A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Reconstructing choice, reason and disposition in teachers’ practical theories of teaching (PTs)




AuthorsMikko Tiilikainen, Auli-Mari Hannele Toom, Janne Lepola, Jukka Husu

PublisherElsevier

Publication year2019

JournalTeaching and Teacher Education

Volume79

First page 124

Last page136

Number of pages13

ISSN0742-051X

eISSN1879-2480

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.12.011


Abstract

This study elaborates the theoretical framework of PTs. The interviews with five teachers were analysed through the concepts of choice, reasoning, and disposition. The results indicated that choices in PTs mainly related to the division of instructional responsibility. PTs containing higher degrees of complex reasoning included a broad range instructional reasons and also weighed both the affordances and constraints of a teaching approach. PTs revealed two major teacher dispositions: instructional intention and instructional attention. Intention-oriented dispositions linked with curricular substance, whereas attention-oriented dispositions addressed personal and contextual factors in teaching. The results help to facilitate balanced instruction during teacher education.



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