scholarly journals Teachers’ reflecting on professional knowledge in the numeracy (mathematics) classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Mills
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Effective Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching Learning

New Zealand primary school teachers are expected to regularly reflect on their teaching practice in order to consider the implications of past teaching on future planning. Aligned to teachers’ ongoing reflection, the New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) contains a section on effective pedagogy—teacher actions promoting student learning, which includes a Teaching as Inquiry Cycle (pp. 34–35). Embedded within their inquiry, teachers consider the teaching-learning relationship and often turn to frameworks of knowledge for guidance. This article shares the implications of using a framework of teacher knowledge in research. While the framework used contained much detail for the researcher, it overlapped categories and at the same time lacked acknowledgement of some important concepts for teachers in classroom practice. Findings from using a framework in this research were combined with findings from previous research to formulate the Wheel of Professional Knowledge, which was developed for mathematics teachers to use when reflecting on their practice.

CONOCIMIENTOS DISCIPLINARES Y PEDAGÓGICOS DE LAS EDUCADORAS DE PÁRVULOS EN CHILE

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-251
Author(s):  
Fabiola Moreno Vera ◽  
Agustín De la Herrán Gascón
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Knowledge ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Teacher Survey ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Educational Challenge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Resumen:Se estudia si la percepción de los conocimientos profesionales (disciplinares y pedagógicos) de las educadoras de párvulos de Chile está asociada al nivel de conocimientos que realmente tienen. Con este fin se aplicaron dos instrumentos de recogida de datos, previamente validados. El primero fue un cuestionario diseñado sobre la Encuesta Nacional Docente realizada por el Ministerio de Educación de Chile. El segundo fue la prueba INICIA (Ministerio de Educación de Chile, 2013), aplicada anualmente a los alumnos egresados de las carreras de educación parvularia. Los resultados indican que el nivel de conocimientos técnicos y pedagógicos de las educadoras de párvulos es extremadamente bajo, lo que se ve agravado por una falsa percepción acerca de su nivel de formación disciplinar y pedagógica. Las conclusiones apuntan a que la profesión de educadora de párvulos en Chile tiene un gran desafío formativo por delante. Abstract:It examines whether the perception of professional knowledge (disciplinary and pedagogical) of preschool teachers in Chile is associated with the level of knowledge they actually have. With this aim, two instruments of data collection were applied, previously validated. The first was a questionnaire designed on National Teacher Survey conducted by the Ministry of Education of Chile. The second one was the INICIA (Ministry of Education of Chile, 2013), applied annually to the pupils of nursery education. The results indicate that the level of technical and pedagogical knowledge of pre-school teachers is extremely low, which is exacerbated by a false perception of their level of disciplinary and pedagogical training. The findings suggest that the profession of nursery teachers in Chile has a great educational challenge ahead.

scholarly journals Attitudes and Opinions of Teachers towards Corporal Punishment

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 155
Author(s):  
Dr. Nuzhat Fatima ◽  
Dr. Shafqat Ali Janjua ◽  
Dr. Muhammad Nafees ◽  
Kamran Masood
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Difference Of Opinion ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Conducive Environment

Corporal Punishment yields negative impact on the behaviors of students and thus their learning achievements remain lower. Sometime, in a particular situation, students’ exhibit relatively better results but they actually get fed up with the learning enrolment and intrinsically intend to go away from teaching learning process. This study was under taken to get the opinion of primary school teachers and their practical behaviors towards corporal punishment at primary level in the Govt. Schools of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. In order to collect data, a questionnaire containing 35 questions was developed in Urdu for seeking opinion of primary school teachers. The questionnaire had two parts; the first part pertained to information about different aspects related to the classroom situation while the second part contained an open-ended question asking for suggestions.  Stratified random sample technique was used but only those school were selected which were willing to respond and easy to approach.  Data collected through questionnaire were tabulated and analyzed.  Although difference of opinion was found among the teachers on all issues yet an overall majority opined that corporal punishment must not be there as it was the greatest negative variable for creating a conducive environment for teaching learning process. Key words:  Punishment, Learning Achievements, Learning Environment, Motivation, Satisfaction.

