An Investigation of Teachers’ Beliefs about Learning/Istraživanje o uvjerenjima što ih učitelji imaju o učenju

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdal Bay ◽  
Mustafa İlhan ◽  
Zeynep Aydın ◽  
İsmail Kinay ◽  
Celal Yiğit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Approach ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Educational Beliefs ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Constructivist Approaches ◽  
Beliefs About Learning

AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate teachers beliefs about learning. So, we investigated the level of teachers beliefs about the traditional and constructivist approach (cognitive, social and radical). Further, it was questioned how teachers developed qualifications needed for the constructivist approach. The study was conducted on 233 teachers working in the city centre of Gaziantep in Turkey during 2011-2012 school year. Beliefs about Learning Scale, developed by the researchers, was used for data collection. The results revealed that the teachers adopted the constructivist approach at a higher level than the traditional approach. Speaking about the constructivist approach dimensions, the teachers adopted the social constructivist approach at a higher level than cognitive and radical constructivist approaches. According to the gender variable, the extent to which the female teachers adopted the constructivist approach was higher in comparison with the male teachers. Moreover, it was found that the level of classroom teachers beliefs about the traditional approach was higher than that of subject teachers beliefs according to seniority. Another finding was that the increase in seniority increased the teachers beliefs about the traditional approach. The findings indicated that the teachers adopted qualifications for the constructivist approach mostly during their undergraduate and post-graduate education.Key words: beliefs about learning; constructivist learning; cognitive, social and radical constructivism; teachers educational beliefs; traditional learning. ---SažetakCilj je ovog istraživanja odrediti uvjerenja koja učitelji imaju o učenju. Istražili smo stoga razinu njihovih uvjerenja o tradicionalnim i konstruktivističkim pristupima (kognitivni, drutveni i radikalni). tovie, tražili smo odgovor na pitanje kako učitelji razvijaju kompetencije potrebne za konstruktivistički pristup. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 233 učitelja koji poučavaju u sreditu turskog grada Gaziantepa tijekom k. godine 2011./2012. Ljestvica za utvrđivanje uvjerenja o učenju, koju su izradili sami autori, koritena je za prikupljanje podataka. Rezultati su otkrili da učitelji usvajaju konstruktivistički pristup na vioj razini u odnosu na tradicionalni pristup. Kada je riječ o dimenzijama konstruktivističkog pristup, učitelji usvajaju drutveni konstruktivizam na vioj razini nego kognitivni ili radikalni konstruktivizam. S obzirom na rod kao varijablu, učiteljice usvajaju konstruktivistički pristup na vioj razini od učitelja. Pokazalo se, tovie, da je razina uvjerenja to ih razredni učitelji imaju o tradicionalnom pristupu via nego u slučaju predmetnih učitelja kada se promatraju godine staža. S porastom godina staža rastu i uvjerenja učitelja o tradicionalnom pristupu. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju na to da učitelji usvajaju kompetencije potrebne za konstruktivistički pristup uglavnom tijekom dodiplomskog i poslijediplomskog obrazovanja. Ključne riječi: kognitivni, drutveni i radikalni konstruktivizam; konstruktivističko učenje; uvjerenja o učenju; uvjerenja učitelja o učenju; tradicionalno učenje.

scholarly journals EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS’ OPINIONS ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING SERVICE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-11
Author(s):  
Ahmet Yıkmış ◽  
Özlem Toprak ◽  
Seniha Kurtoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Prior Information ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
City Centre ◽  
School Year ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Social

The goal of this research is to determine teachers’ opinions about the homeschooling service. Teachers participated in the research are the ones provided the homeschooling services in Sakarya City Centre within 2018-2019 school year. Qualitative research method has been used for the research and data has been collected via focus group discussion. Descriptive analysis technique has been used for analysing the obtained data. When the findings of the research are examined, participants who have been providing homeschooling services in a range of one to three years, stated that they had no prior information about homeschooling services, and they enhanced their knowledge level within the process of the education. Every single one of the participants specified that they all practiced observation and evaluation to determine educational performance and the needings of the students during the early weeks of homeschooling service, and afterwards they created individualized education plan (IEP) and figured the educational process according to this plan for their students. The lack of awareness about homeschooling, the families’ behaviours and experiencing insufficiency about the supplies are expressed as encountered problems within the homeschooling process. It is emphasized that the homeschooling service increases academic skills of the students while students’ distance from their peers and the social environment is a disadvantage. Keywords: homeschooling, focus group discussion, persistent diseaseete

scholarly journals PENDIDIKAN MORAL ANAK USIA DINI MELALUI PENDEKATAN KONSTRUKTIVIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 63-75
Author(s):  
Intan Kusumawati ◽  
Darmiyati Zuchdi
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Moral Education ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Children's Interests ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

