This study sets out to analyse the teaching skills of an effective Australian teacher of French in a primary school in Canberra. Chapter One provides an overview of the primary education in Singapore with particular emphasis on the language policies. The purpose and scope of the study and the approach used in carrying out the study are also described in this chapter. Chapters Two to Six present descriptive features of the teacher's teaching approach. Clarity in her goals and instructions to her Year 3 and Year 5 classes were analysed through extracts of the classroom discourse. The way the teacher provided encouragement and feedback on errors to her Year 3 class were also described. The variation in the pace of her speech in relation to the activities and the adjustments made when she posed questions according to the language proficiency of the pupils, also form part of the data analysed. In Chapter Eight, conclusions were made of the possibility of transferring the teaching approaches to the teaching of English as a second language in primary schools in Singapore by comparing the French program described in Chapter Seven with the primary education system in Singapore. The study concludes with an overview of the areas that need further research and study.

This thesis reports on the perceptions held by second year preservice primary teachers and their tutors/supervisors of a 1990 microteaching program at a regional university in Queensland. Perceptions were ascertained on (a) the skills addressed, (b) peer and tutor feedback, (c) the self evaluation techniques used, (d) the content level taught, (e) the videotaping of the sessions, and (f) the effectiveness of the program in the continuing development of teaching skills for preservice teachers. Perceptions were collected using a questionnaire designed for the purpose. The questionnaire incorporates fixed response options, for which percentages of those agreeing with each response are presented in tabular form. It also invites open ended responses which are coded according to the areas designated of interest for the study. A Likert type rating scale is used to ascertain opinions on the effectiveness of the program for developing particular classroom teaching skills. Results of the study indicate that for the participants, microteaching is appropriate and effective in helping to provide prospective teachers with experiences that complement practice teaching in schools, but that the actual structure and components of any such program requires some discussion. Analysis indicates a need to vary microteaching programs from those of many traditional approaches based on the early Stanford model. The writer suggests the concept of a teaching-learning laboratory based on a macro teaching skill approach with peers as more appropriate for current preservice teacher education.

Videotechnologien werden in der Lehrerbildung häufig eingesetzt, um die Lehrkompetenz zu fördern. Auch in der Fahrlehrerausbildung werden sie schon lange genutzt, hauptsächlich jedoch als Demonstrationsmaterial in Präsenzsitzungen. Eine aktiv-konstruktive Bearbeitung der Videos mit Hilfe digitaler Technologien findet nicht statt. Mittels internetgestützter Videoreflexion wurde im Rahmen eines EU-Projektes versucht, die Lehrkompetenz angehender Fahrlehrer zu fördern. Dabei hat sich gezeigt, dass ein Austausch unter den Ausbildern darüber, wie sie Videotechnologien in der Fahrlehrerausbildung einsetzen, sehr wichtig ist, um Standards zu entwickeln. In der Praxis tauschen sich Ausbilder verschiedener Einrichtungen kaum untereinander aus. Ausgehend von den Erkenntnissen aus dem EU-Projekt beschreibt dieser Beitrag ein geplantes Vorhaben zum Aufbau einer Professional Community, in der Ausbilder gemeinsam Standards für eine videobasierte Lehrkompetenzförderung entwickeln sollen.

Thesis (M.A.T.) -- School for International Training, 2007. / Advisor -- Lauren Alderfer Includes bibliographical references (leaf 41).