scholarly journals Fiandeiras do cotidiano: um alinhavo de saberes pessoais e profissionais nas tramas da educação

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (222) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ormezinda Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
Classroom Discussions ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Permanent Formation

Este artigo analisa as memórias discursivas de um grupo de professores, matriculados em um curso de formação continuada, ministrado pelo Centro de Formação Permanente de Professores em Uberaba, MG. Buscou-se a concepção que os professores têm atualmente do que é ser criança e ser professor. Por meio de diferentes formas de linguagem os professores alfabetizadores, participantes desta pesquisa, expressaram-se oferecendo elementos para a compreensão das experiências que subjazem as suas práticas pedagógicas. Numa análise preliminar, privilegiou-se a importância da reflexão que o professor faz consigo mesmo, considerando seus saberes pessoais como ponto de partida para a compreensão de seus saberes profissionais, uma vez que esse tema foi considerado por nós de alta relevância nas discussões em classe, tendo em vista a ênfase dada a ele pelos professores-cursistas. Palavras-chave: memória discursiva; saberes pessoais; saberes profissionais. This article analyzes the discursive memories of a group of professors, registered in a continuing education course, ministered by the Professors Permanent Formation Center at Uberaba, MG. The focus was the professors` conception about what is to be child and to be professor nowadays. By many different forms of language, the primary school teachers who participated of this research had expressed themselves offering elements for the experiences understanding that are behind of their pedagogical practices/skills. In a preliminary analysis, the importance of the professor reflection was privileged, considering his personal knowledge as the starting point for the understanding of his professional knowledge, once that this subject was considered of high relevance in the classroom discussions, in view of the emphasis gave by the professors-students to it. Key words: discursive memory; personal knowledge; professional knowledge

scholarly journals The opinions of primary school teachers’ candidates towards material preparation and usage

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Zeynep Genc
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Course Material

Instruction materials help students to acquire more memorable information. Instruction materials have an important effect on providing more permanent and simple way of learning in every step of education. Instruction materials are the most frequently used by primary school teachers. Primary school teachers should support their lectures with instruction materials in order to provide permanent learning. The Teaching Technologies and Material Designing (TTMD) course which is one of the compulsory courses that students must take aims to acquire students the information and skills related with the preparation and use of materials. Evaluation of TTMD course is important in terms of the effectiveness of the course which provides the opportunity of motivating the students to learn by attracting their attention, keeping their attentions alive, making abstract concepts more concrete, facilitating the acquisition of knowledge in an organized way in the process of learning and teaching. In this context, it was aimed to determine the opinions of students in the department of primary school teaching about preparation and use of materials through teaching practice which is done within TTMD course in this study. This study is a descriptive study based on qualitative data. The sample of this research included 37 students from the department of primary school teaching who took TTMD course in the second semester in 2014-2015 academic year at Ataturk Education Faculty of Near East University or students who took this course in previous academic years. The data of this research were collected with structured interview form. According to the results, it was revealed that primary school teachers’ candidates attach importance to prepare and use materials based on their answers about the use and preparation of materials in instruction. When the opinions of primary school teachers candidates about the criteria that they give value in preparing and using materials, it was figured out that they emphasize the criteria such as suitability for student level, suitability for aim, simplicity and easy comprehensibility. Furthermore, the results indicated that primary school teachers’ candidates mostly experience difficulty in finding suitable materials and tools for the aim. It was also revealed that the majority of primary school teachers’ candidates stated that they will use materials and a few of them indicated that they will not use materials since they find materials as insufficient based on their answers about the question asking if they will use the materials which they prepared in TTMD course when they begin teaching profession. Keywords: primary school, primary teaching candidates, teaching technologies and material designing (TTMD) course, material design, instruction materials

