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Evaluation of Origami Activities Created by Prospective Class Teachers
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- The Perceived Effects of Career Progression Barriers of Female Teachers C. Ergin Ekinci eekinci@mu.edu.tr
- The Relationship between Prospective Teachers’ Educational Beliefs and their Views about Critical Pedagogy
- Prospective Middle School Teachers’ Perspectives about Model Eliciting Tasks
- A Teacher Perspective on Using Model Eliciting Tasks
- Teacher Improvement through the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Flipped Classroom
- The Academic Teacher as a Practical Training Supervisor: Towards a Quality Guide of Good Practices
- Primary Teachers Professional Development in Instructional Design: Blending Formal and Non-Formal Settings
Evaluation of Origami Activities Created by Prospective Class Teachers Burcu Sezginsoy Şeker sezginsoy@balikesir.edu.tr The aim of this study was to determine the opinions of the prospective class teachers who prepared origami for different discipline areas. Origami is the art of paper-folding in Japan. Figures created from folded a paper, leaving a concrete impact on the learning of individuals. This situation raises the use of origami in teaching classes consisting of abstract concepts to the forefront. Class teachers can create limitless and different figures with origami materials such as concrete figures like animal or stuff, three dimensional geometric figures and fragmental origami as using same pieces. In this research, prospective class teachers created origami activities that could be used in different discipline areas within the scope of visual arts education. This research was carried out with thirty-five undergraduate students at Balıkesir University, Faculty of Necatibey Education, Primary School Teaching Undergraduate Program. A form was given to the students in the research that included open-ended questions requiring consideration of origami activities which they had prepared. The answers that students provided to the questions in consideration form were recorded and expression in the answers were summarized and interpreted with descriptive analysis technique. Keywords: Origami, prospective class teachers, art activities 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 43 The Perceived Effects of Career Progression Barriers of Female Teachers C. Ergin Ekinci eekinci@mu.edu.tr As it is the case in many countries, although women represent the majority of the teaching workforce (55,5%) in schools in Turkey, they are disproportionately under-represented in school management positions (about 3%). Therefore, it is important to identify the factors hindering the career development of women teachers in schools in order to contribute into the development of activities and policies enabling them to access management positions. The study aims to be useful within this respect. The main purpose of the study is to identify the perceived effects of career progression barriers (related with gendered home responsibilities, social gender stereo-types, school setting and its environment, education, working hours, economy, age and marital status) of female teachers based on male and female teachers` perceptions. Within this general frame, the following questions were addressed; 1. To what extend the above mentioned barriers hinder the career advancement of female teachers?; 2. Are there any significant differences between the perceptions of teachers about the barriers hindering career progression of female teachers by gender, school type and seniority? The data of this descriptive study were collected through the administration of a five point Likert scaled questionnaire to randomly selected 446 elementary and lower-secondary education teachers in the city of Van, Turkey. The mean scores of career-related barriers were calculated. One way ANOVA and t-test for independent groups were used to test whether mean scores were significantly different on the basis of gender, school type and seniority. Significance value less than 0.05 stipulates that there is a significant differentiation among/between the perceptions of diverse groups of a variable. The major results of the study indicate that the teachers find (1) gendered home responsibilities related reasons as a very highly hindering barrier of career progression of the female teachers with 3,72 mean score, and (2) social gender stereo-types related reasons with 2,89 mean score and education, working hours, economy, age and marital status related reasons with 2,75 mean score as moderately hindering barriers of career progression of the female teachers. The mean scores of teacher perceptions on home responsibilities (t=4,409, p= ,000), social gender stereo- types (t=2,739, p=,006) show significant difference by gender in favor of female teachers. There is also significant difference between the mean scores of teacher perceptions on gender and stereo-types (t= 444, p= ,029) in Cavour of lower-secondary school teachers. Seniority is not influential on the perceptions of teachers. Keywords: Career development, barriers of career development of female teachers. 