Год выпуска: 2011 Автор: Monica Squires Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 160 ISBN: 9783845412092
Описание
There exists a large body of literature referring to the “Theory-Practice Gap” in education. In the literature there is little evidence supporting the existence of this gap. Researchers assert that this gap does exist. The purpose of this study is to explore whether or not this gap does exist through examining the methods of ten teachers identified by the Maine Department of Education as “exemplary.” To do this, ten nominees to the Maine Teacher of the Year Program were participants in this study. The subjects were interviewed, surveyed and observed. The author identified five commonly known educational theories from textbooks in educational psychology and compared these teachers’ methods and practices to the recommendations of the theories to ascertain whether or not a gap existed between these theories and the practices of these specific teachers. Additionally, participants evaluated their own awareness of theories by name and a second time in practice. The study suggests there...
