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Hand, Brian; Vance, Keith – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1995
Presents suggestions for the implementation of constructivist teaching-learning strategies. Discusses the following topics: teacher's role; classroom management; planning; pedagogic skills, including negotiation and group work; and assessment. (JRH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Educational Strategies
Loughran, John; Gunstone, Richard; Berry, Amanda; Milroy, Philippa; Mulhall, Pam – 2000
This paper describes the rationale for and progress in a substantial research project that aims to develop an understanding of science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. The background to and purposes for the project are explained. Related projects that study pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) are also described. Approaches to identifying…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Seagren, Alan T.; Khamis, Mon – 1985
The perceptions of 44 Australian and 81 American senior elementary student teachers were compared to determine how their personal attributes, their teacher education programs, and their student teaching experiences influenced their abilities to perform 35 teaching competencies. Comparisons between the two groups revealed that American students had…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics
Loughran, John; Gunstone, Richard; Berry, Amanda; Milroy, Philippa; Mulhall, Pam – 2000
In coming to better value teachers' knowledge and practice, there is a need to be able to articulate and document what teachers know and are able to do. This is central in coming to understand pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). This paper presents a working understanding of PCK as it has emerged through a research project and describes the…
Descriptors: Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Griffin, Janette; Symington, David – Science Education, 1997
Although museums are considered optimal venues for informal learning, this study concludes that most school classes visiting museums are restricted and structured, teachers use mainly task-orientated teaching practices, and the museum activities are rarely linked to topics being studied at school. A research-based framework to guide teachers in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
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Conley, Sharon; Odden, Allan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
Teacher skill and knowledge-based pay plans in education could be related to major demarcation points in teacher career development. To illustrate the approach, career ladder programs in three U.S. districts and a pay system in Australia are described. Each plan includes career stages that qualify for pay increments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Employment Level, Foreign Countries
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Sachs, Judyth; Logan, Lloyd – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Argues that Australian inservice education policies have unintentionally controlled and deskilled teachers. Focuses on Queensland, Australia, from 1973 to 1986. Claims teacher managerial skills are emphasized over curricular and instructional skills. Contends that teachers' professional development consequently suffers. Premises arguments on…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Government Role
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Garnett, Patrick J.; Tobin, Kenneth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Investigates specific strategies and activities used by two chemistry teachers to enhance student understanding of chemistry at the 11th- and 12fth-grade levels. Discusses teacher characteristics, class activities, classroom management, and monitoring for understanding. (YP)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Smyth, W. John – 1981
A review of the research indicates that the interface between the findings from research on teaching and staff development of teachers is an important but neglected one. An improvement in teaching skills calls for an interactive or collaborative mode of professional development which is based on classroom interests and the needs of teachers, with…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Educational Change, Educational Research
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Ebbeck, Marjory – 1980
After brief historical and demographic information on Australia's changing societal patterns, this paper discusses some recent research in South Australia related to the expectations of parents and early childhood teachers concerning the purposes of preschooling and early schooling. A questionnaire, designed for both parents and teachers, was sent…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Objectives, Expectation
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Brooker, Ross; Service, Melinda – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1999
Surveyed and interviewed Australian preservice home economics teachers who volunteered to teach food preparation skills to disadvantaged youth in detention centers. Results indicated that preservice teachers considered the detention center context a worthwhile site for further developing existing teacher competencies, providing them with…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs
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Goodfellow, Joy; Sumsion, Jennifer – Journal of Education for Teaching, 2000
Investigated field-based teacher educators' perceptions of their contribution to preservice teachers' personal-professional development. Focus groups data indicated that respondents perceived wisdom, authenticity, and passion as particularly valuable in working with student teachers. Their work with student teachers constitutes a transformative…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Dinham, Steve; Scott, Catherine – 2002
Two samples of recipients of teaching awards were surveyed in 2002. The first comprised educators from early childhood, primary, secondary, TAFE, and universities who had received inaugural New South Wales (Australia) Minister for Education and Training and Australian College of Educators Quality Teaching Awards in 2001. The second sample…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education
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Fawns, Rod; Nance, David – Australian Journal of Education, 1993
This paper argues that evaluation of advanced skills in teaching should be based on pedagogical content knowledge that good teachers should have but nonteachers in the discipline might not. Several schemes used in Victoria (Australia) for appraisal of advanced teaching skills are examined, and an alternative to competency-based approaches is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Credentials, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Ingvarson, Lawrence; And Others – 1995
The absence of a professional career structure for teachers is not a new problem. In 1989, Australian unions, employers, and governments negotiated the Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) classification. Three levels of AST status involving salary increases were proposed to offer teachers a professional career path in teaching comparable in status to…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
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