Teacher education : assessment, impact and social perspectives / Isaac S. Gibbs, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gibbs, Isaac S., editor.

Series:

Professions - training, education and demographics.

Professions - Training, Education and Demographics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers--Training of--Evaluation.

Teachers.

Teachers--Training of--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Teacher education has undergone numerous reviews in many countries in recent decades. These reviews have suggested changes to the structure, content and approaches in teacher education. However, little change seems to occur as a result of these reviews. Chapter one examines why it is that these reviews have not met with success, and, focusing in particular on the most recent teacher education review in Australia, investigates whether its call for change is feasible or whether it will suffer the same fate as earlier reviews. The following chapter draws on theoretical frameworks relating to the studies surrounding teaching knowledge, the importance of knowledge in curricula, and the use of recontextualisation processes to gain a better understanding of the uses of teaching knowledge in the training of teacher of occupational courses. Chapter three demonstrates how the notion of Technology Enabled Mathematics Pedagogy (TEMP) can be used as a sociocultural learning framework of modern day mathematics teacher education programs. Chapter four discusses facilitating students' understanding of science through teacher education. The last chapter provides a study of rural teachers in Northwestern China and examines different perspectives of online professional development.

Contents:

TEACHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT, IMPACT AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ; TEACHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENT, IMPACT AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 PREPARING A 'CLASSROOM-READY' TEACHER: THE CHALLENGE FOR TEACHER EDUCATORS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Reviews of Teacher Education ; What Are the Characteristics of Classroom Ready Teachers? ; Classroom Ready for Which Classroom? ; THE ROLE OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN PREPARING CLASSROOM READY TEACHERS ; CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; Control versus Influence ; Entry Requirements ; Means and Ends ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES

Chapter 2 TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF OCCUPATION-RELATED PROGRAMMES ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS ; METHOD ; FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE IMPACT OF COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY ON THE PREPARATION OF K-12 MATHEMATICS TEACHERS; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; REPRESENTATIONAL FLEXIBILITY IN THE DIGITAL ERA ; HOW DO STUDENTS LEARN MATHEMATICS? ; MATHEMATICS LEARNING AS A SOCIOCULTURAL PHENOMENON ; MEDIATED MATHEMATICAL ACTION; COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM POSING LEADS TO COLLATERAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS Illustration 1: Spreadsheets As Generators of New Meaning through Problem Posing ; Illustration 2: Physical Action Clarifies Difference in Symbolic Representations; Illustration 3: Digital Fabrication As an Educational Paradigm ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 FACILITATING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE THROUGH TEACHER EDUCATION ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; NATURE OF SCIENCE ; ROLE OF SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS ; HOW TEACHERS UNDERSTAND NATURE OF SCIENCE? ; ROLE OF SCIENCE TEACHERS IN FACILITATING NATURE OF SCIENCE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter 5 PERSPECTIVES OF ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF RURAL TEACHERS IN NORTHWESTERN CHINA ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION ; LITERATURE REVIEW ; Different Models of Teacher Professional Development ; Research on oTPD ; Teacher Professional Development Research in China ; RESEARCH METHODS ; Research Questions ; Research Context ; Research Participants ; Data Collection ; FINDINGS ; Perceived Learning ; Challenges Experienced by Participants ; Suggestions for Improvement ; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; Discussion ; Conclusion ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; INDEX ; Blank Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-281-2