The Role of Critical Narratives in Broadening Teacher Candidates’ Literacy Beliefs Around ELA Teaching Practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 119-143
Author(s):  
Katrina Bartow Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Literacy Beliefs

Neformalni obrazovni kontekst i nastava prirode i društva u izmenjenom društvenom kontekstu – metodički pristup i značaj

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milana Pivaš
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Traditional Paradigm ◽  
Informal Context

Equally effective and demanding for all students, the traditional paradigm prevents independent acquisition of knowledge in a changed social context. Students should be able to independently research and analyze natural and social phenomena and processes. The role of the teacher is to create a complete picture, and not to interpret the content knowledge as biological, geographical, or historical. To avoid the passivity of students in the teaching process, it is necessary to choose an informal context and adapt it to the content being learned. In this paper, we have tried to point out the importance of an integrative approach in the non-formal educational context within the content of the subject Science and Social studies. We have presented the practical implication regarding natural and social contents. Lack of resources, time and interest of teachers are cited as obstacles to this way of working. In addition to pointing out the effective application of the informal context in a changed social context, we also provided suggestions for future research to improve teaching practice.

scholarly journals Beyond policy narratives: exploring the role of pedagogical beliefs in classroom practices of secondary school Civics and Ethical Education teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemayehu Habte ◽  
Alemayehu Bishaw ◽  
Meskerem Lechissa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Pedagogical Beliefs ◽  
Ethical Education ◽  
Policy Narratives

AbstractIn Ethiopia, secondary school Civics and Ethical Education has been offered to students with prime objective of producing competent and rational citizens. While policy narratives advocate constructivist pedagogy for achieving this goal of the curriculum, the reality on the ground hints that the subject is far behind achieving its stated goal. In line with this, teachers’ role in implementing the curriculum cannot be understated. Teachers are policy actors who implement the official curriculum. Their classroom practice; however, is largely dependent on their pedagogical beliefs. To this end, this study aimed at examining the role of secondary school Civics and Ethical Education teachers’ pedagogical beliefs in their perceived classroom practices vis-à-vis selected demographic variables. The study was conducted using correlational design participating 324 Civics and Ethical Education teachers from 43 government and private secondary schools in Addis Ababa city. Two-way multivariate analysis of variance and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. The regression analysis revealed that teachers' pedagogical beliefs explained 45.8% of the variance in classroom practice. Teachers were also found to have strong constructivist belief, even though they do not completely reject traditional belief per se. Their constructivist practice is; however, below the expected level, suggesting the interplay of contextual factor(s) which should be further studied. The findings implied the need to redefine continuous professional programs with emphasis on reflective teaching practice and improve climate of secondary schools.

scholarly journals Drawing and Conceiving Space: How to Express Spatial Experience Through Drawing?

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
Robin Schaeverbeke ◽  
Hélène Aarts ◽  
Ann Heylighen
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Linear Perspective ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Concepts ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
Virtual Spaces ◽  
Spatial Understanding ◽  
Sensory Experiences ◽  
Geometric Space

Teaching drawing in architectural education raises questions regarding the representation of spatial experiences: to what extent can sensory experiences of space be intensified through observing and drawing and, perhaps equally important, what those drawings would look like? In the context of their drawing classes, the authors started to inquire the discrepancy between conceiving and perceiving space, and the aptitude of representing spatial concepts upon a two dimensional surface. Through observation and translating observation into drawings, students discover that conventionalised ways of drawing, such as linear perspective, only reveal part of the story. While linear perspective remains the dominant way of representing space, obviously visible in photography, film, 3D-imaging and architectural impressions, the authors started looking for ways of drawing which inquire possibilities of expressing spatial experiences. Drawing as an activity which is able to enhance spatial understanding, rather than as a tool to communicate virtual spaces. Next to drawing as a ‘skill’, which can be learnt, the drawing classes started to inquire non-visual aspects of space by analysing attributes of spatiality, which are difficult to convey through two dimensional drawings. Starting from a contextualisation of spatial drawing within architectural practice, the article examines the discrepancy between geometric space and lived space, in order to reveal the dubious role of linear perspective within (architectural) culture and history. After a brief return to how we imagined and represented space in our childhood, the article presents a series of practice based examples. Drawing on the authors’ teaching practice, it illustrates possibilities to expand our visual language by exploring space and spatiality through observing and drawing.

