| Tim Jacobbe Assistant Professor jacobbe@coe.ufl.edu |
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Research Biography
My research focuses on various issues related to statistics and mathematics teacher education. My interest in statistics education grew from my experience working as an assessment specialist at Educational Testing Service where I served as one of the primary test developers for the AP Statistics program. My interest in mathematics teacher education relates to exploring the most effective methods to impart changes in the way mathematics is taught – particularly at the elementary school level. My current research involves teachers’ preparation to teach statistics, assessment of statistical concepts, and the examination of effective methods to impart change in preservice teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and dispositions through the use of field experiences in poverty settings.
Degrees
Ph.D. - Clemson University, 2007, Curriculum and Instruction – Mathematics Education
M.A.T. – Bowling Green State University, 2004, Mathematics
B.S. – Bowling Green State University, 2003, Education – Integrated Mathematics
Key Professional Appointments
Assistant Professor, University of Florida, 2008 – PresentAssistant Professor, University of Kentucky, 2007 – 2008
Assessment Specialist, Educational Testing Service, 2005 – 2007
Activities and Honors
Member of the following national committees:
ASA-NCTM Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics (2010-2012)
2011 NCTM Annual Conference Program Committee
2010 AMTE Annual Conference Program Committee
Occasional Journal Reviewer:
Journal of Statistics Education
Journal of Teacher Education
Statistics Education Research Journal
Teaching Children Mathematics
Grants Submitted
Levels of Conceptual Understanding in Statistics (LOCUS). National Science Foundation. Role: Principal InvestigatorSelected Publications
Jacobbe, T., Fernandes de Carvalho, C. (in press). Teachers understanding of average. In C. Batanero, G. Burrill, C. Reading, & A. Rossman (Eds.), Teaching Statistics in School Mathematics – Challenges for Teaching and Teacher Education. New York, NY: Springer.
Jacobbe, T., Hagelberger, B., Hopfensperger, P., Kazak, S., Moreno, J. (in press). Bridging the Gap between Standards and Teaching of Data Analysis and Probability in Elementary Grades. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association.
Jacobbe, T., Millman, R.S. (2009). Mathematical habits of the mind for preservice teachers. School Science and Mathematics, 109, 298-302.
Jacobbe, T. (2009). Influence of standards-based curricula on questioning in the classroom. NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 12, 25-32.
Thanheiser, E., Browning, C., Grant, T., Jacobbe, T., Kastberg, S., Lo, J.J., Moss, M., Noll, J., Watanabe, T. (2009). Preservice elementary school teachers' content knowledge in mathematics. Proceedings of the Psychology of Mathematics Education North American Chapter Annual Meeting.
Jacobbe, T. (2008). Researching the unit: An activity to visualize the unit. Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 13, 23 – 28.
Jacobbe, T. (2008). Elementary school teachers’ understanding of the mean and median. Proceedings of the Joint ICMI/IASE Study Statistics Education in School Mathematics, Monterey, Mexico.
Jacobbe, T. (2007). Connecting research to teaching: Using Polya to overcome translation difficulties. Mathematics Teacher, 101, 390 – 393.
Jacobbe, T. (2006). Mathematics education reform. Ohio Journal for School Mathematics, 53, 17 – 19.
Selected Links
http://education.ufl.edu/Faculty/jacobbe/
