ERIC Number: EJ1001587
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Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 20
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An Eastern Learning Paradox: Paradoxes in Two Korean Mathematics Teachers' Pedagogy of Silence in the Classroom
Lee, Kyeonghwa; Sriraman, Bharath
Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, v43 n2 p147-166 May 2013
Eastern philosophies of education such as Confucianism and Taosim advocate the use of silence in the teacher-pupil tradition of pedagogy. We investigate contemporary classrooms in Korea, and study whether teachers in Korea today incorporate this method implicitly or explicitly in their classrooms. Empirical data in the form of video-taped classroom lessons and the analysis of the videos reveal the learning paradoxes that arise from a rote adherence to constructivism by teachers that are trained within a larger Confucian society.
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Confucianism, Logical Thinking, Philosophy, Video Technology, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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