Thomas C. Gibney

An Update on What Influences the Mathematical Understanding of Elementary-School Teachers

ground and their preferences. The results of this study were published in The Elementary SchoolJournal (1). Almost a decade has passed since the study was made, a decade of rapid change in the elementary-school picture. The authors felt that it was necessary to re-examine the questions using data from a current sample of elementaryschool teachers. Consequently, during 1975-77 data were collected from 978 elementary-school teachers to answer the

Using Profile Aixalysis for Student Teacher Evaluation

Measuring teacher performance is a controversial topic as the measurement process poses difficult problems for teacher educators. To assess the perfor mance of student teachers, Gibney and Wiersma describe two approaches to observation that involve established observation inventories. Forty-nine com petencies are identified, and the results of student teacher performance are then discussed and interpreted.

The Gifted as Problem Solvers in Elementary Schools.

Gifted students should have opportunities to apply their mathematical skills to problem solving solutions.