Task Design and Implementation as a Two-way Activity: The Case of Preschool Teachers
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2014), Research Reports
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2014)

Task Design and Implementation as a Two-way Activity: The Case of Preschool Teachers

Research Reports
https://doi.org/10.14712/18047106.115
Published 2014-12-22
Pessia Tsamir
Tel-Aviv University
Dina Tirosh
Tel-Aviv University
Esther Levenson
Tel-Aviv University
Ruthi Barkai
Tel_Aviv University
Michal Tabach
Tel-Aviv University
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Tsamir, P., Tirosh, D., Levenson, E., Barkai, R., & Tabach, M. (2014). Task Design and Implementation as a Two-way Activity: The Case of Preschool Teachers. Scientia in Educatione, 5(2), 30-39. https://doi.org/10.14712/18047106.115
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This paper demonstrates how professional development which focuses on task design principles can impact on what a preschool teacher may learn from implementing that task which in turn may impact on changes made to specific task features. Specific design principles for preschool mathematics tasks are presented and exemplified
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