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva, Tânia Cristina.pdf: 2388504 bytes, checksum: db36523905d618517828e9acaa2089b2 (MD5) / A presente pesquisa busca analisar a relação entre as modalidades de aprendizagem organizacional e o desenvolvimento de competências docentes em professores universitários da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco partindo da premissa de que estas são explicadas pelas modalidades de aprendizagem organizacional, as quais atuariam de maneira independente para o desenvolvimento da competência docente, com o uso de escalas. A amostra da pesquisa foi composta por 198 docentes lotados na Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, a qual abrange três estados, a saber: Bahia, Pernambuco e Piauí. O percurso metodológico foi constituído de três fases: a primeira fase compreendeu a elaboração do questionário com base nas referidas escalas, a revisão do texto e a realização de pré-teste com especialistas para possíveis ajustes, visto que as escalas adotadas já haviam sido testadas; a segunda fase compreendeu a coleta de dados via questionário por meio eletrônico, com o auxílio do SurveyMonkey (software e ferramenta de pesquisa online), no período de dezembro de 2015 a março de 2016; e a terceira fase se refere à análise estatística dos dados. As variáveis observadas de competências docentes foram reunidas no fator denominado Competência docente (Cd) por meio da aplicação de análise fatorial exploratória e a Escala de Modalidade em Aprendizagem (EMA) foi testada a partir da análise fatorial confirmatória. Posteriormente, os dois construtos foram submetidos à modelagem de equações estruturais para mensuração da relação entre as variáveis observadas e a variável latente. Os resultados obtidos indicaram a aceitação da hipótese de que a modalidade leitura de textos contribui para o desenvolvimento de competências docentes, sendo a única variável preditora na amostra pesquisada. As demais hipóteses instrumentais foram rejeitadas, no entanto, possibilitaram a construção de diversas inferências na relação entre as demais modalidades de aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento da competência docente à luz do referencial teórico estudado. Em que pese a relevância dos resultados obtidos com a presente pesquisa, vale destacar a necessidade de maior apropriação das possibilidades de uso da modelagem de equações estruturais, a fim de atribuir maior clareza à apresentação dos resultados, e ainda, a necessidade de incrementar o referencial acerca do uso das modalidades de aprendizagem organizacional nos diversos contextos, principalmente, nas IES, considerando que o presente estudo restringiu-se apenas em apresentar a parte conceitual de cada modalidade. / This research seeks to analyze the relationship between the methods of organizational learning and the development of professors’ skills from Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. It starts from the premise that these are explained by the methods of organizational learning, which would act independently for the development of teaching competence, with the use of scales. The sample of the survey was composed of 198 professors at Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, which covers three States: Bahia, Pernambuco and Piaui. The methodological path was made up of three phases: the first phase comprised the preparation of the questionnaire on the basis of mentioned scales, the revision of the text and pre-test with specialists for possible adjustments, since the scales adopted had been tested. The second phase comprised data collection via electronic questionnaire, with the aid of the Survey Monkey (software and online research tool), from December 2015 to March 2016; and the third stage refers to the statistical analysis of the data. The observed variables of teaching skills were gathered in teaching Competence called factor (Cd) through the application of exploratory factor analysis. The scale of learning Mode (EMA) was tested from the confirmatory factor analysis. Later, the two constructs were subjected to structural equation modeling to measure the relationship between the observed variables and the latent variable. The results obtained indicated acceptance of the hypothesis that the reading mode of texts reading contributes to the development of teaching skills. It is the only predictor variable in the sample under study. The other instrumental hypotheses were rejected, however, they enabled the construction of various inferences in the relation among other learning modes and the development of teaching competence in the light of the theoretical study. In spite of the relevance of the results obtained from this research, it is worth highlighting the need for greater appropriateness of the possibilities of using structural equation modeling, in order to give greater clarity to the presentation of the results. Besides that, there is the need of increasing the reference about the use of methods of organizational learning in different contexts, especially in universities, whereas this study was restricted only to present the conceptual part of each mode.

