Teacher attitudes and beliefs about teaching
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TEACHER BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES
ABOUT TEACHING
DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS. DO YOU AGREE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES OR DISAGREE.
IF YOU DISAGREE – STATE WHY.
Teachers usually stand in the
front of the class when teaching
Teachers decide how
fast the students
should work on tasks.
Teachers make and ask the questions students answer
Teachers should praise
correct answers from
students.
Teachers follow lesson
plans.
Teachers model and provide
model answers.
Teachers discipline students.
Teachers use and operate the
equipment and devices in class
Teachers reveal personal details about their lives
to students.
The classroom is a noisy, busy
place.
Learners are usually
arranged in desks, in rows.
Learners make mistakes which
teachers correct.
Learners compete to answer
questions and for the teacher’s
response.
Learners stand up when they
answer or respond in
class.
Learners use a textbook which
guides the class.
Learners respect the teacher’s
knowledge and experience.
Learners collaborate with
each other to finish exercises,
answer questions.
Learners do homework which the teacher
corrects.
Learners reveal personal details
about themselves in
class.
Learners obey, the teacher orders and controls the
class.
Look over your beliefs.Would you expect similar behavior in classrooms other than your own?
What factors might influence
teachers and learners to be
different?
There is no play book underlying teaching practice.
Only what happens in the classroom and how we respond
to it. TEACHING IS AN ART!
MEANING?
TRY YOUR BEST.PLAN, RELECT, IMPROVE.
BE PROFESSIONAL.BE OPEN, KIND AND SHOW
YOU CARE.
MEANING?
REFERENCES
Wright, T. (1987) Understanding Classroom Role Relationships, Roles of Teachers and Learners, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press.