ERIC Number: EJ1028682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 24
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Examining the Use of Video Study Groups for Developing Literacy Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Critical Elements of Strategy Instruction with Elementary Teachers
Shanahan, Lynn E.; Tochelli, Andrea L.
Literacy Research and Instruction, v53 n1 p1-24 2014
This collective case study explored what nine elementary teachers' video study group discussions revealed about their understanding of pedagogical content knowledge for an explicit reading strategy instruction framework, Critical Elements of Strategy Instruction (CESI). Qualitative methods were used to inductively and deductively analyze transcripts of the video study groups' discussions and artifacts. Findings indicated that engaging in video study groups afforded teachers opportunities to investigate their pedagogical content knowledge of CESI. Through their discussions the teachers explicitly articulated and questioned their tacit knowledge. In addition, while conversing, teachers provided reasons for their pedagogical moves based on students' needs. These finding are important because limited research is centered on elementary literacy teachers' development of pedagogical content knowledge for explicit strategy instruction using video analysis.
Descriptors: Video Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Case Studies, Elementary School Students, Reading Strategies, Student Needs, Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Discourse Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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