Analysing the Mediating Processes of Teacher's Growth:A Case Study in a Seamless Inquiry Scienc

• 作 者: Xin Pei Voon Lung Hsiang Wong Chee Kit Looi
• 出 处: 第22届全球华人计算机教育应用大会
• 发表日期: 2018年11期
• 关键词: Seamless inquiry science learning (SISL) Interconnected Model of Teacher Profess

　　This paper reports a case study that is intended to trace the professional growth of a science teacher who is implementing seamless inquiry science learning(SISL)in the context of Singapore primary school.In particular,we analyse the teachers learning trajectory under the lens of the Interconnected Model of Teacher Professional Growth(IMTPG).The teachers pedagogical practices were investigated at the beginning of the intervention,and the changes in his practices were monitored throughout the ongoing teacher professional development(TPD).The findings reveals the importance of TPD design through two significant relationships: from external domain(ED)to domain of practice(DP),and from external domain(ED)to personal domain(PD),throughout the implementation of SISL.Recognising the importance of the design of an effective TPD,IMTPG was used as an analytical tool to analyse the corresponding relationships among the aforementioned domains in investigating the teachers growth in term of the pedagogical changes.The reciprocal relationship between the desired outcomes of the TPD and the teachers growth informed by the effective mechanisms used in conducting TPD,which is “learning by doing”.Thus,the design of an effective TPD to facilitate teachers growth should consider the desired “learning outcomes” and the endurance of that change to transform the innovative pedagogy.