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 44 The Relationship between Prospective Teachers’ Educational Beliefs and their Views about Critical Pedagogy Çağlar Kaya caglarkaya@mu.edu.tr Sinem Kaya The main idea of this research is to determine prospective teachers’ educational beliefs and their views about critical pedagogy. Therefore the purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between prospective teachers’ educational beliefs and their views about critical pedagogy. In this study, “Educational Beliefs Scale”, developed by Yılmaz, Altınkurt and Çokluk (2011) is used with the “Principals of Critical Pedagogy Scale” developed by Yılmaz (2009). Based on the Educational Beliefs Scale, five theories on educational philosophy including: Perennialism, Essentialism, Progressivism, Reconstructionalism, and Existentionalism are examined. Besides, Education System, Functions of School and the Emancipator School dimensions of the Principals of Critical Pedagogy Scale are analyzed. The research is conducted as a survey model study. The sample of the research comprises of last grade graduate students from the different departments of the Faculty of Education in Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University. The data analysis is still in progress. Descriptive statistics, t-tests and ANOVA analysis will be applied to the data collected in the data analysis process. The findings will be presented according to the research questions of the study. In addition the findings will be discussed with the related literature at the end of the paper. Keywords: Prospective teachers, educational beliefs, educational philosophy, critical pedagogy, critical thinking 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 45 Prospective Middle School Teachers’ Perspectives about Model Eliciting Tasks Celil Karabaş celilkarabas55@gmail.com Osman Bağdat H. Bahadır Yanık Yasin Memiş Mathematical modelling may be defined as a process of analyzing real life or realistic life situations mathematically. The steps of this process constructed differently by different authors and in any way, while struggling with model eliciting tasks, there may happen turn backs and transitions through the steps. With group activities, carried on with 3 or 4 students, abilities such as organizing data, communication, using mathematics and verification may be developed. The purpose of the study was to define the views of prospective middle school mathematics teachers who solved model eliciting tasks in a mathematical modelling course. The data was collected from 27 prospective teachers through open ended questions. The findings discussed under three headings: (1) the definitions of prospective mathematics teachers about model eliciting tasks, (2) positive and negative views of prospective mathematics teachers to model eliciting tasks and (3) attitudes about using model eliciting tasks in their mathematics classrooms. The prospective mathematics teachers generally stated that model eliciting tasks were away from rote memorization approach, combined the abstract part of mathematics with real life, didactic and enjoyable. They stated that model eliciting tasks developed various mathematical skills such as problem solving, functional and relational thinking, algebraic thinking, mathematical thinking, making generalizations, questioning, analyzing and interpreting, They indicated that model eliciting problems provided opportunities to transfer real-life information to the problems and vice versa. The negative views of prospective mathematics teachers were that: Model eliciting problems were generally scary at first glance, long, challenging and difficult to define variables and they had no definite answer. The prospective teachers mostly indicated that they might use model eliciting problems in their classrooms. However, because of model eliciting tasks couldn’t be applied to any subject, they might use them mostly in elective courses. While a few prospective teacher argued that because of tiring and taking time, model eliciting tasks caused negative attitude to mathematics so it shouldn’t be used in mathematics classes. In conclusion, there were many different views about model eliciting problems. The prospective teachers generally agreed that model eliciting tasks provided various skills to students. However, the negative views generally focused on the challenge of the implementation process of model eliciting tasks. Keywords: Prospective middle school mathematics teachers, mathematical modeling 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 46 A Teacher Perspective on Using Model Eliciting Tasks Celil Karabaş celilkarabas55@gmail.com Osman Bağdat H. Bahadır Yanık The process of finding out mathematical rules embedded in real life or realistic life situations is defined “mathematical modelling”, and the physical and symbolic expression of these rules is defined as “model”. Model eliciting tasks provides opportunities to students to be aware of mathematical concepts and to develop the ability of overcoming these problems faced in real life. The purpose of this study was to explore a middle school mathematics teacher’s experiences about using model eliciting tasks in his fifth grade class. The data collected through interviews and document analysis. The findings of the study suggested that initially while the teacher faced with various challenges