Search results for "Teacher"

Cross-lagged associations between problem behaviors and teacher-student relationships in early adolescence

2017

This study investigated the cross-lagged associations between teacher-student relationships and problem behaviors in a sample of 440 Finnish students (half of them identified as being at risk of reading difficulties). The degree to which these associations were moderated by a child’s gender, academic performance, risk for reading difficulties, parental education, and having the same teacher over 2 years was examined. The teachers evaluated the students’ problem behaviors and reported closeness and conflict with a particular student. The results showed that the higher the students scored on externalizing problems in Grade 4, the more conflict teachers reported 2 years later. Moderator analy…

Mothers’ trust toward teachers in relation to teaching practices

2013

Abstract This study examined the extent to which mothers’ trust toward the classroom teacher of their child in first grade is related to observed teaching practices in Finland and Estonia. Sixty-six teachers (32 in Finland, 34 in Estonia) were observed using the Early Childhood Classroom Observation Measure (ECCOM; Stipek & Byler, 2004 ). Mothers in Finland (n = 266) and in Estonia (n = 348) filled in questionnaires measuring their trust in their child's first grade teacher. The connection between mothers’ education, child gender, and classroom size in relation to mothers’ trust was also investigated. The results of multilevel modeling showed that mothers in both countries trusted more in t…

Economic Theorizing, Discursive Analysis and Pluralism in the Classroom - Evidence from Postgraduate Teaching in a French University

2014

Can students examine the discursive strategies employed by economists so that the former think critically about the underlying theoretical forces described by the latter? Are economic processes ontologically dependent on the narratives used by economists to account for real phenomena? In this article, we draw both on Wheat's mapping techniques to homogenise theoretical economic discourse and on Pilkington's attempt to combine economics with language for specific purposes. We show that informed and fruitful discussions in the classroom necessitate the use of a new median pluralistic discourse that is yet to be elaborated upon, both by university and secondary school teachers. Finally, in ord…

Impact of a physical education service-learning programme on ASD children: A mixed-methods approach

2021

Abstract Background. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have few opportunities to engage in physical activity, which affects their already limited social and motor skills. Different Service-Learning (SL) proposals designed to meet this need have started to emerge, and research is required to better understand the services provided. Objective. Two objectives were established in this study: (1) to understand the impact of a physical education SL programme from the viewpoints of Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) students and the families of the children with ASD involved; and (2) to analyse the programme’s effects on the motor domain of children with ASD (physical activity …

Pre-service Primary Teachers' Scientific Knowledge and Attitudes towards Science Learning and Their Influence on Understanding of the Nature of Scien…

2016

The present study focused on the knowledge about the nature of science and the question of the extent to which this knowledge could be explained by employing scientific knowledge, as well as attitudes towards science learning. We obtained data from 171 Spanish pre-service primary school teachers on their knowledge about: a) science concepts, b) science process skills, c) the nature of science (that was split into science construction and validation and the role and function of scientific models), and d) their attitudes towards science learning. Quantitative and qualitative analyses provided interesting results: a) there were significant correlations between any pair of scores of conceptual …

Le soft skills relazionali del futuro insegnante di sostegno in tempo di pandemia

2022

La ricerca presentata all’interno di questo contributo indaga l’esperienza di formazione dei futuri insegnanti di sostegno della scuola dell’infanzia, primaria, secondaria di primo e secondaria di secondo grado, nell’ambito del Corso di Specializzazione per le attività del sostegno dell’Università di Palermo nell’a.a. 2020-21, con particolare attenzione alle modificazioni intervenute nella pratica didattica, rispetto allo sviluppo delle soft skills comunicative ed interpersonali, due aree che riteniamo rappresentative delle soft skills relazionali. Nello specifico, attraverso la somministrazione on line del Soft Skills Inventory (SSI) a cui hanno risposto 1296 docenti in formazione, in ques…

Conocimiento y actitudes del profesorado universitario sobre problemas ambientales

2010

Se ha realizado un estudio empírico con una muestra de profesores de la Universidad de Valencia para analizar las ideas y actitudes del profesorado respecto a la introducción de la sostenibilidad en los planes de estudio universitarios. La metodología utilizada conforma una estructura descriptivo-exploratoria y evaluativa basada en un diseño de encuesta. Los datos objetivos nos permiten describir la situación de partida en relación con la introducción de la sostenibilidad en los currículos universitarios En este artículo nos centramos en el análisis de las respuestas del profesorado sobre su percepción y sus conocimientos previos en relación con cuestiones ambientales.

Preconcepciones y actitudes del profesorado de Magisterio ante la incorporación en su docencia de competencias para la sostenibilidad

2014

Este artículo forma parte de la investigación financiada por el MICINN: Proyecto SEJ 2007-67063/EDUC: »Ambientalización curricular: diseño y análisis de intervenciones de Diálogo Disciplinar para el desarrollo de competencias sostenibilizadoras básicas en la educación universitaria (Titulaciones de Educación Infantil y Primaria)». Investigadora principal: Pilar Aznar Minguet. Se ha realizado un estudio empírico con una muestra de profesores de Magisterio de la Universidad de Valencia para analizar sus preconcepciones y actitudes respecto a la incorporación de la sostenibilidad en la docencia de sus asignaturas. La metodología utilizada conforma una estructura descriptivo-exploratoria y eval…

2013 ATEE Spring Conference proceedings "Quality education for quality teaching"

2013

Performance assessment to investigate the domain specificity of instructional skills among pre‐service and in‐service teachers of mathematics and eco…

2019

Background Key elements of instructional quality include the teacher's ability to immediately react in domain‐specific classroom situations. Such skills – defined as action‐related skills – can only be validly assessed using authentic representations of real‐life teaching practice. However, research has not yet explained how teachers apply domain‐specific knowledge for teaching and to what extent action‐related skills are transferable from one domain to another. Aims Our study aims to examine (1) the relationship between action‐related skills, content knowledge, and pedagogical content knowledge, and (2) the domain specificity of action‐related skills of (prospective) teachers in the two do…