Esta tese discute a importância da dimensão interativa na relação pedagógica no b-learning. Por dimensão interativa entende-se um conjunto de elementos que proporcionam aprendizagens satisfatórias, levando-se em conta, não só os aspectos pedagógicos, mas também os aspectos organizacionais e tecnológicos. O estudo processa-se ao longo de dois semestres (2010/11) com alunos do Curso de Mestrado em Ciências da Educação, área de especialização de Tecnologia Educativa, do Instituto de Educação da Universidade do Minho. Trata-se de uma pesquisa do tipo exploratória, de natureza predominantemente qualitativa, construída por meio de estudo de caso. No sentindo de situar o trabalho no campo das Ciências da Educação, numa perspectiva psicossocial, tem-se como pistas de investigação a psicologia sócio-histórica e a comunicação como processo social. Desta forma, interligam-se os conceitos de relação interpessoal, interação, comunicação e linguagem. Para análise dos dados, fez-se o cruzamento de informações de diversos instrumentos de pesquisa (questionários e interações síncronas nos chats) e recorreu-se, como suportes teóricos de análise, aos axiomas da comunicação, apresentados por Watzlawich, Beavin e Jackson (1967); às competências comunicativas docentes de Bitti e Zani (1997) e às categorias de valores docentes de Almeida (2002) - uma releitura baseada nas conferências de Ítalo Calvino (1995). Os resultados emergentes deste estudo apontam para as dimensões: relacional, comunicativa, cognitiva e tecnológica, nesta ordem de importância, como dimensões interativas importantes nas relações pedagógicas b-learning (componente presencial) e relacional, comunicativa, tecnológica e cognitiva (componente online). Por meio dos indicadores, que definiram as dimensões, foi possível identificar características/requisitos docentes que os alunos consideram fundamentais na relação pedagógica presencial, a saber: Afetividade, Atitude, Proximidade e Interação/Interatividade (dimensão relacional); Linguagem Verbal, Papel do Professo, Linguagem Não-Verbal, Respostas/Feedback e Disponibilidade (dimensão comunicativa); Planejamento e Domínio dos Conteúdos (dimensão cognitiva); e Domínio e Uso das Tecnologias e Recursos Físicos, Materiais e Técnicos (dimensão tecnológica). Em se tratando da relação pedagógica online, tem-se basicamente os mesmos indicadores, com exceção do indicador Domínio dos Conteúdos. Destacam-se para o componente presencial, os indicadores Atitude e Afetividade (dimensão relacional), Linguagem Verbal (dimensão comunicativa), Planejamento (dimensão cognitiva), e Domínio e Uso das Tecnologias (dimensão tecnológica). Já para o componente online, tem-se Interação/Interatividade (dimensão relacional), Papel do Professor (dimensão comunicativa), Domínio e Uso das Tecnologias (dimensão tecnólogica) e Planejamento (dimensão tecnológica). De maneira geral, observa-se que há diferenças entre componentes presencial e online, quanto à ordem de importância dos indicadores. Valoriza-se mais a Atitude e Afetividade no presencial e Interação/Interatividade no online (dimensão relacional). Na dimensão comunicativa, preza-se como fundamental o Papel do Professor, no presencial, e Interação/Interatividade, no online. Para as dimensões cognitiva e tecnológica, reconhece-se os mesmos indicadores tanto no presencial como no online, qual sejam: Planejamento e Domínio dos Conteúdos, atentando-se para a mudança de posições em que a dimensão cognitiva aparece na 3ª posição, no presencial, e na 4ª posição, no online, e a dimensão tecnológica aparece na 4ª posição, no presencial, e na 3ª no online. Para além desses dados, ao se fazer a relação das dimensões já mencionadas com as variáveis sexo, idade e formação não se percebem diferenças significativas. / This thesis refers to the importance of pedagogical relationship in interactive blended learning. Interactive dimension is understood here as a set of elements that provide satisfactory learning, taking into account pedagogical aspects but also organizational and technological aspects. The study took place over two semesters (2010/11) with students from the Master in Educational Sciences, specialization in Educational Technology, Institute of Education, University of Minho. It is an exploratory type research, predominantly qualitative in nature, built through a case study. In order to situate the work in the field of Education Sciences, from a psychosocial perspective, we have taken, as an investigative lead, the socio-historical psychology and communication as a social process. Thus, the concepts of interpersonal relationship, interaction, communication and language are interconnected. For data analysis, it was done the crossing of information from various research instruments (questionnaires and synchronous interactions in chat rooms) and, as theoretical analysis supports, were used the axioms of communication, presented by Watzlawich, Beavin and Jackson (1967), the communication skills of teachers Bitty and Zani(1997) and Almeida (2003) categories of teaching values,, a reading based on lectures by Italo Calvino (1995). The results emerging from this study indicate the communicative, cognitive and technological dimensions,, in that order of importance, as important dimensions of interactive learning in b-learning pedagogical relationships (classroom component) and relational, communicative, and cognitive technology (online component). Through the indicators, which define the dimensions, it was possible to identify the teaching features / requirements that students consider important in classroom teaching relationship. They are: Affection, Attitude, Proximity and Interaction / Interactivity (relational dimension), Verbal, Role of the Teacher, non-verbal language, Responses / Feedback and availability (communication dimension), planning and content area (cognitive dimension), and, Domain and Use of Physical Resources and Technologies, Materials and Technical resources (technological dimension. In the case of online pedagogical relationship we have got the same indicators, with the exception of the Mastery of Content indicator. As to classroom component, the indicators Attitude and Affect (relational dimension), Verbal (communication dimension), Planning (cognitive dimension), and control and use of technology (technological dimension) are highlighted. As to online component, instead,, we have the indicators Interaction / Interactivity (relational dimension), Role of the Teacher (communication dimension), Use and Mastery of Technologies (technological dimension), and Planning (technological dimension). In general we observe that there are differences, between classroom and online components, as to the order of importance of indicators. Attitude and Affect in the classroom and Interaction / Interactivity in online (relational dimension) are more valued. In the communication dimension, the role of teacher is appreciated as fundamental in classroom learning, whereas Interaction / Interactivity is in online. As to cognitive and technological dimensions , the same indicators are recognized in both classroom and online, namely Planning and Mastery of Content, paying attention to the change of positions, where the cognitive dimension appears in 3rd position in classroom, and 4th in online, and the technological dimension appears in 4th position in classroom and 3rd in online. Beyond these data, when making the relationship between the dimensions mentioned above with the variables sex, age and education, we do not realize significant differences.

