Orientador: Roxane Helena Rodrigues Rojo / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T21:20:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vieira-Silva_Claudiomiro_D.pdf: 2889897 bytes, checksum: a211852f1d5a064dcdb58404c76fc595 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo refletir sobre as contribuições da produção de material didático (MD) para a formação continuada e a valorização dos professores de Língua Portuguesa, uma das ações do Programa de Desenvolvimento Educacional (PDE) da Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Paraná. Nossas reflexões partiram da ideia de que a formação continuada dos professores seria mais significativa se houvesse a possibilidade de colocá-los como agentes - por meio do estudo, pesquisa e produção de MD - de sua própria formação. Os professores estariam, neste caso, não só recepcionando conhecimentos produzidos por instâncias acadêmicas e governamentais, mas também produzindo conhecimentos à medida que relacionassem seus saberes da experiência com os saberes teóricos sobre ensino e aprendizagem e os saberes específicos de sua disciplina, além de estarem exercitando aspectos didáticos para a implementação das teorias na prática escolar (ROJO, 2001a). A partir de tal problematização, procuramos discutir os conceitos de transposição didática, didatização e modelização didática para entendermos como o professor, ao produzir MD, poderia (re)organizar e (re)significar seus saberes: os para ensinar e os a ensinar (HOFSTETTER e SCHNEUWLY, 2009) e, assim, fortalecer, discursivamente, seus instrumentos de trabalho. Com base nessa fundamentação e situados na perspectiva transdisciplinar da Linguística Aplicada, também lançamos mão dos conceitos bakhtinianos de "apreciação valorativa", "vozes", "ideologia", "gênero" para analisarmos, discursivamente, nosso corpus de pesquisa, a fim de conhecermos a contribuição da atividade de produção de material didático para a formação e valorização dos professores-produtores. O corpus analisado, gerado na abordagem qualitivo-interpretativista, é composto pelo discurso (entrevistas, relatos de experiência e material didático) de seis professores que moram e atuam profissionalmente em diferentes regiões do Estado e que participaram, cada um em sua região, dos cursos oferecidos por seis diferentes Instituições Públicas de Ensino Superior (IPES) no âmbito do PDE 2007/2008. Por um lado, as análises nos permitiram compreender que o material produzido está repleto de intercalações de vozes: das teorias estudadas nos cursos oferecidos e das orientações recebidas dos professores das IPES, dos documentos parametrizadores do estado para o ensino de Língua Portuguesa e para o curso PDE e, principalmente, da experiência profissional dos professores. Por outro, as variações na escolha e na organização dos temas/conteúdos presentes nos MD parecem indicar que, mesmo a produção de MD sendo um relevante instrumento de formação continuada e valorização dos professores, a apropriação da teoria, com destaque para a específica de língua/linguagem, no processo formativo é lenta e complexa. Esta constatação é um dado a ser considerado pela mantenedora do próprio programa e também pelas políticas públicas responsáveis pela promoção de cursos de formação continuada de professores / Abstract: The main purpose of this research is to reflect on the contributions of textbooks production to teachers' continuing education and to the Portuguese teachers' professional valorization. The textbook production is one of the actions under the Educational Development Program (PDE) of the Secretary of Education of Parana State (Brazil). The reflections departed from the idea that teachers continuing education would be more meaningful if there was the possibility of positioning themselves as agents - through study, research and production of textbooks - for their own professional education. In this case, teachers would not only be receiving knowledge produced by academic and government instances, but also they would be producing knowledge as they make the relationship between their experience knowledge with theoretical knowledge about teaching-learning processes and the specific disciplinary content. Moreover, they would be exercising didactic aspects for the implementation of the theories in school practice (ROJO, 2001a). From this questioning, we discuss the concepts of didactic transposition, didactization and didactic modeling to understand how teachers could (re)organized and (re)signify their knowledge by producing textbooks - both the knowledge necessary for the activity of teaching and the knowledge to teach students (HOFSTETTER e SCHNEUWLY, 2009) - and thus strengthen their work instruments discursively. Situated at the transdisciplinary perspective of Applied Linguistics, we also refer to bakhtinian concepts of "evaluative appreciation", "voices", "ideology", "genre" to analyze discursively our research corpus in order to know the contributions of the textbook production activity to the professional education and the valorization of producers-teachers. The analyzed corpus, generated in qualitative-interpretative approach, consists of the discourse (interviews, experience reports, and textbooks) of six teachers which live and work in different areas of the state. The six teachers participated in the courses offered by six different Public Institutions of Higher Education (IPES) under the PDE 2007/2008. On the one hand, the analyses show that the textbooks produced are filled with intercalation of voices: the theories studied during the courses and orientation received from professors of the IPES, the state documents which regulate the teaching of Portuguese and the PDE courses, and, especially teachers' professional experience. On the other hand, the variations in the choice and organization of topics/contents in the textbooks seems to show that, even the production on textbooks being a relevant instrument of teachers' continuing education, the theory appropriation, especially the one that refers to language, is a slow and complex process. The findings are interesting to be considered by the sponsor of the program itself and also by public policies responsible for the promotion of continuing education courses for teachers / Doutorado / Lingua Materna / Doutor em Linguística Aplicada

