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Chien, Chin-Wen – Education 3-13, 2018
Language teachers can uncover new understanding of the teaching and learning process through reflecting on critical incidents [Richard, J.C., and T.S.C. Farrell. 2005. "Professional Development for Language Teachers." New York, NY: Cambridge University Press]. Based on the data analysis of workshop handouts, observation notes, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Critical Incidents Method, Elementary School Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Farrell, Thomas S. C. – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2013
Teachers can reflect on their practices by articulating and exploring incidents they consider critical to themselves or others. By talking about these critical incidents, teachers can make better sense of seemingly random experiences that occur in their teaching because they hold the real inside knowledge, especially personal intuitive knowledge,…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Case Studies, English Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Earick, Mary E. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2010
This article includes 3 transformative action research case studies conducted in 3 geographically diverse locations--the Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast United States--with children between the ages of 4 and 7. The case studies that are the focus of this article were selected from studies collected between 1997 and 2007. The outcomes of each…
Descriptors: Race, Play, Action Research, Racial Identification
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Yoo, Seung-Yoeun – Education, 2010
This article explores the research participants' changing attitude as early childhood teachers for attention to children, and how taking risks in science education get along with their teaching actions. Researcher views these as potentially positive aspects of attitude toward science teaching and belief on empowerment of teachers. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Science Education, Child Development, Teaching Methods
Kennedy, Rosa L.; Wyrick, Amy M. – 1995
This paper describes a method of reflective practice called "critical incident" which was used to examine teacher trainees' educational assumptions. A qualitative case study of one fifth-year teaching intern (Amy) at the University of Tennessee represents the experience of seven other master's level students already practicing within the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Critical Incidents Method, Elementary Education
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Cooper, Sandra B. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1996
This study compared the effects of a field-based mathematics methods course and a traditional university-based mathematics methods course on preservice teachers in their development of teaching concepts in elementary mathematics. Case studies of students representative of the two groups indicated significant differences in their teaching concepts.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Critical Incidents Method, Elementary Education