An Analysis of Selected English Teaching Practices in Thirteen Indiana Public School Systems as Related to Research.

Autor/in	Devries, Ted D.
Titel	An Analysis of Selected English Teaching Practices in Thirteen Indiana Public School Systems as Related to Research.
Quelle	(1967), (150 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Research; English Curriculum; English Instruction; Language Arts; Language Instruction; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Evaluation; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Responsibility; Teachers; Teaching Experience; Teaching Methods; Writing (Composition); Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Sprachkultur; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Lehrverpflichtung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schreibübung
Abstract	To determine the extent to which new knowledge from educational research is put into practice in the classroom, a questionnaire was sent to English teachers in 13 Indiana public school systems to survey (1) the teachers' acceptance and use of selected classroom practices found in research and professional writings, (2) their awareness of the implications of research for teaching the language arts, and (3) their teaching experience and educational background in various language arts areas. The responses indicated that (1) the teachers are heavily prepared in literature and poorly prepared in other language arts, (2) the level of professional preparation and number of years of teaching experience appear to have little effect on the caliber of language arts instruction, (3) many English teachers are unfamiliar with recent research in the language arts or with concepts of the learning process, (4) teacher education institutions do not acquaint prospective English teachers with recent research and professional writings in the field, and (5) research in the language arts has had little effect upon classroom practices or curriculum revision in the school systems represented in the study. Teacher education institutions, secondary-school systems, and individual teachers should concentrate on remedying the deficiencies revealed by this study. (LH)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC