, and two high-performing institutions were selected based on the numbers of their BSED-Math graduates and percentages of passers in the Licensure Examination for Teachers in the last five years prior to the survey. Data were gathered through interviews with MTEs and BSEd-Math students, classroom observations, and related documents. The content validated survey instruments were tried out in two satellite campuses of a state university in the Region, yielding acceptable Cronbach alpha coefficients (0. 77 to 0.85). Triangulation was used to establish credibility and authenticity of information. Qualitative data were content analyzed and coded using appropriate rubrics for quantitative treatment. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, linear regression, and correlation. Critical comparative analysis was also used to explore the underlying factors of curriculum adaptation at the institutional and classroom levels