Early childhood moral education through constructivist approaches focuses on implementing daily practices that are appropriate to the development of children from birth. Through a constructivist approach, the purpose of this study is to find out the development of children in all areas of the curriculum and all domains of development, both physical and moral. The goal of early childhood moral education is through a constructivist approach so that later children become independent students. In learning using a constructivist approach gives children the opportunity to learn about moral issues and behavior in real experience. Children build moral understanding through the social interactions they experience. Constructivist teachers facilitate children in the classroom so students can be directly involved in resolving conflicts or problems experienced by students in class, making decisions and social issues. The constructivist teacher builds children's interests and goals in building children's reasoning, children's experiments and encouraging children to be able to cooperate among all class members. The results of this study that the constructivist approach taken in the classroom makes children able to be autonomous and can make decisions, children can play games in groups through cooperation, and can conduct discussions or social and moral deliberations.

Science Teachers’ Beliefs about Teaching and Learning Implementing Inquiery-based Learning - A Case in Qatar Government Primary Schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alshaima Saleh Alyafei
Keyword(s):  
Science Teachers ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Beliefs About Teaching ◽  
Voluntary Basis

The current study investigates the beliefs held by science teachers on constructivism and a traditional approach in Qatar government primary schools. More specifically, it aims to investigate the challenges that science teachers experience during inquiry-based learning implementation. A web-based survey was conducted in order to collect data from grades 4 to 6 science teachers. A total of 112 science teachers responded and completed the survey on a voluntary basis. The results indicate that science teachers hold a higher beliefs in constructivism than traditional approach. A T-test and ANOVA analysis have showed that there is no significant differences between the beliefs of science teachers’ and their gender, level of education, and years of teaching experience. In addition, science teachers faced challenges in lesson planning, assessment, and teacher support.

scholarly journals The development of a model for geodesic learning: The geodesic information processing model

1997 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline M. Leaf ◽  
Brenda Louw ◽  
Isabel Uys
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Information Processing Model ◽  
The People ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Current Article ◽  
Alternative Service ◽  
Learning Institutions

The current article suggests that alternatives to the current traditional learning methods are essentials if learning institutions are to provide people with effective life skills that enable them to be autonomous learners. This suggestion is based on a body of literature on alternative learning which stresses the need for fundamental change and hence, a paradigm shift in perception of learning in order to cope with the world-wide information explosion. The alternative non-traditional approach proposed in geodesic learning which stresses learning how to learn and self-directed inquiry as essential life skills which enable systems as well as the people in the systems to bring about their own transformation in response to changing situations and requirements. The current article discusses an alternative service delivery model, the geodesic information processing model, which falls within the realms of the geodesic philosophy. The implications of this alternative approach for the speech-language therapist are discussed.

scholarly journals PENDEKATAN KONSTRUKTIVIS SOSIAL DALAM PENINGKATAN HASIL BELAJAR IPS DI SD KELAS IV

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Elsinora Mahananingtyas
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Class Action ◽  
Social Constructivist ◽  
School Age ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach

Learners at elementary school age generally have a concept that is rich, but not systematically, not organized and spontaneous. With a skilled supervisor dialogue together, then learners can develop the concepts that are more systematic, logical, and rational. A social constructivist approach stresses the social context in learning that knowledge is constructed and built together with the teacher or friend of the more skilled colleagues. The purpose of this research is to improve or enhance quality (quality) were learning in class by applying the social constructivist approach at grade IV in the primary Christian Advent of Ambon. The method of this research is a type of class action Research with 4 stages, namely planning, implementation, observation and reflection. The results of this research that is happening gradual classical on the learners of the cycle I meeting 1 to 2 meetings amounted to 6.6% of the cycle I of the meeting 1 of 59% to 65.6% in meeting 2. While the ketuntasan of classical learners on cycle II increased to 6.8% in cycle II meeting 1 of 77.2% to 84%. Cycle II whole learners, prepared with a value above the KKM i.e. 15 learners or 100% complete

scholarly journals Reforma educativa como cambio curricular: representaciones de docentes en una escuela primaria

2016 ◽  
pp. 200-225
Author(s):  
Dra. Dulce Cabrera Hernández ◽  
Mtro. Rodolfo Cruz Vadillo
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Educational Reform ◽  
Curriculum Change ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
The Core ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reforma Educativa ◽  
Core Questions

En este artículo se expone un análisis sobre las representaciones que construyen docentes en torno al significante “reforma educativa” en el contexto de la educación básica, se presenta como ámbito de estudio la Escuela Primaria Colegio Cristóbal Colón en el estado de Veracruz, México, durante el ciclo escolar 2010-2011. Las preguntas centrales de esta investigación giran en torno a los significados construidos por las docentes respecto del término “reforma educativa” en la institución mencionada. En este abordaje se exponen los recursos procedentes de la teoría de las representaciones sociales, además de las dos categorías intermedias construidas en esta investigación: la primera se denomina reforma regional en perspectiva; la segunda, efecto de cambio y progreso. En este sentido la investigación permite conocer que las docentes significaron la interpelación de la RIEB 2009 como un llamado a la modificación de sus estrategias didácticas, identificando la reforma educativa como cambio curricular. AbstractThis article presents an analysis of the representations that teachers make about one term “educational reform” in the context of the basic education, in the Elementary School Cristóbal Colón in the state of Veracruz, Mexico; during the 2010-2011 school year. The core questions of this research are looking for the meanings given to the term “education reform” by the teachers in that institution. In this approach we take resources from the Theory of the Social Representations adding two mezzo categories created in this research: the first is called regional reform in perspective; the second is the effect of change and progress. In that direction this research allows to know that the teachers taken the interpellation from de RIEB as a request to modify their teaching strategies, they identified the educational reform as curriculum change. Recibido: 28 de julio de 2015Aceptado: 06 de noviembre de 2015

scholarly journals MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR IPS SISWA KELAS IV SD NEGERI 18 KENDARI MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE STAD

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sultan Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Mastery Learning ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Social ◽  
Assessment Rubric

ABSTRAK : Penilaian ini berisi proses pembelajaran IPS pada siswa kelas VI yang dilakukan di SD Negeri 18 Kendari. Tujuan dan karya tulis ini, adalah membuktikanbahwa kegiatan bermain dan membuat display dapat memberikan keberhasilan pada proses pembelajaran siswa dalam rangka pencapaian mastery learning. Dalam penelitian ini penulis melibatkan 12 siswa kelas VI yang ada di SD Negeri 18 Kendari yaitu siswa kelas VI untuk tahun pelajaran 2014/2015. Alat penilaian yang digunakan berbentuk tes dan non tes. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dalam tiga siklus. Antara lain siklus I, siklus II dan siklus III merupakan rangkaian kegiatan yang saling berkaitan. Faktor yang diteliti dalam penelitian ini adalah proses pembelajaran siswa yakni mengamati kelancaran pembelajaran, suasana dan aktivitas pembelajaran serta hasil belajar siswa. Rubrik penilaian dilakukan pada saat siswa terlibat dalam kegiatan kelompok ketiga membuat display dan melakukan permainan. Rubrik bertujuan untuk melihat keterampilan-keterampilan yang diharapkan pada paradigma pembelajaran dalam pedoman KTSP yaitu,1) learning to know, 2) Learning to do, 3) leraning to be, dan 4) learning to live togather telah dicapai oleh siswa. Perbandingan hasil pre-test, siklus I, siklus II, dan siklus III, serta rubrik penilaian saat pembuatan display dan permainan menunjukan bahwa keterampilan yang diharapkan dari setiap kriteria penilaian dapat dilalui dengan nilai yang baik oleh semua kelompok. Meskipun penilaian rubrik dilakukan dalam kelompok, namun keterampilan itu tetap menjadi tanggung jawab setiap individu siswa. Hal penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa penerapan tehnik permainan dan display dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS karena suasana belajar dirasakan menyenangkan dan siswa lebih aktif menyelesaikan tugas serta terjadi peningkatan prestasi belajar. Kata Kunci: Aktivitas, Prestasi Belajar, STADABSTRACT: This assessment contains the social studies learning process for grade VI students conducted at SD Negeri 18 Kendari. The purpose and this paper, is to prove that playing activities and making displays can provide success in the learning process of students in order to achieve mastery learning. In this study the authors involved 12 grade VI students in 18 Public Elementary School Kendari, namely grade VI students for the 2014/2015 school year. Assessment tools used in the form of tests and non-tests. This research was conducted in three cycles. Among other cycles I, cycle II and cycle III is a series of interrelated activities. The factors examined in this study were the students' learning processes, namely observing the smooth learning, the atmosphere and learning activities and student learning outcomes. The assessment rubric is done when students are involved in third group activities making displays and playing games. The rubric aims to look at the skills expected in the learning paradigm in the SBC guidelines, namely, 1) learning to know, 2) learning to do, 3) learning to be, and 4) learning to live togather has been achieved by students. Comparison of pre-test results, cycle I, cycle II, and cycle III, as well as the assessment rubric when making displays and games shows that the skills expected from each assessment criteria can be passed with good grades by all groups. Although the rubric assessment is done in groups, the skill remains the responsibility of each individual student. This study shows that the application of game and display techniques can improve social studies learning outcomes because the learning atmosphere is felt to be fun and students are more active in completing assignments and there is an increase in learning achievement. Keywords: Activities, Learning Achievement, STAD