Reading is a vital skill both in and outside of school. We are constantly in a world of letters through different types of media, newspapers, smartphones, work etc. You can’t escape it, because we see it everyday in our lives. Many studies point out that Swedish pupils’ reading ability has dropped severely and that the number of people with poor reading skills has increased. The studies show that the most common curriculum for reading classes is for the students to answer questions or write about what they have read in their books. The teacher’s reading skill is instrumental for developing the students’ reading ability. The purpose of this study is to investigate what learning strategies teachers use to develop students’ reading ability in their second-grade pupils of primary school. Three teachers will be interviewed and given the chance to describe their teaching style and approach to improving their ability to teach. Moreover, Langers (2005) three envisionment-worldswill be utilised: To be outside and step into a envisionment-world, to be in and move through a envisionment-world, To step out and think about what you know. So will Shulmans (1986) theory which is important for the teachers’ class structure. He divides the theory into three categories: subject matter knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and curricular knowledge. These are central competencies for teachers to adapt class structures based on the students’ different needs.To answer the questions asked in the research, I have used both observations and interviews to get a deeper understanding for the teachers’ different approaches. The observations have made it clear that the teachers mostly use to be outside and step into a envisionment-world in their classes. What is also clear is that the teachers did not work based on one reading strategy, instead they had combined the best of each reading strategy, creating their own strategy. The teachers were well-aware of their own competency and how they work to improve students’ reading ability. Lastly, both the observations and interviews also showed a lot of similarities in their class structures.

L'enseignement/apprentissage du français au lycée scientifique en Italie. Pratiques de classe et création de supports appropriés.Cette thèse porte sur l'étude des langues vivantes étrangères dans les établissements du secondaire en contexte italophone. L'objectif de ce travail a été de mener une réflexion sur l'enseignement/apprentissage du français au lycée scientifique, tout en focalisant l'attention sur l'attitude des apprenants face à des tentatives d'initiation à la langue de spécialité complémentaires au développement des programmes scolaires consacrés, notamment, à l'histoire littéraire. Nous avons émis l'hypothèse générale stipulant qu'« il est possible d'envisager l'organisation de séances au cours desquelles l'apprenant, s'exprimant en français, se livre à des tâches susceptibles de le motiver, lui permettant de connaître le discours et le milieu d'action propres aux futurs professionnels dans le domaine scientifique et médical ».L'hypothèse en objet a été testée par le biais d'une recherche-action qui a eu lieu en contexte institutionnel. Cette approche a été fondée sur l'utilisation de tâches, choisies/conçues selon le niveau des apprenants, liées surtout à des situations auxquelles les destinataires étaient susceptibles de se confronter dans la vie de tous les jours. La presque totalité du travail a été effectuée grâce à l'emploi des TIC.Les résultats ont prouvé l'efficacité de la recherche de terrain et en ont témoigné l'appréciation de la part des jeunes apprenants concernés. Par conséquent, l'ambition de cette thèse est de contribuer à nourrir le débat sur l'utilité de l'étude de deux langues vivantes étrangères dans les établissements du secondaire italiens, en harmonie avec les dispositions du Conseil de l'Europe, de même que de dégager les étapes d'un cheminement éducatif menant à l'acquisition des habiletés linguistiques nécessaires lors de séjours d'études/de travail en pays francophones pendant les années à venir. / This Thesis deals with the study of foreign languages within the Italian High School System.The goal of this work is to draw the attention to the way of teaching/learning French at High School (option maths and science), focusing on the students' attitude while learning a second foreign language, as well as to outline some new educational tools likely to replace the old fashioned ones still in use.In order to achieve this goal, we examined and tested a general hypothesis, stipulating whether “it is possible to set up sessions during which the learner is involved in seemingly motivating activities, and, while expressing himself in French, manages to learn the language and environment of a specific field, familiar to his future professional scientific and medical world”. Such hypothesis was tested following up an experimental action research, that took place within an institutional context. This approach was supported by targeted assignments, based on everyday life situations, then given to the students according to their level of knowledge of the language. Most of the work was carried on thanks to TIC. The results confirmed the effectiveness of the research on this ground, and showed the appreciation of some of the young participants. Consequently, the aim of this Thesis is to contribute to the discussion concerning the need of studying two foreign languages at the Italian High School, in line with the dispositions given by the Counsel of Europe, as well as to follow the steps of the educational training leading students to acquire all the language skills to study or work abroad.