Organization of teaching practice of future primary school teachers in the context of dual training system

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 942-954
Author(s):  
Natalia Khan ◽  
Aigul Syzdykbayeva ◽  
Fariza Kinzhibaeva ◽  
Gulmira Demesheva ◽  
Oryngul Abilova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Training System ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teachers Training

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to bare the peculiarities and challenges of the dual training (DT) of the future primary school teachers in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The above-mentioned problem is quite urgent, as the system of VET and DT is a rather new experience for Kazakhstani system of higher education. Thereby, the paper makes an effort to demonstrate the forms of organization of DT at teachers’ training university.Design/methodology/approachThe instruments for gathering information (data) for this study were various primary school teachers’ training curricula adopted by Kazakh State Women’s Teacher Training University; in particular, curricula of teaching practice. Various types of teaching practice during the entire learning period are provided by the state educational standards of higher professional education. Therefore, the research utilized a retrospective analysis that allows identifying the nature and specifics of the primary school teachers’ training curricula.FindingsThe paper points out the necessity to strengthen practical orientation of future primary school teacher through the synthesis of academic and educational processes (in school). It also presents the differences between the organization of teaching practice based on traditional and dual approach.Originality/valueThe authors suggest project curriculum of continuous teaching practice during the entire learning process on the example of the specialty 5B010200 Pedagogy and methodology of primary education in the context of DT and some results of its implementation.

Teaching and Learning Theories Applied in Mathematics Classroom among Primary School Teachers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Kashefi ◽  
Zaleha Ismail ◽  
Fariba Mirzaei ◽  
Chan Choon Tak ◽  
Sharifah Nasriah Wan Obeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers

scholarly journals Autopercepción del profesorado de Educación Primaria en servicio desde el modelo TPACK

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Ortiz Colon ◽  
Miriam Ágreda Montoro ◽  
Javier Rodríguez Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Educación Primaria

El estudio analiza los resultados más relevantes de la investigación realizada con docentes de educación primaria, en referencia al modelo TPACK. El objetivo de esta investigación es conocer la autopercepción de los docentes de primaria en servicio, con respecto a su capacitación tecnológica, tomando como referencia la escala de diagnóstico TPACK. Para la recopilación de información, se adaptó un cuestionario tipo Likert ya validado, siguiendo el modelo TPACK. El cuestionario está compuesto por 47 ítems que recopilan información de las siete dimensiones del modelo. La muestra está formada por 607 docentes. La investigación es de naturaleza descriptiva no experimental, y realiza un análisis de varianza multivariante (MANOVA). Los resultados más significativos han sido el hallazgo de diferencias con respecto al género de los participantes. En general, son los hombres los que tienen una mayor percepción de sí mismos con respecto al uso y la integración de las TIC en su práctica docente, especialmente en asuntos científicos. Las mujeres parecen ser más efectivas cuando seleccionan enfoques para guiar el aprendizaje y el pensamiento del estudiante en términos de lectura y escritura. The study aims to analyze the most relevant results of the research carried out with primary education teachers, with reference to the TPACK model. The objective of this research is to know the self-perception of primary school teachers in service, regarding their technological training, taking as a reference the TPACK diagnostic scale. For the collection of information, a Likert type questionnaire already validated was adapted, following the TPACK model. The questionnaire consists of 47 items that collect information on the seven dimensions of the model. The sample consists of 607 teachers. The research is of a non-experimental descriptive nature, and performs a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The most significant results have been the finding of differences regarding the gender of the participants. In general, it is men who have a greater perception of themselves regarding the use and integration of ICTs in their teaching practice, especially in scientific matters. Women seem to be more effective when they select approaches to guide student learning and thinking in terms of reading and writing.

scholarly journals Opinions of primary education teachers on the advantages and disadvantages of on-line teaching

Educatia 21 ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 143-147
Author(s):  
Delia Muste
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Local Decision ◽  
On Line

