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Cheng, May M. H.; Tang, Sylvia Y. F.; Cheng, Annie Y. N. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
As teacher educators, preparing student-teachers who are able to address diverse student needs is our main concern. It has been suggested in the literature that teachers who are adaptive to students' needs are those who possess adequate pedagogical content knowledge or pedagogical understanding. However, it is not uncommon for teacher educators to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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van Ginkel, Gisbert; Oolbekkink, Helma; Meijer, Paulien C.; Verloop, Nico – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2016
Being adaptive to the individual novice teacher is considered a condition for effective teacher mentoring. The aims of this study are therefore to explore (1) mentoring activities through which mentors intend to adapt to the individual novice teacher and (2) characteristics of adaptive mentors. Information was collected through on-site,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Individual Differences, Novices, Individualized Instruction
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Smith, Leigh K. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2005
This qualitative study describes the differences in the lived experiences of two elementary teachers and the impact these differences have had on their beliefs and practices as teachers of science. Although both teachers experienced traditional, textbook-driven science instruction as students in schools, their experiences with science outside of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Background, Teaching Experience