in implementing model eliciting tasks in his classroom, later he was able to transform his classroom’s environment into model exploration. The teacher stated that the most challenging issue he had to deal with was about transferring his classroom environment in a way that students’ explore mathematical models. Also, because of getting used to the problems which had definite answers, it was difficult to perceive model eliciting problems with multiple solution paths. Furthermore, sometimes it was hard to keep down the student groups who were in interaction. Although the teacher faced various challenges, he indicated that if these challenges were overcome, applying model eliciting tasks might provide utilities. A well prepared context and group interactions might even provide uninterested students to involve in a problem. Furthermore, group interactions might uncover several creative ideas. He also stated that with model eliciting tasks, students would use mathematics in real life and they would be aware the need of mathematics in different disciplines. The mathematics teacher proposed to the teachers who wanted to apply model eliciting tasks in their classrooms that they should combine theory and practice of model eliciting tasks and use technology. As a result, although it is hard to get a habit of applying model eliciting tasks in classrooms, if accomplished, the students may acquire various skills at the end of this process. Keywords: model eliciting tasks, mathematics teacher, view 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 47 Teacher Improvement through the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Flipped Classroom Christina Bourlaki geotina6@gmail.com Domna-Mika Kakana An effective teacher, who is confronted with daily challenges in education, experiments on new teaching approaches in order to improve him/herself, as well as his/her work and its effectiveness, which of course is directly linked to the learners’ learning benefits in parallel to the satisfaction they acquire from the learning process. Flipped Instruction (FI) is an innovative teaching method applied by a teacher– researcher in the 5 th grade of a Primary School. FI is a kind of blended learning, which involves the learner in watching video recorded lessons at their own, private space prior to entering the class, with an eye to exploiting the teaching session for cooperative activities. The aim of this research has been to design FI for the subject of Geography and explore its effectiveness in learning, as well as the effectiveness of the teacher– researcher. A semi-experimental design has been developed for two different 5 th grade classes, which have approached the same concepts in the subject of Geography with a different teaching approach, in order to be able to obtain comparable data. The experience of teaching Geography through FI for the first time has been quite demanding in the preparation of each one of the ten teaching sessions and their execution via LAMS, in order to ensure that the content of the video recorded lesson was adequately comprehensible and the activities in the classroom were supportive in the consolidation of the various concepts. However, it has been estimated that the time required is not a lot more than the time dedicated in the preparation for traditional teaching for the delivery of a lecture and the preparedness to answer the learners’ emerging questions. By means of the Flipped Classroom, the role of the teacher who holds the knowledge has been transformed to the one who facilitates it. Upon teaching in the classroom, the researcher – teacher has assumed the role of the coordinator and facilitator. The other group, which has operated as a Control Group, has followed a traditional teaching course. Pre-testing and post- testing have been applied in order to assess the performance of the learners. The integrated analysis has shown that FI is an effective teaching method for the subject of Geography of the 5th grade. To be more precise, it has been observed that the average performance of the learners of the First Group has steadily increased, but, what is more, compared to the Control Group, there has been significant increase in the degree of satisfaction derived from the teaching approach and the degree of willingness to cooperate in the First Group. Finally, according to some of the most significant findings, we believe that this particular model has improved the teacher not to be afraid to experiment with new approaches and that the traditional lesson is not always more effective. Keywords: Flipped Classroom Flipped Teaching, Video Recorded Lessons, Collaborative Learning, Performance, Satisfaction 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 48 The Academic Teacher as a Practical Training Supervisor: Towards a Quality Guide of Good Practices Christina Roussi – Vergou xroussi@uth.gr Faye Garagouni – Areou Anastasia Mavidou Domna – Mika Kakana As the literature recognizing the practical training (internship) as a valuable step in the transition from education to professional life (European Youth Forum, 2013) flourishes, the lack of clear quality guidelines concerning the role of the academic supervisor becomes more evident, resulting in undermining the main purpose of internships as educational