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Real in All the Ways That Matter: Weaving Learning across the Curriculum with Mantle of the Expert
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Aitken, Viv – NZCER Press, 2021
Mantle of the Expert is a form of inquiry learning developed by Dorothy Heathcote that includes drama for learning--so it's active, embodied, imaginative, and aesthetic. It's agentic in that it positions learners as responsible, competent co-constructors of meaning and allows them powers to influence, make decisions, and grapple with complex…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries
Using Phenomenography to Build an Understanding of How University People Conceptualise Their Community-Engaged Activities
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Brown, Kim; Shephard, Kerry; Warren, David; Hesson, Gala; Fleming, Jean – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Higher education institutions are seeking greater community engagement through academic, social and civic activity. In response, researcher attention has turned to impacts on students' education, and benefits to both university and community partners. This phenomenographic study examines how a diverse group of teachers, researchers and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reciprocal Teaching, Service Learning, Outreach Programs
Reciprocal Teaching: Critical Reflection on Practice
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McAllum, Ruth – Kairaranga, 2014
This paper highlights reciprocal teaching as an inclusive instructional strategy that has been shown to improve reading comprehension and metacognitive skills. It provides a conceptual background to reciprocal teaching and examines its purpose, strengths and weaknesses. The notion of reciprocal teaching as an evidence-based practice is also…
Descriptors: Reciprocal Teaching, Reflection, Educational Practices, Reading Comprehension
Developing Cohesion and Building Positive Relationships through Storytelling in a Culturally Diverse New Zealand Classroom
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Baskerville, Delia – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
Educational research highlights the importance of positive teacher student relationships and recommends teachers adopt teaching strategies that are more culturally inclusive, and allow for reciprocal teaching and learning where student prior knowledge is legitimized. Participants in this study experienced such an approach. Through a storytelling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Student Relationship, Instructional Effectiveness, Classroom Environment
Reciprocal Teaching of Reading Comprehension in a New Zealand High School.
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Westera, Julia; Moore, Dennis W. – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Presents an experimental evaluation of a trial implementation of reciprocal teaching procedures by high school teachers to address reading comprehension deficits. Forty-six students were exposed to 1 of 3 conditions: 12-16 reciprocal teaching sessions, 6-8 sessions, or no treatment. Significant gains were observed with students in the extended…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Metacognition, Reading Achievement
Reciprocal Teaching in a Regular Primary School Classroom.
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Kelly, Marie; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1994
Reports a study that assessed the effects of reciprocal teaching on the comprehension of poor reading comprehenders who read nonfiction material in a regular classroom. Heterogeneous reading groups from two elementary classes participated in reciprocal teaching. Data analysis showed there were significant improvements in comprehension that were…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries