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Hilda Taba [Dictionary Entry], Chara H. Bohan
Hilda Taba [Dictionary Entry], Chara H. Bohan
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
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Transforming The Supervision Of Hong Kong’S English Language Teachers, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Julia Cheung, Dorothy Pang, Mary Wong
Transforming The Supervision Of Hong Kong’S English Language Teachers, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Julia Cheung, Dorothy Pang, Mary Wong
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
Uni-directional top-down traditional, approaches to the supervision of teachers limit the engagement of the teachers in reflecting upon their own practice and professional growth. Acheson & Gall (1992) recommend a three-phase approach to teacher supervision which includes […] classroom observation and feedback conference. Such […] emphasizes a more dynamic and constructivist approach to empower teachers to transform their practice and identify directions […] professional development. What happens when this and other approaches are adapted and applied by teachers in different contexts? This as well as other issues and concerns related to the supervision of language teachers in Hong Kong are …
Reflection In Efl In-Service Journal Writing: The Teachers, The Tutors And The Researchers, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Kong Stella
Reflection In Efl In-Service Journal Writing: The Teachers, The Tutors And The Researchers, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Kong Stella
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
A common goal of many pre-service and in-service programmes is to develop "reflection" or a particular awareness about teaching that may be translated into . continually improving practice. In 1994 the Institute of Language in Education (now incorporated into the Hong Kong Institute of Education) introduced a curriculum-wide journal writing activity into their 16-week teacher education inservice programmes. Two hundred and seventy-nine primary and secondary teachers of English, including panel chairs and content area specialists, along with 23 tutors participated in the activity. This report describes the observations of the teachers, tutors and researchers derived from questionnaire data and presents …