Dynamic Variables of Science Classroom Discourse in Relation to Teachers' Instructional Beliefs

Autor/in	Kaya, Sibel
Titel	Dynamic Variables of Science Classroom Discourse in Relation to Teachers' Instructional Beliefs
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39 (2014) 6, Artikel 5 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Science; Science Instruction; Elementary School Students; Elementary School Teachers; Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Teacher Attendance; Teaching Methods; Discourse Analysis; Validity; Reliability; Statistical Analysis; Mixed Methods Research; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Diskursanalyse; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The current study examines if the occurrence of dynamic variables namely, authentic questions, uptake, high-level evaluation and student questions in primary science classrooms vary by teachers' instructional beliefs. Twelve 4th grade teachers from two different schools volunteered to participate in the study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to determine teachers' instructional beliefs, classroom practices and dynamic variables of classroom discourse. Results showed that teachers were more teacher-centred in their classroom practices than their instructional beliefs. There were no differences among teachers with different instructional beliefs in terms of the frequency of dynamic variables. Implications for education and research were discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10