ERIC Number: EJ1049315
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 24
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Language Teachers' Conceptions of Intelligence and Their Roles in Teacher Care and Teacher Feedback
Pishghadam, Reza; Meidani, Elham Naji; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v40 n1 Article 4 Jan 2015
The purpose of this study was to find the relationships among teachers' conceptions of intelligence, teacher care, and teacher feedback in the realm of English Language Teaching (ELT). To this aim, three scales were developed to measure the aforementioned constructs. The participants consisted of 81 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers and their 426 students who were learning English in private language institutes. The scales were validated by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and the correlations among their subscales were investigated. The findings suggested that modularity, increasability, and applied ELT are associated with the nature and amount of teacher feedback and care as perceived by the students. Moreover, the results revealed that teachers' conceptions of intelligence significantly affect how they evaluate their students (p < 0.05). In the end, implications were provided in the context of teaching.
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Institutes (Training Programs), Feedback (Response), Correlation, Second Language Instruction, Intelligence, Measurement Techniques, Factor Analysis, Student Evaluation, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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