Teachers' understanding of giftedness

Is Giftedness A Matter Of Justice? Explaining Implicit Attitudes Of Student Teachers Towards Giftedness Using A Social Justice Framework

Teachers’ conceptions of giftedness influence which students they identify as gifted and how they behave towards these students. Research findings are mixed, showing an overall positive, negative, or ambivalent view that considers gifted students as intellectually strong, but socio-emotionally inferior. Such misconceptions might lead teachers to focus on their students’ perceived socio-emotiona...

EFL Teachers’ Understanding of the Teaching Portions of INSET Programs

This study aimed to identify the portions of teaching materials for English classes in Iran’s high schools. The efficiency of these materials was evaluated by (a) eliciting the teachers’ perception of the materials to identify their distribution portions and (b) studying the teachers’ satisfaction to identify whether the materials were successful to develop the EFL teachers’ knowledge and skill...

Running head : PROSPECTIVE SCIENCE TEACHERS ’ UNDERSTANDING 1 Prospective Science Teachers ’ Understanding of Science and Engineering Practices

Understanding CS Teachers’ Professional Identity

Currently, we are facing big challenges of preparing and supporting K-12 CS teachers. In addition to increasing the number of CS teachers, there is a great need of supporting those teachers to grow and retain as committed, quality teachers. As suggested by teacher identity theory, teachers’ sense of commitment and (other aspects of) teaching profession is tightly linked with their sense of iden...

Understanding Personal Practical Knowledge; From what teachers must know to what teachers already know

The purpose of this study is understanding the Personal Practical Knowledge (PPK) of teachers which has been done through qualitative method. Understanding PPK helps us to understand why teachers act in a specific way. In this regards, reflecting on their personal and professional narratives also help to improve their practice. This study was conducted along with 13 teachers in a non-profit pri...