Abstract

In this study, relations between learning activities of teachers and changes in their beliefs were examined. Thirty-four teachers in Dutch secondary education were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their beliefs about teaching and learning on two occasions. They were also asked to report on learning activities that they undertook. Teachers who had changed their beliefs in a direction congruent with the aims of recent educational reforms often reported experimentation with colleagues' teaching methods. Teachers who changed their beliefs in a direction that was not congruent with the reform often reported experimentation with alternative methods due to discontent with the effectiveness of current methods.

Citation

Meirink, J.A., Meijer, P.C., Verloop, N. & Bergen, T.C.M. (2009). Understanding teacher learning in secondary education: The relations of teacher activities to changed beliefs about teaching and learning. Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 25(1), 89-100. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/196667/.

Keywords

• Beliefs about teaching and learning
• Learning Activities
• teacher change
• Teacher learning