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Yasemin Copur-Gencturk; Sebnem Atabas – International Journal of STEM Education, 2024
Background: What and how teachers learn through teaching without external guidance has long been of interest to researchers. Yet limited research has been conducted to investigate how learning through teaching occurs. The microgenetic approach (Siegler and Crowley, American Psychologist 46:606-620, 1991) has been useful in identifying the process…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Beginning Teachers, Instruction
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Inprasitha, Maitree – International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies, 2022
Purpose: This research explores the "transformation" ideas of Japanese Lesson Study (LS) and Open Approach (OA) to create and sustain a Thailand LS incorporated OA (TLSOA) model to successfully adapt to the local contexts. Although LS is spreading globally, previous studies have identified several challenges to its implementation.…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Undergraduate Students
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Kamil, Dairabi – Issues in Educational Research, 2022
This research sought to explore Indonesian EFL teachers' professional identity metaphors. Using a multiple case studies design, it involved three teachers in different teaching contexts. Data were collected using questionnaires that gathered the teachers' professional identity metaphors and in-depth interviews to elicit the reasons for the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Professional Identity, Figurative Language, English (Second Language)
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Gragg, Savanna; Collet, Vicki Stewart – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
Early childhood professionals are sometimes referenced as caregivers and other times as educators. In order to empower them as professionals, it is important to provide professional development opportunities that deepen teachers' knowledge. This qualitative case study explores the impact of Lesson Study on four early childhood teachers with no…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Lesson Plans
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Nagy, Emese K. – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2020
Introduction: The goal of this paper is to show how the undergraduate students are able to differentiate among learning-centered, learner-centered, feedback-centered and community-centered knowledge acquisitions. We wanted them to recognize which method is used by the teacher and how each method influences the primary school pupils' knowledge…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
Harris, Milton G. – Online Submission, 2018
Science education in the US entered a period of reform in 2011 with the development and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The NGSS have subsequently been adopted in 18 states. School districts within these states are in the process of adjusting science curricula to align with the academic expectations described by the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Education, Teacher Attitudes, Inquiry
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Clark, Cynthia; Zhang, Shaoan; Strudler, Neal – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2015
Transfer of instructional technology knowledge for student-centered learning by teacher candidates is investigated in this study. Using the transfer of learning theoretical framework, a mixed methods research design was employed to investigate whether secondary teacher candidates were able to transfer the instructional technology knowledge for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Transfer of Training, Student Centered Learning, Mixed Methods Research
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Katradis, Maria; Fox, Rebecca K.; Tian, Jie – NECTFL Review, 2017
This study examines the outcomes of a US-based six-week summer professional development program for 19 Taiwanese teachers of Mandarin Chinese as a Foreign Language. The goal of this funded program was to facilitate international teachers' understanding and application of the "World-Readiness Standards" for Learning Languages (National…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mandarin Chinese, Language Teachers, Summer Programs
Santoyo, Christina; Zhang, Shaoan – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2016
Teacher candidates (TCs) use clinical experiences to enact concepts taught in their university courses; therefore field experiences may be the most important component of teacher preparation (Hammerness et al., 2005). TCs require support and guidance as they learn to adapt curriculum materials for effective use in the classroom (Davis, 2006). They…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teachers, Lesson Plans, Field Experience Programs
Hammer, Patricia C.; Hixson, Nate – West Virginia Department of Education, 2013
The Student-Centered Arts-Learning Environments project (SCALE Project) focused on professional development for teachers that enabled them to integrate arts into other curricular areas through a model of cross-discipline collaboration. Teachers prepared to lead elementary school students through the planning and implementation of an arts-based…
Descriptors: Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Integrated Curriculum, Faculty Development