opportunities that give practical skills to young people. In Greece, the Practical Training (or Internship Program) is already an embedded procedure in the academic curricula of the Greek Universities. Practical Training programs are currently supported by the co-funded European Programs “EDULL 2007- 2013” since the practical training programs are becoming an organic part of the academic curriculum of the Universities in Greece, the role of the academic supervision on how the goals of the practical training will be accomplished, evolves more critical. Yet, very little is known about the role of the academic supervision and each performance and it is a misconception that academic supervision can be delivered by anyone who has academic teaching experience (Anderson, Major, & Mitchell, 1992). The purpose of our study is to cast some light on the role of the academic supervisor, according to the evaluations of about 3,000 university students who participated in the practical training program of the University of Thessaly, during the period 2011-2014. Qualitative thematic analysis with the use of the NVivo program was performed. According to students, the supervisor should have a more active role, be more available and offer more extended guidance. As no academic supervisors’ guidelines are available so far, our discussion of the findings, with special focus on the good practices, shall pursue the ultimate goal of the proposal of a “manual” which shall include all the good practices, a kind of a Quality Guide of Academic Supervisors. Keywords: Academic Supervision, Practical Training, Internship 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 49 Primary Teachers' Professional Development in Instructional Design: Blending Formal and Non-Formal Settings Christina Tsaliki tsalikix@gmail.com Georgios Malandrakis Petros Kariotoglou The present study is part of a larger professional development (PD) program regarding in-service science teachers’ education (STED) aiming to broaden their teaching and inquiry views and practices. In this participatory design research a mixed group approach was adopted. In particular, two primary and two secondary teachers were engaged, in order to be familiarized, in cooperation with researchers group, to the instructional design, putting emphasis on the development of Teaching Learning Sequences (TLS) and on the incorporation of informal settings into their teaching. STED is consisted of three phases: In first phase, participants’ initial teaching profile was outlined, and a TLS concerning materials used in telecommunications, along with a site visit to Greek telecom were also prepared. In the second phase, teachers were trained in current trends of Science Education and they familiarized with the given TLS. Following this, they adapted and implemented the given TLS to the particular teaching and learning conditions of their class. In 3 rd phase, teachers developed their own TLS within the topic of renewable and non-renewable energy sources and Electromagnetism applications for energy generation. They also organized a site visit to a local power station plant. In the present study we record, analyze and discuss changes observed only to primary teachers during the 3 rd phase of the program. Throughout all phases, changes in teachers' profile were captured using multiple data sources (i.e. classroom observations, teachers' interviews, teachers and researchers' diaries). Data was gathered and independently analyzed by two researchers using standard qualitative analysis methods. Results indicate progressive broadening in teachers’ practices during the project’s phases. Starting from a teacher-centered teaching approach they gradually progressed towards more guided discovery (2 nd phase), while during the 3 rd phase they created their own worksheets and applied inquiry teaching combined with jigsaw type group work. Progression was more evident in relevance to teaching, where more open inquiry methods were implemented, as well as to verbal communication, use of ICT and experimenting skills. Teachers noted that the scaffolding design of the participatory research enabled them to be familiarized with inquiry- based instructional design and felt more confident and motivated to adopt similar approaches in the future. Other professional development gains were also mentioned, mainly concerning teacher reflection, handling student group-work and organizing site visits with focused pre, during and post visit activities. Students’ progress was also reported as an encouraging factor, as they became more creative through inquiry, improving their searching and metacognitive skills. *This paper is made under the project "ARISTEIA II", action: "SCIENCE TEACHERS EDUCATION" which was implemented within the framework of the European Program "Education and Lifelong Learning" and co-funded by the European Union and national resources. Keywords: Professional development, science teacher education, instructional design, Teaching Learning Sequences (TLS), non-formal education. 3 rd ISNITE 2015 International Symposium’ ‘New Issues on Teacher Education’ ‘September 11-13, 2015, University of Thessaly, Volos-Greece 50 Download 5.07 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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