ERIC Number: EJ1231175
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4871
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Learning "New" Instructional Strategies: Pedagogical Innovation, Teacher Professional Development, Understanding and Concerns
Silver, Rita Elaine; Kogut, Galyna; Huynh, Thi Canh Dien
Journal of Teacher Education, v70 n5 p552-566 Nov-Dec 2019
Teacher professional development (TPD) through supported pedagogical innovations relies on teacher understanding (TU) of what is proposed, how the innovation can be enacted, and ways in which an innovation might be effectively adapted to local conditions. This article describes evolving TU during a 1-year reading comprehension innovation. Analysis, based on a two-dimensional neo-Bloomian framework, revealed that types of TU aligned with specific strategies used at specific times in the innovation program to some extent. Initial concerns about cultural appropriateness tended to fade as participating teachers came to their own understandings of how to employ the new instructional strategies. Other teacher concerns shifted from hypothetical to more concrete concerns about how to further enhance classroom interactions, evidencing evolving TU. Importantly, while examining in-class practices shows only the outcome of an innovation, tracking teachers' developing understanding was important for gaining insights into the ongoing TPD process.
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Innovation, Faculty Development, Reading Comprehension, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Attitude Change, English Teachers, Questioning Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Reading Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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