ERIC Number: EJ1021890
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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The Impact of Collaborative Reflections on Teachers' Inquiry Teaching
Lin, Huann-shyang; Hong, Zuway-R.; Yang, Kuay-keng; Lee, Sung-Tao
International Journal of Science Education, v35 n18 p3095-3116 2013
This study investigates the impact of collaborative reflections on teachers' inquiry teaching practices and identifies supportive actions relating to their professional development. Three science teachers in the same elementary school worked as a cooperative and collaborative group. They attended workshops and worked collaboratively through observing colleagues' teaching practices and discussing with university professors about their own inquiry teaching. The pre- and post-treatment classroom observations and comparisons of their teaching reveal that the three teachers were more focussed on asking inquiry-oriented questions in the post-treatment teaching. With additional qualitative data analysis, this study identified supportive resources of professional development. Workshop training sessions and sample unit served as the initiative agent in the beginning stage. Discussions with peers and reflective observation of peer teaching acted as a facilitative agent. Finally, student responses and researchers' on-site visit comments worked as a catalytic agent for their professional development.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Inquiry, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Questioning Techniques, Teacher Workshops, Reflective Teaching, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Mixed Methods Research, Interviews
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Elementary Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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