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Title The impact of a practice-based inquiry in-service teacher education model on teachers' understanding and classroom practice
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/11070/267
Date 2000
Author(s) Pomuti, Hertha N.
Abstract Includes bibliographical references - The core assumption of the model is that improvement in teachers' pedagogical and theoretical understanding of their practice leads to improvement in classroom practice. The model also assumes that improved pedagogical understanding and classroom practice results from teachers reflecting critically on educational theory and practice - The study adopted qualitative and quantitative approaches and sought to establish (a) whether the relationship between teacher understanding and practice occurs as the PBI INSET model predicts it will occur, and (b) the extent to which teachers reflect critically on educational theory and practice - In particular, the study assesses the impact of the two inquiry-based INSET courses on: (a) teachers' understanding, (b) classroom practice, and (c) reflection - Instruments to measure the impact of the two courses on teachers' understanding and classroom practice have been constructed based on the criteria derived from the joint objectives of the two inquiry-based courses. The instrument for measuring the impact of the two courses on teacher reflection in terms of the PBI model has been constructed based on the reflective assessment framework of the two courses - The study's findings weakly support the assumptions made by the PBI model. The findings indicate a moderate correlation between teachers' understanding and classroom practice, a low correlation between teachers' understanding and reflection, and no correlation between classroom practice and reflection - Cape Town - South Africa - University of Cape Town - Master in Educational administration, planning and social policy
Subject(s) Teaching methods; Teacher training
Language eng
Type of publication Thesis
Format 123 p
Repository Windhoek - University of Namibia
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