scholarly journals L’e-portfolio pour collecter et gérer les traces de l’activité : exemple d’une formation à l’enseignement instrumental et vocal

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Paukovics ◽  
Pierre-François Coen ◽  
Angelika Güsewell ◽  
Valentina Giovannini-Cartulano
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Vocal Pedagogy ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Nous Sommes ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Futurs Enseignants

Le développement d’une posture d’enseignant-praticien réflexif repose sur la collecte et le traitement de différentes traces de l’activité professionnelle. La nature des traces collectées, leur rôle dans la formation, leur utilisation et leur gestion diffèrent selon les contenus et les dispositifs de formation. Par l’utilisation d’une plateforme électronique d’apprentissage (e-portfolio), le master en pédagogie instrumentale et vocale vise à développer la posture de praticien réflexif des futurs enseignants d’instruments ou de chant. Cette plateforme permet le dépôt, la gestion et le partage de différents types de traces de l’activité. La présente recherche vise à capter la nature des traces collectées ainsi que leur utilisation pour la rédaction d’un bilan de compétences. Il ressort d’entretiens menés avec les étudiants que les e-portfolios contiennent essentiellement des traces élaborées de l’activité et que ces traces sont peu ou pas utilisées lors de la rédaction du bilan de fin de cursus. Les étudiants mentionnent plutôt l’utilisation de traces immatérielles de type souvenirs, récoltées durant leur pratique en enseignement dans et hors formation. À partir de ces constats, nous sommes amenés à nous questionner sur la compréhension du rôle de la trace par les étudiants et l’orientation de leur apprentissage vers le produit plutôt que vers le processus. The development of a reflexive teacher-practitioner position is based on gathering and processing various artifacts of professional activity. The nature of the artifacts collected, their role in training, their use and their management differ according to the content and the training provisions. By using a digital learning platform (eportfolio), the Haute école de musique Vaud Valais Fribourg’s master’s program in instrumental and vocal pedagogy intends to develop the reflexive practitioner position of future teachers in this field. Different types of artifacts of the activity can be deposited, managed, and shared on this platform. The aim of this research is to define the nature of the artifacts gathered and use them to write a skills report. It highlights the interviews conducted with students and the fact that eportfolios essentially contain artifacts developed from the activity and that these artifacts are hardly or not used in the end-of-course report. Rather, students mention the use of intangible artifacts such as memories, collected during their teaching practice both in and out of training. Based on these observations, we are led to question students’ understanding of the role of artifacts and the orientation of their learning towards the product rather than the process.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN PROFESSIONAL KEGURUAN DALAM MATA KULIAH MICRO TEACHING

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mashuri Mashuri
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Crucial Component ◽  
Professional Teacher ◽  
Almost All

The quality of education is really determined by various factors, but the most dominant and important is a teacher's professionalism. Almost all effort on curriculum reform and teaching method implementation, is depends on the teachers ultimately. Any teachers lack of ability of the teaching material, teaching strategy, motivate the students to achieve high perpformance, will not improve the quality of education. The teacher acts as one crucial component in educational system. Therefore, since at the very the beginning, the ability of micro teaching practice at a college should be prepared well in order to be a professional teacher in the future. In the modern education system, teacher candidates are required to have professional skills that include the ability to plan learning, learning implementation, and learning evaluation. Without mastering all these aspects, the teacher will not be able to achieve the learning objectives optimally.

scholarly journals Teachers as researchers: A discovery of their emerging role and impact through a school-university collaborative research

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Chow ◽  
Samuel Kai Wah Chu ◽  
Nicole Tavares ◽  
Celina Wing Yi Lee
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Teacher Professionalism ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Culture Teaching ◽  
The Impact

