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Measuring Teachers Reflective Thinking Skills

Authors :
Mirzaei, Fariba
Phang, Fatin Aliah
Kashefi, Hamidreza
Source :
Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences; August 2014, Vol. 141 Issue: 1 p640-647, 8p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Observation, communication, team working, judgment, and decision making are important teaches reflective thinking skills that are required for teachers if they want to be reflective thinker. This paper proposes two instruments which are Reflective Thinking Open-Ended Questionnaire and Interview Questionnaire to measure teachers’ reflective thinking skills. The Reflective Thinking Open-Ended Questionnaire allows teachers to answer the questions in their own words in explaining the meaning of reflective thinking and understanding the gaps if there are between teachers’ reflective thinking skills and the reflective thinking skills that they need in their teaching. The Interview Questionnaire is used to support depth understanding the skills that teachers use in their teaching. Measuring teachers’ reflective thinking skills by these instrument help to identify teachers’ reflective thinking weakness and strength and find the ways for improving their reflecting thinking.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18770428
Volume :
141
Issue :
1
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs33711216
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.05.112