Utilising Personas as a Methodological Approach to Support Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Adaptation and Development of Digital Mathematics Learning Resources
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| Title: | Utilising Personas as a Methodological Approach to Support Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Adaptation and Development of Digital Mathematics Learning Resources |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Robert Weinhandl (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. 2025 28(4):775-805. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 31 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Educational Resources, Material Development, Vignettes, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Characteristics, Individualized Instruction |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10857-023-09607-1 |
| ISSN: | 1386-4416 1573-1820 |
| Abstract: | Personas, initially originated in user experience research, are short and simplified representations of particular user groups, and this methodological approach has recently gained ground in educational research. This study aims to explore aspects of personas that may be beneficial for prospective mathematics teachers when they develop digital learning resources. To explore such aspects, we employed qualitative interviews, thinking-out-loud techniques, and jointly developed learning resources with prospective mathematics teachers, and analysed this diverse data with a combination of case study and grounded theory approaches. Consequently, we were able to identify the following essential aspects of using personas in our study: (A) personas as representatives of real people, (B) personas as planning & feedback tools for material development, (C) professionalisation of prospective mathematics teachers (by using personas), (D) differentiation/individualisation for personas through digital learning resources, and (E) motivational elements of digital mathematics learning resources. Based on our results, we concluded that using personas could broaden prospective mathematics teachers' views on student characteristics and demands that may enable teachers to facilitate the development of differentiated and individualised digital mathematics learning resources. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1476140 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Personas, initially originated in user experience research, are short and simplified representations of particular user groups, and this methodological approach has recently gained ground in educational research. This study aims to explore aspects of personas that may be beneficial for prospective mathematics teachers when they develop digital learning resources. To explore such aspects, we employed qualitative interviews, thinking-out-loud techniques, and jointly developed learning resources with prospective mathematics teachers, and analysed this diverse data with a combination of case study and grounded theory approaches. Consequently, we were able to identify the following essential aspects of using personas in our study: (A) personas as representatives of real people, (B) personas as planning & feedback tools for material development, (C) professionalisation of prospective mathematics teachers (by using personas), (D) differentiation/individualisation for personas through digital learning resources, and (E) motivational elements of digital mathematics learning resources. Based on our results, we concluded that using personas could broaden prospective mathematics teachers' views on student characteristics and demands that may enable teachers to facilitate the development of differentiated and individualised digital mathematics learning resources. |
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| ISSN: | 1386-4416 1573-1820 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10857-023-09607-1 |