This study explored the impact of the role of teacher-researchers on in-service teachers’ professional development, as well as the reasons behind the lack of a teacher-as-researcher ethos in schools. In the study, teachers from four Hong Kong primary schools participated in a school-university collaborative research project that promotes collaborative inquiry project-based learning (IPjBL), in which they took the dual role of the teacher and researcher. Five focus group interviews were conducted with the teachers to collect in-depth qualitative data on their experiences. The impact of this experience on teacher professionalism was examined from four dimensions: knowledge enrichment, school culture, teaching practice and curriculum design. The study provides evidence for the benefits of teacher research and sheds light on how university-school collaboration could contribute to engaging teachers in action research in their everyday classroom.

scholarly journals La terminologia per il CLIL in lingua straniera e in italiano L2

2021 ◽  
pp. 83-98
Author(s):  
Silvia Gilardoni
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Italian Context

In this paper we examine the treatment of terminology in CLIL context (Content and language integrated learning), through the analysis of a corpus of subject textbooks in a foreign language and in Italian as a second language. After introducing the CLIL methodology and its application in the field of foreign language and Italian as a second language teaching as regards the Italian context, we consider the role of terminology in CLIL environment. Then we present the results of the analysis of the corpus, which consists of CLIL textbooks in English for the secondary school and of subject textbooks in Italian as a second language for non-native speakers of secondary school and adult migrants who need the qualification of Italian secondary school. The analysis of the treatment of terminology in the corpus allows to outline methodological suggestions to integrate the terminological approach into teaching practice in different CLIL contexts.

scholarly journals A AULA DE GEOGRAFIA NO ENSINO MÉDIO: do legado da tradição às possibilidades de renovação

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 141-160
Author(s):  
Lidiane Bezerra Oliveira ◽  
Armstrong Miranda Evangelista
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Geography Teaching

A problemática deste trabalho consiste em investigar o desenvolvimento da aula expositiva de Geografia, em escolas públicas de Teresina-PI. Especificamente, buscou-se caracterizar os modelos de aulas expositivas de Geografia; caracterizar a aula expositiva de Geografia desenvolvida pelos professores do Ensino Médio; analisar como o professor usa a linguagem nas aulas expositivas de Geografia e, por último, debater uma proposta de sequência didática que promova a interatividade na aula de Geografia. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza qualitativa. Do ponto de vista teórico-conceitual, o estudo foi desenvolvido com base nos seguintes eixos: primeiramente, considera as reflexões sobre a aula expositiva, tanto na perspectiva tradicional quanto na perspectiva dialógica. Em segundo lugar, focaliza a aula na prática docente em Geografia. E, em terceiro lugar, sublinha o papel da linguagem para o aperfeiçoamento da aula de Geografia. A partir deste quadro de referência, o texto está estruturado em sete seções, compreendendo a Introdução, caminhos metodológicos e três seções teóricas, uma de análise e uma propositiva. PALAVRAS-CHAVE Aula expositiva. Aula expositiva dialógica. Linguagem. Ensino de Geografia. GEOGRAPHY LESSON IN SECONDARY EDUCATION: the legacy of tradition to renewal of possibilities ABSTRACT The problem of this study is to investigate the development of lecture of geography in public schools in Teresina-PI. Specifically, we sought to characterize the models of lectures of Geography; characterize the lecture of Geography developed by high school teachers; analyze how the teacher uses the language in lectures of Geography and finally discuss a proposed didactic sequence that promotes interactivity in geography class. This is a qualitative study. From the theoretical and conceptual point of view, the study was developed based on the following principles: first, considers the reflections on the lecture, both in traditional perspective as the dialogical perspective. Second, the class focuses on teaching practice in geography. And thirdly, it emphasizes the role of language for the improvement of Geography class. From this frame of reference, the text is structured in seven sections, comprising the Introduction, methodological paths and three theoretical sections, one of analysis and one propositive. KEYWORDS Lecture. Dialogic lecture. Language. Geography teaching. ISSN: 2236-3904REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE EDUCAÇÃO EM GEOGRAFIA - RBEGwww.revistaedugeo.com.br - [email protected]

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