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:49:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielleAndrade .pdf: 702405 bytes, checksum: 5497672131b43e2c423740d23b9e9dd6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-25 / Although the current context of education depicts a scenario of disdain, disbelief and devaluation of the teaching profession, are in schools motivated and committed professionals, professionals who use resources, seek alternatives and engage with the same. These professionals often go unnoticed and appear to non exist in the public schools. To contribute to greater reflection on teacher motivation, a topic widely discussed in education, this study aims to trace the characterization of physical education teachers who work with extracurricular sports in College Hall Pelotense, the from their motivations, their careers, their knowledge and identities. Characterized as a qualitative and descriptive study,like a study case. For the data collection instrument were used a semi-structured interviews which were transcribed later to be analyzed and discussed. The subjects in this study were six teachers involved in extracurricular sports activities at the school. The study results point to a scenario where teachers, mostly men and ex athletes, trained in ESEF / UFPel, are at different stages of professional development, with different expectations about the future. They are motivated to work, though not fully satisfied. The feelings of satisfaction concerning the development of students, since the dissatisfaction is related to work conditions and low wages. The knowledge used in their practices are related to their trajectories, particularly, their experiences with the sport. They point out that professional development is hampered by the lack of professional training policies. The training materials are from the personal commitment of teachers. Recognize themselves and are recognized by the wider community as competent professionals. Such recognition promotes increased self-esteem and influence in the motivation of teachers / Ainda que o contexto atual da educação retrate um cenário de desprezo, descrédito e desvalorização da profissão de educador, nas escolas encontram-se profissionais empenhados e motivados, profissionais que mobilizam recursos, buscam alternativas e envolvem-se com a mesma. Estes profissionais por vezes passam despercebidos e parecem inexistir nas escolas públicas. A fim de contribuir para uma maior reflexão acerca da motivação docente, tema amplamente discutido no campo da educação, este estudo tem como objetivo caracterizar os professores de Educação Física que trabalham com o esporte extraclasse no Colégio Municipal Pelotense, a partir de suas motivações, suas trajetórias, seus saberes e identidades. Caracteriza-se como um estudo qualitativo, descritivo, tipo estudo de caso. Para a coleta dos dados o instrumento utilizado foi a entrevista semi-estruturada, as quais foram transcritas para posteriormente serem analisadas e discutidas. Os sujeitos deste estudo foram seis professores envolvidos com as atividades esportivas extraclasse na referida escola. Os resultados do estudo apontam para um cenário onde os professores, na sua maioria homens e ex-atletas, formados na ESEF/UFPel, encontram-se em diferentes fases de desenvolvimento profissional, apresentando diferentes expectativas com relação ao futuro. Estão motivados para o trabalho, embora não plenamente satisfeitos. Os sentimentos de satisfação dizem respeito ao desenvolvimento dos alunos, já os de insatisfação relacionam-se com as condições de trabalho e os baixos salários. Os saberes empregados nas suas práticas estão relacionados às suas trajetórias, em especial, as suas experiências com o esporte. Salientam que a atualização profissional é comprometida pela falta de políticas de capacitação profissional. Os materiais para treinamento são oriundos do empenho pessoal dos professores. Reconhecem-se e são reconhecidos pela comunidade em geral como profissionais competentes. Tal reconhecimento favorece o aumento da auto-estima, bem como influencia na motivação dos professores

