The Effect of Social Context on the Reflective Practice of Preservice Science Teachers: Incorporating a Web-Supported Community of Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Makinster, James G.; Barab, Sasha A.; Harwood, William; Andersen, Hans O.
Titel	The Effect of Social Context on the Reflective Practice of Preservice Science Teachers: Incorporating a Web-Supported Community of Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 14 (2006) 3, S.543-579 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-7069
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Teaching Experience; Social Environment; Student Teaching; Reflective Teaching; Preservice Teachers; Science Teachers; Technology Integration; Professional Development; Computer Mediated Communication; Methods Courses; Student Journals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Soziales Umfeld; Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Computerkonferenz; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Studentenzeitung
Abstract	This study examines the use of electronic networking technologies in the context of a secondary science methods course and an accompanying student teaching experience. Specifically, we examined the effects of social context on the student teaching reflections written by students randomly assigned to one of three different online settings: (a) a private journal, (b) an asynchronous discussion forum, and (c) a discussion forum within a web-supported community of teachers. The results indicate that these different online social contexts had effects on reflections themselves, as well as how the students perceived the assignment. Students in the private journal wrote better initial reflections than the other two groups; however, both of the discussion forum groups reflected on their teaching in their initial posts and in the responses that they wrote to other students. Furthermore, only the students using the discussion forum within the web-supported community of preservice and inservice teachers found both the assignment and reflection in and of itself to be of value. This study has implications with regards to how one can structure online interactions for preservice teachers in a way that will encourage meaningful reflection and collaboration. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1545. Tel: 757-366-5606.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10