Developing Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes through a Study Group: A Study on Teachers’ Professional Development
This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explored the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes of a group of foreign language teacher educators and pre-service teachers through their participation in a study group. Sources of data included minutes of meetings, observation...
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Universidad de Antioquia
2007-11-01
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This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explored the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes of a group of foreign language teacher educators and pre-service teachers through their participation in a study group. Sources of data included minutes of meetings, observations, tape recorded meetings, self-assessment forms and interviews. The fi ndings show that teachers developed knowledge about the subject matter and research. Moreover, they developed skills such as research skills, critical thinking and collaborative work, and attitudes such as initiative, commitment, positive attitude towards research, and risk taking. It is concluded that the use of study groups can be an effective strategy for the professional development of teachers.
Received: 06-04-07 / Accepted: 06-08-07
How to reference this article:
Sierra Piedrahita, A. M. (2007). Developing Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes through a Study Group: A Study on Teachers’ Professional Development. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 279 – 305.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d82225f8121a4bef8a08ffdf4c66c0992022-12-22T02:37:58ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaIkala: Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura0123-34322145-566X2007-11-01121Developing Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes through a Study Group: A Study on Teachers’ Professional DevelopmentAna María Sierra-Piedrahita0Universidad de Antioquia This article presents the results of a qualitative study that explored the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes of a group of foreign language teacher educators and pre-service teachers through their participation in a study group. Sources of data included minutes of meetings, observations, tape recorded meetings, self-assessment forms and interviews. The fi ndings show that teachers developed knowledge about the subject matter and research. Moreover, they developed skills such as research skills, critical thinking and collaborative work, and attitudes such as initiative, commitment, positive attitude towards research, and risk taking. It is concluded that the use of study groups can be an effective strategy for the professional development of teachers. Received: 06-04-07 / Accepted: 06-08-07 How to reference this article: Sierra Piedrahita, A. M. (2007). Developing Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes through a Study Group: A Study on Teachers’ Professional Development. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 279 – 305. https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/ikala/article/view/2721professional developmentstudy groupknowledgeskillsattitudesforeign language teacher education |
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