The association between preschool teachers’ beliefs and practices about developmentally appropriate practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 186 (12) ◽  
pp. 1972-1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hassan Hemdan Mohamed ◽  
Ibrahim Amin Al-Qaryouti
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate Practices ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Appropriate Practices

scholarly journals Student Teachers’ Beliefs about Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Their Relationship with some Demographic Variables

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Ibrahim A. Alqaryouti ◽  
Ahmed H. Hemdan
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Female Student ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
First Year ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate Practices ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Appropriate Practices

The purpose of this study was to investigate female student teachers’ beliefs towards developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and the relationship between these beliefs and the GPA. It also aimed to investigate the differences in DAP beliefs among female student teachers at different years(lst through 4th year). Study sample consisted of 60 female students selected from the Early Child Education program at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University from different years (lst through 4th year). The study used the three subscales of teacher beliefs scale: (a) integrated/social- cultural curriculum, (b) teacher-directed / basic school skills and (c) child-centered learning. The results indicated a significant correlation at p=0.01 among the three TBS subscales, the total score and GPA. Significant differences were also found between the different years where the beliefs of the second, third and fourth year students were better than first year students beliefs on all subscales and the total score.

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