Changing from a Traditional Approach to Learning: Teachers' Perceptions of Introducing WebQuests into Mathematics and Science Classrooms in Qatar

Autor/inn/en	Murphy, Carol; Abu-Tineh, Abdullah; Calder, Nigel; Mansour, Nasser
Titel	Changing from a Traditional Approach to Learning: Teachers' Perceptions of Introducing WebQuests into Mathematics and Science Classrooms in Qatar
Quelle	In: Teachers and Curriculum, 19 (2019) 1, S.9-16 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2382-0349
Schlagwörter	Student Centered Learning; Stress Variables; Inquiry; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Technology Integration; Educational Change; Teacher Attitudes; Faculty Development; Web Based Instruction; Mathematics Instruction; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Time Management; Teacher Student Relationship; Foreign Countries; Classroom Techniques; Student Motivation; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Bildungsreform; Lehrerverhalten; Web Based Training; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Zeitmanagement; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Ausland; Klassenführung; Schulische Motivation; Katar
Abstract	Several studies have identified stress factors that teachers might experience in changing from a traditional approach to a more student-centred inquiry-based learning (IBL) approach. In this study, we report on teachers' perceptions following professional development (PD) that introduced WebQuests as a didactic tool alongside ongoing classroom support into Qatari mathematics and science classrooms with students grades 4 to 8. The findings suggested that the use of WebQuests as a didactic tool provided a structure for many teachers that supported a change in teaching towards a student-oriented approach. Nevertheless, some stress factors remained, in relation to control of learning, managing time and classroom behaviour and the integration of IT. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research. Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: http://tandc.ac.nz/tandc
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01