"In Romania, schools were closed, courses were suspended on March 11, 2020. The Ministry of Education and Research sent teachers the recommendation to conduct online courses at home. Over the following weeks, this recommendation was supplemented by others, the Ministry recommend that teachers take online courses, without making them compulsory. On March 20, 2020, the Ministry of Education approved the Methodology on the distance continuation of the educational process in quarantine conditions that establishes the way to continue the educational process in primary, secondary and high school institutions in quarantine conditions. The methodology establishes the obligation to conduct distance learning courses through various online platforms (eg Viber, Whatsapp, Facebook, Google Classroom, Zoom, etc.) and allows the assessment of students during this period and the registration of grades in the catalog. The large number of platforms available online for conducting such courses, as well as the lack of a national or local decision on the use of a single platform, has generated quite a bit of confusion among teachers and especially among students. We wanted to find out the opinions of primary school teachers regarding the advantages and disadvantages they perceive regarding online teaching, through interviews with them."

scholarly journals Formation of professional readiness of future primary school teachers to ensure social partnership with parents in the nomadic school of the far north

2020 ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
N. M. Nuzhnova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Joint Activities ◽  
Far North

The article deals with the formation of professional readiness of future primary school teachers to ensure and implement social partnership with parents of students in the Far North. The article focuses on the relevance of the project „Nomadic school” in modern conditions, shows the trends of modernization of education, in particular, the proposals of the Ministry of education of Russia in the field of legal regulation in nomadic education. The advantages of teaching children in primary classes of nomadic school, concerning the issues of adaptation process to primary education, preservation of traditional family education, native language and national culture are substantiated. In the context of successfully carried out training of primary school teachers to work in nomadic schools of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, the content of training sessions with students studying at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia is revealed when mastering the disciplines of the module „Social Partnership with Parents”. The author believes that the joint work of the teacher with the parents can lead the latter to change their position from an observer to an active assistant, partner of the educational process in the quality of education and upbringing of children in their nomadic places. The presented forms of work with students make it possible to increase their motivation to organize and ensure social partnership with parents, to develop certain skills related to the application of technologies of organization of joint activities with parents in the field of education of students, demonstrate its achievements in organizing a social partnership between the nomadic school and parents.

scholarly journals Enhancing innovative delivery in schools using design thinking

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 927
Author(s):  
Sharmini Gopinathan ◽  
Anisha Haveena Kaur ◽  
Kanesaraj Ramasamy ◽  
Murali Raman
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Content Delivery ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Economy And Education

The pandemic has created challenges in all sectors of the economy and education. Traditional teaching approaches seem futile in the new context, thus the need to constantly reinvent the delivery to meet the fast-paced changes in the education domain. Hence, Design Thinking (DT) is an alternative approach that might be useful in the given context. DT is known to be a human-centric approach to innovative problem-solving processes. DT could be employed in the delivery process to develop twenty-first-century skills and enhance creativity and innovation, in an attempt to identify alternative solutions. The study explores the role of design thinking (DT) in the form of empathy, thinking process, gamified lessons and curriculum enhancement, which leads to innovative delivery among teachers. It enhances and facilitates innovative content delivery by leveraging creativity. The study targeted 131 teachers, whereby 61 are primary school teachers and 70 are secondary school teachers. A questionnaire constituting of 23 close-ended questions using the 5-point Likert scale was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SmartPLS to establish relationships between DT and Innovative Delivery in schools. The data was further analyzed to seek co-relations between the DT steps and the successful transformation of content delivery by teachers. The study established a framework for the application of design thinking for teachers as the primary support in developing activities for their students. The study showed that thinking process, gamifying lessons and curriculum enhancement have positive significance in innovative delivery, whereas empathy did not show a significant positive relationship. The outcome of this study will help fill the gap towards creating an interesting method of delivery in schools and constantly innovating the method to suit the evolving generation. This insight is crucial for the Ministry of Education and policymakers to enhance teachers’ ability to innovatively deliver content to students.

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