Impacts of instructor and student loci of commitment on biology learning for prospective elementary school teachers |
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Authors: | Dr Hedy Moscovici |
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Institution: | (1) 1245 Queen Street, 98226 Bellingham, WA, USA |
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Abstract: | This study explored the dynamic in the loci of commitment of several participants in a university-level biology course developed
for elementary school teachers. The analysis concentrated on two instructors with almost opposing loci of commitment. Through
both instructors were committed to teaching, one showed commitment to the subject matter (accuracy, quantity, depth) while
the other was more concerned with having the students get involved in the topic development. When the instructor focused on
the coverage of content, the students and the instructor felt disappointment— each ending the unit expressing reciprocal discontent
with the outcome of the unit. This situation eventually proved detrimental to the students' learning and application of biology.
Situations where the instructor proved to be more student-oriented resulted in students making sense of relevant ideas, understanding
concepts, and incorporating those ideas and concepts into their knowledge web and teaching practice. |
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