Essays about: "teacher belief"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words teacher belief.

  1. 1. Formative Assessment of Writing: Practice and Perception Among English Teachers in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Elina Johansson; Filip Nadjafi; [2022]
    Keywords : Formative Assessment; Writing Ability; Feedback; EFL; Teacher Practice; Teacher Perception; Sweden;

    Abstract : The syllabus for English in Swedish upper secondary education states that teachers should help students become confident in expressing themselves through writing. Writing ability is an indication of knowing how to communicate and show knowledge effectively. READ MORE

  2. 2. Effect of Professional Development and Self-efficacy on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Swedish Lower Secondary School

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Xin Liu; [2018-08-25]
    Keywords : Job satisfaction; ; Self-efficacy; Professional development; Constructive belief; Classroomdisciplinary climate;

    Abstract : Aim: The intent of this study is to examine the effect of professional development and self-efficacy on job satisfaction of teachers who work at the lower secondary schools in Sweden. The second part of the study is to investigate the internal factors of teachers’ characteristics and external factors of school climate effect on job satisfaction. READ MORE

  3. 3. Teaching assistant role in a school in Sweden. An ethnographic case study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Efthimia Iatridou; [2016-07-06]
    Keywords : teaching assistant role; professional development; employment;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore the role of the teaching assistants in a school in Sweden by highlighting their deployment, employment and the needs of this role. This aim stems from the limited research on teaching assistants, the paucity in research that could not support decision making of the policy-makers and the belief that teaching assistants are under-used resource. READ MORE

  4. 4. Teachers’ Perceptions of Second Language Learning and Teaching – A Comparison of Two Groups of English Teachers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Camilla Kvist; [2014]
    Keywords : second language learning; second language teaching; teacher attitudes; teacher beliefs; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Abstract The study of teachers and students’ perceptions of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching began in earnest with Horwitz’s seminal research during the 1980s. Numerous studies into both teachers and learners’ belief systems have since then been conducted by researchers and educators (Bell, 2005; Borg & Burns, 2008; Brown, 2009; Davis, 2003; Horwitz, 1987, 1988; Lasagabaster & Sierra, 2009; Matsuura, Chiba, & Hilderbrandt, 2001; Peacock, 1999; Schulz, 1996, 2001; Vasquez & Harvey, 2010). READ MORE

  5. 5. If Humour be the Food of Learning, Joke on: Perspectives of Several Italian and Swedish Upper-Secondary School Students on Humour and Dialogic Classroom Interaction

    University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

    Author : Ashley Blackmore; [2013]
    Keywords : dialogue; interaction; humour; upper-secondary school; Vygotsky;

    Abstract : Social constructivism, known as Vygotskian theory, has been implicated in improving spoken language skills of upper-secondary school students. This qualitative study aims to investigate the perspectives of students regarding the teachers’ use of humour in ESL lessons both in Italy and Sweden. READ MORE