scholarly journals A new approach to understanding teachers’ classroom practices

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyla Alsalim
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Practices ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Reform Initiatives ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Recent Reform

Teaching is generally considered a complex practice that involves the constant and dynamic interaction between the teacher, the students and the subject matter. One of the main goals of most education reform initiatives has been to change teachers’ classroom practices. Most recent reform curricula focus on highlighting teacher practices that promote and evoke students’ understanding alongside the changes in content (Tirosh & Graeber, 2003). Changes to a teacher’s role that are included in the education reform movement call for more research in order to understand and theorise teachers’ classroom practices. In this paper, I will present patterns-of-participation (PoP) as a promising framework that aims to understand the role of the teacher for emerging classroom practices. Instead of relying on a traditional approach to understanding classroom practices by analysing teachers’ beliefs, this framework applies a participatory approach to look for patterns in the participation of individual teachers in many social practices at the school and in the classroom. Some of these practices are directly related to the teaching and learning of mathematics while others are not. And some of them relate to communities that are not actually present in the classroom or at the school. PoP views teachers’ social interaction in a certain community as a piece which is influenced by other pieces of social interactions. In every interaction, the ‘pieces’ shape a ‘fluctuating pattern' that shows the shifting impact of different, previous practices and the dynamic relations between them (Skott, 2010; 2011; 2013).

scholarly journals Designing and Piloting a Leadership Daily Practice Log: Using Logs to Study the Practice of Leadership

2021 ◽  
pp. 155-195
Author(s):  
James P. Spillane ◽  
Anita Zuberi
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Cognitive Interviews ◽  
School Year ◽  
Ethnographic Studies ◽  
Limited Sampling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Study Participants

AbstractThis article aims to validate the Leadership Daily Practice (LDP) log, an instrument for conducting research on leadership in schools. Using a combination of data sources—namely, a daily practice log, observations, and open-ended cognitive interviews—the authors evaluate the validity of the LDP log. Formal and informal leaders were asked to complete the LDP log for 2 weeks; observers shadowed a subsample of leaders in each school, 1 day per week. Using the three sources of data, the authors analyzed interview responses (specifically, the participants’ interpretations of the log); they matched log entries with observer recordings; and they compared (a) the characteristics of the social interactions that were entered into the log with (b) the overall sample of interactions that occurred while observers shadowed participants. The study shows that LDP log entries capture school leadership interactions as recorded by independent observers; it also demonstrates that study participants, with some exceptions, were not biased toward reporting certain types of interactions over others. Still, some log terminologies were problematic for participants, as was the limited sampling period of 2 weeks. The authors propose ways to (a) change the LDP log to reflect the concerns raised by participants in the cognitive interviews and (b) alter the sampling scheme to capture leadership around the school year. The LDP log is less costly and time-consuming than in-depth ethnographic studies, and it is an important tool for researchers who aim to collect data in schools, one that reaches beyond surveys.

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