Majority of classroom teachers adopt experimentalist philosophy¶
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q2 i? 51.1% of surveyed classroom teachers adopt experimentalism, the most common educational philosophy. → Emel Saritaş 2016
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Emel Saritaş 2016¶
Emel Saritaş. (2016). Relationship between philosophical preferences of classroom teachers and their teaching styles. Educational Research and Reviews. https://doi.org/10.5897/ERR2016.2787
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General survey of 301 volunteered classroom teachers teaching 1st–4th classes in primary schools; philosophy determined by the highest-scoring category on the Philosophical Preferences Assessment form. The printed percentages show "51.1% adopt experimentalism" as the most frequent philosophy.
"Of the teachers, 51.1% adopt experimentalism, 16.2% adopt idealism, 12.9% adopt existentialism, 12.6 % adopt realism and 6.9% adopt perennialism."
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Majority of classroom teachers adopt experimentalist philosophy |
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Majority of classroom teachers adopt experimentalist philosophy |
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2016 |
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2021 |
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