Mediating Artifact in Teacher Professional Development

Autor:	Bodil Svendsen
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Secondary level media_common.quotation_subject Field (Bourdieu) Professional development Artifact (software development) Education Perception Intervention (counseling) Pedagogy Mathematics education Faculty development Psychology Research question media_common
Zdroj:	International Journal of Science Education. 37:1834-1854
ISSN:	1464-5289 0950-0693
DOI:	10.1080/09500693.2015.1053003
Popis:	This article focuses on teacher professional development (TPD) in natural science through the 5E model as mediating artifact. The study was conducted in an upper secondary school, grounded in a school-based intervention research project. My contribution to the field of research on TPD is founded on the hypothesis that teachers would be best facilitated to make their practice more inquiry based if they are provided with a mediating artifact. In this study the artifact is a model 5E, which is a conceptual way of thinking, to help teachers reflect on their practice. The aim is to encourage teachers to make changes themselves, by applying extended use of inquiry into their practice. This mediated artifact could thus be used across different national contexts. The main research question is; how can the 5E model as a mediating artifact enhance TPD? The article addresses the processes of the use of the 5E model and its influence on teachers’ perception of the model. This is in order for teachers to conceptualize...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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