Research demonstrates those who fail to learn to read well face unfair and lifelong societal disadvantage (Allington, 2011; Castles et al., 2018; Frontier, College, 2018). The number of children who fail to learn to read proficiently remains unacceptable and persists even as research suggests practices to help struggling readers (Allington, 2011; Castles et al., 2018). Building upon dismal findings from literacy networks and evidence from empirical research this study addresses this problem by exploring how contextual factors influence teachers’ learning and practice and student early reading achievement through two research questions: 1) How do contextual variables at the school, board and provincial level influence the planning, delivery and uptake of early reading professional learning opportunities? 2) How do teachers perceive the relationships between (a) their professional learning experiences, (b) their classroom early reading practices, and (c) student reading outcomes? This complexivist multiple instrumental case study explores the role of context upon teachers’ (N = 6) perspectives in three diverse schools (rural, urban and suburban) in one school board with the voices of principals (N = 3) and board-level reading experts (N = 3) providing additional layers of context. Within-case findings demonstrate the importance of meeting local teacher and student needs. Contextual networks represent pathways leading to learning, teaching and student reading development. Cross-case findings reveal the universal needs of the participants for meeting students’ core social and academic needs. Finally, a conceptual framework depicts the interaction of contextual factors within the teaching, learning and student achievement process. Theoretical, empirical and practical implications anchor a discussion proposing a research agenda situating teacher early reading learning into a professional learning collective compassionate to the learning needs of teachers who in turn can be more responsive to the local and universal needs of their students.

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the teaching of evolution in selected grade 10 classrooms in Namibia. Some teachers from Oshikoto region in Onyaanya circuit have indicated the difficulties they have encountered when teaching the topic in Life Science of Namibian curriculum. Moreover, the teaching of evolution has a great practical value for student directly or indirectly, evolutionary biology has made many contributions to society. An understanding of evolution is essential in finding and using natural resources and it will be indispensable to establish sustainable relationship with the natural environment. Specifically, this study examined a set of variables including teachers’ understanding of evolution. The data were collected from Life Science teachers through administration of evolution content knowledge. Qualitative case study approach was employed. The population comprised of three Life Science grade 10 teachers from three schools. Three teachers were selected by using a purposive sampling technique. The sampling technique was chosen because is relevant to the conceptual framework and the research questions addressed by the research. The qualitative research was executed by applying the phenomenological method. Mason (2012) claims that: “qualitative research is used when the research wishes to understand meanings, beliefs and values”. The study was drawn from the theory of social constructivism theory by Vygotsky, 1978. According to Vygotsky, (1978) “much important learning by the child occurs through social interaction with a skilful tutor”. The researcher collected qualitative data by means of classroom observations and semi-structured I with three Life Science teachers from three different schools. The following research questions were attempt to be answered: What is the nature of teacher’s content knowledge on evolution teaching in grade 10? What is the nature of teachers’ instructional strategies during evolution teaching? How does the teachers’ content knowledge and instructional strategies shape the teacher’s interactions and discourse? The collected data was analysed using Classroom Practice Diagnostic Framework (CPDF). Participants used their teaching experiences to teach evolution. This study indicated a lack of content knowledge among teachers and teaching and learning resources at schools. It is recommended that the Ministry of Education allocate enough textbook funds to regions to cater for every learner’s textbook. Life Science education officer should collaborate with biology education officer to organise a workshop for Life Science teacher in their region. The workshop will equip teachers with more information on evolution and will help in the improvement of learners’ performances. / Science and Technology Education / M. Ed. (Natural Science Education)

What knowledge do teachers need for integrating appropriate digital technologies in teaching mathematics? An overarching construct called TPACK is proposed as the interconnection and intersection of knowledge among technology, pedagogy, and content and is referred to as the total knowledge package for teaching mathematics with technology. Five stages in the process of developing TPACK - recognizing, accepting, adapting, exploring, and adapting – describe the process of teachers’ learning to integrate technology. Teachers learn to teach mathematics from their own learning – K-12 mathematics - collegiate mathematics coursework, teacher preparation program, field experiences and professional development as they teach mathematics. The challenge is to identify appropriate experiences to guide this integration of technology in teaching mathematics in ways that develop TPACK. A framework for these experiences directs attention to emergent social and psychological perspectives.

