Use in-service training to raise teacher awareness of lingering teacher-centered styles¶

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Description¶

Based on the finding that about 21% of teachers still hold teacher-centered expert or formal authority styles eleven years after the constructivist reform, the author recommends that professional development address this. The article states "In-service trainings can focus on the awareness of this issue," so that teachers recognize and reflect on philosophies and styles that conflict with the student-centered curriculum.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• In-service training programs for practicing primary school teachers

Constraints¶

• The recommendation rests on a single correlational survey; the author notes these teachers' styles "are thought to change in time"

Target Learners¶

• practicing primary school classroom teachers

Target Learning Goals¶

• aligning teaching styles with constructivist, student-centered curricula

Related Strategies¶

• Provide professional development programs so teachers learn to implement self-regulated learning strategies in their lessons
• Raise teacher awareness of new features through professional development and outreach

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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