First year graduate teaching assistants: fostering successful teaching
Date
2017
Authors
Hernandez, Gabriela Maria, author
Pilgrim, Mary, advisor
Ellis, Jessica, committee member
Doe, Sue, committee member
Gingerich, Karla, committee member
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The importance of effective graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training is often greatly under appreciated. However, it is imperative that GTAs receive optimal professional development because they are often responsible for teaching undergraduate courses. Furthermore, as many GTAs move on to be faculty, inadequate GTA professional development will lead to an inadequate generation of faculty. With incentive to optimize the professional development of the next generation of faculty, as well as to help retention rates of undergraduate students, the quality of GTA training should be a top priority for many universities. This study was conducted for the purpose of making recommendations for the GTA training program in the mathematics department at a research university.
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GTA
training
mathematics education
culture