In today's classrooms, many teachers meet students' reading needs by providing guided reading. However, little is known about how teachers combine student data and pedagogical content knowledge to plan guided readings lessons. This study focused on understanding how elementary teachers use guided reading pedagogical content knowledge and student data when planning a guided reading lesson. The conceptual framework was based on Fountas and Pinnell's guided reading framework, and Clay's theory of data collection with respect to literacy processing. The research questions concerned how teachers' use, guide, and reflect on guided reading pedagogical content knowledge and students data when planning a guided reading lesson. A qualitative study using both phenomenological and case study aspects was utilized to capture insights of elementary teachers from a successful Title 1 school. This study included a single elementary school. Participants included 10 elementary teachers from grades K-5. Data sources included introductory and follow-up teacher interviews as well as teacher lesson plans. Data were analyzed using coding for identification of patterns. The findings revealed that teachers believe their success lies in searching for the right books use to differentiate their guided reading instruction based on each student's individual data. They also believe their success comes from providing background knowledge to students when teaching guided reading lessons to pique their students interest and help them better understand what they are reading. This study can contribute to positive social change by providing administration insights to how to prepare high quality professional development to help teachers plan guided reading lessons.

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This study explores the impact of "teacher thinking" exercises in the Composition Practicum as a means of instilling a clearer sense of professional development in graduate instructors. Teacher thinking is a teacher training method that asks the novice instructor to see from the perspective of learners within their writing classrooms. Scholarship on writing teacher preparation programs suggests that English educators regularly employ teacher thinking exercises in the training of secondary school teachers. Teacher thinking has allowed many English education majors to conceptualize and obtain teaching identities by helping them to envision the intricate layers of teaching earlier in their careers. But can teacher thinking exercises have the same effect on graduate instructors in the Composition Practicum? Using the two main writing teacher preparation courses at Brigham Young University (BYU) for graduate instructors and English education majors, English 610 and English 423, I analyze the evidence of teacher thinking in each program and address the possible implications these findings could hold for the Composition Practicum course. Through my comparison of these courses, I determine if conversations between English educators and the Composition Practicum could be beneficial in helping graduate instructors to grow professionally as teachers as they learn to think like teachers in the Composition Practicum. I examine, analyze, and compare syllabi, surveys, and interview response from graduate instructors, English education majors, and the teachers of both courses to identify the types of teaching thinking students are exposed to in each course. Structuring my discussion around the teacher thinking theories of teacher educators, Forrest Parkay and Beverly Stanford, George Hillocks, and Alicia Crowe and Amanda Berry, I identify three types of knowledge that graduate instructors and English education majors gained or lacked in each program. These three types of knowledge are knowledge of self, knowledge of students, and knowledge of educational theory. Through this discussion, I explore what it means to think like a composition teacher and how learning to "teacher think" may help graduate instructors, nationally, to understand what it means to "simply be a composition teacher".

This study reports the development of an instrument intended to measure mathematics teachers' knowledge of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI). CGI is a mathematics professional development framework based on how students think about and solve problems and how that knowledge guides instruction for developing mathematical understanding. The purpose of this study was to (a) analyze and revise the original CGI Teacher Knowledge Assessment (CGI TKA), (b) administer the revised CGI TKA, and (c) analyze the results from the revised CGI TKA. As part of the revision of the original CGI TKA, distractor analysis identified distractors that could be improved. Experts in CGI content were interviewed to identify ways in which the content of the CGI TKA could be improved, and some new items were created based on their feedback. Formatting changes were also made to administer the assessment electronically.After the original CGI TKA was revised, the revised CGI TKA was administered to teachers who had been trained in CGI. Two hundred thirteen examinees completed the revised CGI TKA and the results were analyzed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed 21 of the items loaded adequately onto one factor, considered to be overall knowledge of CGI. The Rasch model was used to estimate item difficulty and person abilities as well as to compare models using dichotomous and partial credit scoring. Advantages and disadvantages of using partial credit scoring as compared to dichotomous scoring are discussed. Except under special circumstances, the dichotomous scoring produced better fitting models and more reliable scores than the partial credit scoring. The reliability of the scores was estimated using Raykov's rho coefficient. Overall, the revised CGI TKA appears to validly and reliably measure teachers' CGI knowledge.

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