Instructional Approaches: Differences between Kindergarten and Primary School Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Uibu, Krista; Kikas, Eve; Tropp, Kristiina
Titel	Instructional Approaches: Differences between Kindergarten and Primary School Teachers
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 41 (2011) 1, S.91-111 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Teaching Methods; Intermode Differences; Elementary School Teachers; Educational Practices; Teaching Styles; Teacher Attitudes; Profiles; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Ausland; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungspraxis; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Lehrerverhalten; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Korrelation; Estland
Abstract	The article discusses kindergarten and primary school teachers' preferences for instructional approaches and teaching practices. One hundred and thirty-three teachers from Estonia completed questionnaires. The results showed that the promotion of students' comprehension and independence, enhancing practical application and individualisation of instruction are highlighted by kindergarten as well as primary school teachers. The major difference between kindergarten and primary school teachers is in the usage of rote learning practices. Using a person-oriented approach to data analysis, kindergarten teachers' instructional patterns were shown to be similar to constructivist approaches, and primary school teachers' patterns similar to traditional and constructivist approaches. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10