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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"teacher cognition"”.
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Listening Instruction and Teacher Cognition Underpinning the Skill in Iranian Private English Institutes
… evidence. Exploration of second language teacher cognition has also attracted the attention of many researchers over the last four decades. The majority of studies in this area have focused on grammar and literacy, and teacher cognition has not adequately addressed the skill of listening. …
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Science literacy in theory and practice : a sociocultural analysis of teacher cognition in a multicultural setting
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.
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Constructing Learner Autonomy Through Control Shift: Sociocultural Implications of Teacher Cognition and Practice in a Chinese Secondary School
… through control shifts from school managers to teachers and from teachers to students. However, few empirical studies have closely examined the actual practices of managers and teachers in this regard, and their perceptions on their own practices as well as the nature of autonomy. This is the …
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Influence of teacher cognition in the teaching and testing of english grammar in selected secondary schools of Luanshya district, Zambia
… people do, what they believe and what they know. Teachers’ cognitive processes are important in the teaching process. The actual realization of the curriculum is dependent on teachers’ understandings, beliefs and experiences about language teaching even in the teaching and testing of grammar. …
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Influence of teacher cognition in the teaching and testing of english grammar in selected secondary schools of Luanshya district, Zambia
… people do, what they believe and what they know. Teachers’ cognitive processes are important in the teaching process. The actual realization of the curriculum is dependent on teachers’ understandings, beliefs and experiences about language teaching even in the teaching and testing of grammar. …
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The relationship between teacher education, teacher cognition and classroom practice in language teaching: a case study of MA students beliefs about grammar teaching
… beliefs and practices of three practising teachers of English in Turkey taking an MA course. Teachers were interviewed and observed over a 20-month period; the observations shed light on how they taught grammar, while the interviews explored their beliefs about grammar teaching and provided …
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Language Teacher Cognition on English Grammar Assessment: Investigating EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices regarding Classroom-based Assessment in Public Higher-Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia
This thesis investigates teachers’ beliefs about English grammar assessment (EGA) and how these are linked to their professional practices when writing their grammar exams in their educational contexts, in higher educational facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The central focus of this study is …
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University tutors’ beliefs about and practices in assessing undergraduates’ writing - A New Zealand case study
Although teacher cognition has been explored widely, university tutor cognition of professional activities, such as evaluating and giving written feedback on students’ written work, has rarely been explored. Very few studies on teacher cognition of giving feedback have included data of real …
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A qualitative inquiry into the construction of modern foreign language teachers’ beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge
… the construction of modern foreign language teacher cognition: beliefs and pedagogical content knowledge. It examines how teachers’ beliefs about grammar and the role of target language in language teaching have been constructed. The research design is set within a …
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Teaching the new English curriculum in a Chinese school : An ethnographic study.
… study exploring the experience of five Chinese teachers of English in their implementation of the NEC. The researcher worked as a temporary English teacher in a high school in Southeast China between September 2007 and July 2008 gathering data through participant observation. Research data …
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Bridging the mismatches between the lecturers’ and students’ beliefs about the value of written feedback on their assignments: A Private Malaysian University Case Study
… a number of contributions to the field of teacher cognition, second language instruction and social-cultural theory. While few studies have examined the influence of contextual factors on teacher cognition, this study revealed the role of contextual factors in moulding lecturers’ beliefs. …
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Addressing EFL Teachers’ Cognitions and Practices About Oral Interaction Through Professional Learning Opportunities in Chile
… as a Foreign Language (EFL) curriculum in Chile. Teachers in elementary schools play a critical role in the successful implementation of this curriculum innovation yet little is known about what these teachers think, know and believe about oral interaction and how it is promoted in their …
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Curriculum innovation through teacher certification: Evaluation of a government intervention and its effects on teacher development and English language pedagogy in South Korea
Teacher certification schemes are used in increasing numbers of contexts worldwide, including Korea. Despite their high stakes such as their use in decisions regarding promotion, as well as the related cost, there has been relatively little documentation of their implementation procedures and …
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Autoethnography to artography: An exhibition of cognition in artist teacher practice
… reinstated. This thesis responds by exemplifying cognition in artist teacher practice. The focus on artist teacher practice enables cognition to be addressed across educational sectors. It provides intervention at a point where perceptions can be heard and changes implemented in a space where …
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Written corrective feedback at a Saudi University : English language teachers’ beliefs, students’ preferences, and teachers’ practices
… work is threefold: (a) the relationship between teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding the provision of WCF on students’ L2 writing, (b) the factors that prevent teachers from enacting their beliefs into practices, and (c) the relationship between students’ preferences and teachers’ practices …
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Autoethnography to artography: An exhibition of cognition in artist teacher practice
… reinstated. This thesis responds by exemplifying cognition in artist teacher practice. The focus on artist teacher practice enables cognition to be addressed across educational sectors. It provides intervention at a point where perceptions can be heard and changes implemented in a space where …
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Descriptions of expert middle school band teachers’ decision-making processes before, during, and after instruction
Teacher decision-making is a cognitive activity in which teachers identify problems, extract relevant cues from the environment, and evaluate potential strategies to decide the most appropriate action (Calderhead, 1981; Clark & Peterson, 1978). According to Clark and Peterson (1986), teachers' …
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Investigating Global Englishes-oriented teacher development through the lens of transformative learning theory: A study of South Korean elementary EFL teachers’ experiences
… of English used in the global community. As teachers are important agents of change in the classroom, this call has generated a growing number of studies investigating how to raise teachers’ awareness of GE and help them conduct language teaching grounded in the current sociolinguistic …
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Orienting to pedagogical innovation: A case study of Vietnamese teachers' beliefs and practices regarding Task-based Language Teaching
Although research into language teacher cognition has become a well-established domain of inquiry for applied linguists over the past few decades, few in-depth studies have explored language teachers’ beliefs regarding task-based language teaching (TBLT). Furthermore, in the context of Vietnam, …
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Form-focused instruction: A case study of Vietnamese teachers’ beliefs and practices
Despite the reported powerful influence of teachers’ beliefs on their pedagogical practices in the classroom, very few in-depth case studies of foreign language teachers’ beliefs and the correspondence between their beliefs and instructional strategies have been internationally published – Woods …
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