Videotechnologien werden in der Lehrerbildung häufig eingesetzt, um die Lehrkompetenz zu fördern. Auch in der Fahrlehrerausbildung werden sie schon lange genutzt, hauptsächlich jedoch als Demonstrationsmaterial in Präsenzsitzungen. Eine aktiv-konstruktive Bearbeitung der Videos mit Hilfe digitaler Technologien findet nicht statt. Mittels internetgestützter Videoreflexion wurde im Rahmen eines EU-Projektes versucht, die Lehrkompetenz angehender Fahrlehrer zu fördern. Dabei hat sich gezeigt, dass ein Austausch unter den Ausbildern darüber, wie sie Videotechnologien in der Fahrlehrerausbildung einsetzen, sehr wichtig ist, um Standards zu entwickeln. In der Praxis tauschen sich Ausbilder verschiedener Einrichtungen kaum untereinander aus. Ausgehend von den Erkenntnissen aus dem EU-Projekt beschreibt dieser Beitrag ein geplantes Vorhaben zum Aufbau einer Professional Community, in der Ausbilder gemeinsam Standards für eine videobasierte Lehrkompetenzförderung entwickeln sollen.

This is a praxis-oriented case study of written language activities in Forms 1–5 in the nine-year Swedish compulsory school. The emphasis is on pupils at risk of de­veloping reading and writing disabilities. The aim of this study is to analyse the factors underlying successful reading and writing education and the pedagogical conditions promoting re­flective didactic skills, focusing on the students’ develop­ment of reading and writing abili­ties. The praxis-oriented approach is expressed by means of working with classroom ob­servat­ions and reflective communication with the teachers. Four classes at the junior and intermedi­ate levels of the nine-year compulsory Swedish school have been studied for two years. Both the schools and the teachers have been chosen strategically. Quantita­tive and qualitative data indicate that the selected schools have special qualifications. The teachers were chosen because they have proved particu­larly successful in devel­oping reading and wri­ting abilities of their pupils, including those with docu­mented reading and writing disabilities. Reports from the National Swedish Agency for Education, as well as large inter­na­t­ional surveys, indicate that the consensus concerning reading and writing edu­cation achieved by science during the past decade has had very little impact on everyday class­room activities. One of the underlying questions is how research re­sults are suc­cessfully implemented in everyday school work. The results show that the teachers use a wide variety of methods in response to the wide variety of students´ requirements. The lessons are characterized by in­tense activity on the part of both teacher and pupils, and of a high level of interac­tivity in communi­cation, reading, writing and counting. A surprising pattern is that the teach­ers very consciously work with oral presentation in various topics and genres. This gives students with reading and writing difficulties an op­portunity to succeed. The instruction is notable for being well-structured, with a balance between form and function, a high level of challenging tasks and visibilization of individual pro­gress. The special needs education aspect of the instruction appears in the te­achers’ abilities to arrange pedagogical situations in which a wide variety of abilities can be expressed and developed. The teachers show a positive belief in their stu­dents and strive to make them successful in a social context. This study indicates the importance of a solid theoretical background, enabling the te­acher to identify the developmental stage the student is at and to adapt the instruction accordingly. Another important factor is the ability of the teacher to in­stantly see and grasp pedagogical opportunities and to interpret and utilize the diag­nostic signals in the classroom. One im­portant conclusion is that reading and writing education, in order to be successful, must be viewed in a context of lan­guage development as a whole, involving both its oral and its writ­ten aspects. This study also demonstrates that research results are perceived as more acces­si­ble and relevant by the teachers when the researchers’ focus is on applied peda­gog­ics, al­lowing theory and practical applications to interact. This opens up the possi­bility of es­tablishing and incor­porating scientific theories on learning in every­day, practical school work. / Detta är en longitudinell studie som tar sin utgångpunkt i Tjernbergs magisterstudie (Tjernberg, 2007). Detta innebär att vissa avsnitt från denna återfinns i licentiatavhandlingen, främst i de teoretiska utgångspunkterna och metodavsnittet. (Denna not tillfogades 20121201.)