In: Beiträge zur Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung, 2019, vol. 37, no. 2, p. 160-176
The article examines the question as to what skills pre-service teachers should have acquired by the end of their training in research methodology. To that end, we fi rst set a conceptual framework. Based on a quantitative survey of lecturers who provide training in research (N = 28), we then present the expectations that pre-service teachers are supposed to fulfi ll. The results show that the...
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In: Repères, 2017, no. 56, p. 131-149
This article focuses on grammar exercises in primary schools. Firstly, it analyses the characteristics of the exercises, taking as its main criterion the actions expected from the pupils. It also discusses their relevance, taking as a reference point the principles and approaches associated with French teaching reforms as well as the objectives of teaching grammar. Finally, it sets out some...
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In: Empirische Pädagogik, 2010, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 42-54
This article examines the availability of empirical findings that cast light on the teacher’s role in the context of homework. The determinants of homework behavior are considered in terms of teacher beliefs, on the one hand, and students’ individual abilities and characteristics, on the other. Gaps in the research are identified with respect to the potential influences of teacher training,...
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In: Mesure et évaluation en éducation, 2013, vol. 36, no. 2, p. 1-27
For several years, curricula based on the acquisition of professional skills were implemented in the training of teachers in Switzerland. The University of Teachers Education of Fribourg certifies students through assessments with complex tasks throughout the three years of training. Our research focuses on representations of students about this form of assessment, and more specifically on the...
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In: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften, 2004, vol. 26, no. 2, p. 343-364
The following article reports about the construction of a questionnaire which measures the patterns of interest in professional reflection during their teacher training. Three conceptual factors are relevant: (a) interest in reflection (IR), (b) distance from theory (DT) and (c) pragmatism (P). Following several pilot studies, the questionnaire was tested in a random sample of 210 students. The...
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In: Beiträge zur Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung, 2009, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 438-450
In tertiary teacher-education today, the focus is more on vocational skills than on classical subjects. It is postulated that subject didactics, (e.g. psychology), should be replaced by topic-didactics. These should provide both theoretically and empirically based information on their significance, structure and teaching methods. With regard to communication-training, it will be identified which...
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