EDU5223 Teachers Practical Theories (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Education Studies) Band 5

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Synopsis

This course has been designed to familiarise teachers with the nature of practical theories in general and to provide opportunities for teachers to make explicit their own practical theories. The course will begin with an exploration of the origins and characteristics of teachers' practical theories. The challenges of making practical theories explicit will be discussed along with techniques for their articulation. There will also be a major focus on the elements and structure of practical theories, that is, on the various ways in which teachers represent their practical knowledge and theories and on the links among such elements.