Pre-Service Teachers' Defensive Pessimism in Situ: Two Case Studies within a Mathematics Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Merz, Alice H.; Swim, Terri Jo
Titel	Pre-Service Teachers' Defensive Pessimism in Situ: Two Case Studies within a Mathematics Classroom
Quelle	In: Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 24 (2008) 2, S.451-461 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-051X
DOI	10.1016/j.tate.2007.03.001
Schlagwörter	Learning Strategies; Case Studies; Defense Mechanisms; Mathematics Instruction; Preservice Teachers; Teacher Behavior; Discourse Analysis; Teacher Characteristics; Negative Attitudes; Psychological Patterns; Mathematics Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Abwehrverhalten; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Diskursanalyse; Negative Fixierung; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung
Abstract	In this study, defensive pessimism is reviewed in relation to anxiety, self-esteem, expectations, self-regulation, and self-handicapping. Then, two case studies of American pre-service teachers in a mathematics classroom are provided that move the research beyond survey and correlational studies. In the case analyses, defensive pessimists' discourse and behaviours are examined and additional characteristics are noted, e.g., expressions of humour and self-congratulations. In connection with teaching, teachers are encouraged to support defensive pessimists' learning strategies, such as perseverance and the use of multiple representations, so that the focus is on meaningful learning instead of the negative self-talk. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10