What Teachers Think | A Grounded Theory Inquiry of Teachers Cognition When Interacting with Video Cases

Peter Chan

ISBN 10: 3639162331 / ISBN 13: 9783639162332

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

What Teachers Think | A Grounded Theory Inquiry of Teachers Cognition When Interacting with Video Cases | Peter Chan | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639162332 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 101545760

Synopsis:

Many teacher educators believe multimedia cases can improve teacher development because of these cases? potential in facilitating the acquisition of complex, ill-structured knowledge needed for classroom teaching. However, there is a general lack of evidence on how cases impact thinking and practice of teachers, and the evidence for multimedia cases is even more sparse. Hence, the current study explores the cognitive activities of several teachers before, during, and after their interaction with video ethnography, a specific form of multimedia cases. It employs grounded theory to discover embedded meanings and relationships that emerge from descriptive data. Findings of the study include the identification of categories of cognitive activities revealed in teachers? thinking and patterns that emerged from case studies of individual participants. Using cross-case analysis, four theoretical propositions are generated to describe the cognitive development process and its two influencers: learning orientation and beliefs/experiences. The study has implications for improving technology use in teacher development, production of multimedia cases, and research on case-based pedagogy.

About the Author: Dr. Peter Chan is an Associate Professor of Instructional Design & Development at Brigham Young University ? Hawaii. He and his students have developed internationally recognized computer-based instructional programs for many different professions. His research interests include video ethnography and instructional design for higher order thinking.

Bibliographic Details

Title: What Teachers Think | A Grounded Theory ...
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu