_______________________________ Walter Seaman _______________________________ Brian Hand _______________________________ Frauke Bleher ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe completion of my doctorate degree as well as this dissertation would not have been possible without the support and encouragement I received from family, friends, colleagues, and professors. First, I would like to thank my major advisor, Dr. Kyong Mi Choi, for her continued support, encouragement, and guidance through my five years at the University of Iowa. She has provided me with numerous opportunities for teaching and research during my time here, and I owe her much gratitude for the huge amount of growth I achieved in my knowledge of teaching, learning, and leadership. I would also like to thank my other dissertation advisor, Dr. Soonhye Park, for providing expertise in qualitative methods and a much appreciated perspective and framework on teacher questioning in science education. I have enjoyed working with both on this dissertation project and learned much from them about the kind of teacher and researcher I want to be. I would also like to thank the other members of my committee, Walter Seaman, Brian Hand, and Frauke Bleher, for their patient support and helpful feedback. They have provided useful insights and timely support as I worked to produce a quality paper.I would like to thank the participants of my study for allowing me to visit their classrooms, agreeing to the interviews, and taking time to address all of the questions I had throughout my work in data collection, analysis, and writing. This project couldn't have happened without your willingness to openly share your classrooms, experiences, insights, and philosophies toward questioning. I would like to thank my friends and colleagues, Jihyun Hwang, Jenny Liang, Leland Schipper, and Dennis Kwaka for working with me on my pilot study. Kris Killibarda, Wendy Weber, and Linda Steddom for helping with my search for participants. Hanna Wilson and Kristin Coble for helping with transcription. Druvinga for reading drafts, brainstorming ideas, and encouraging me through my two years of work on this project. I would like to thank my family for supporting me through this PhD journey. My parents, Ron and Jane, who have always loved and supported me. My brother and sister, Kevin and Carissa, for loving me and providing an outlet to release my stress and worry as I pursued my dream. My husband, Justin, and daughters, Morgan and Gabi, who have been living this journey alongside me and sacrificed so much to help me meet my goals, and my parents-in-law, Mark and Arlene, for loving and supporting me and my children, and for Arlene coming to babysit and provide time for me to work without distractions. I would not have finished without all of your love and support. iv
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to examine secondary mathematics teachers' questioning, responses, and perceived influences upon their instructional decisions regarding questioning and response to students' ideas. This study also compare...
