Making Meaning in Classrooms: An Investigation of Cognitive Processes in Aspiring Teachers, Experienced Teachers, and Their Peers.

Copeland, Willis D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ482579

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Publication Date: 1994

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Making Meaning in Classrooms: An Investigation of Cognitive Processes in Aspiring Teachers, Experienced Teachers, and Their Peers.

Copeland, Willis D.; And Others

American Educational Research Journal, v31 n1 p166-96 Spr 1994

To study the knowledge that teachers use to understand and interpret teaching and learning, 28 respondents from 4 levels of teaching experience were asked to explain their understanding of videotaped classroom scenes. The increasing complexity of understanding with teacher experience is supported by the findings. (SLD)

Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Course Content, Instructional Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Master Teachers, Qualitative Research, Teacher Education, Teaching Experience, Teaching Methods, Videotape Recordings

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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