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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2011, Vol. 2(2) 49-65

Teachers’ Instructional Beliefs About Student-Centered Pedagogy

Vali MEHDINEZHAD

pp. 49 - 65

Publish Date: April 30, 2011  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ opinions about student-centered instructions, as well as to study effective factors in their instructional beliefs. Six important components of student-centered pedagogy examined in this study that were, educational objectives, content, teaching strategies, and instructional assessment, educational technology and learning environment. The methodology of this study was a quantitative research. An inventory to measure teachers’ beliefs about student-centered pedagogy employed to gather data. SPSS 15 was used to produce the mean, standard deviations, Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r), T-test, Bonferroni Post Hoc test and ANOVA. Results showed that the components of studentcentered pedagogy have a high influence on their instructional beliefs and also there was a relatively high positive correlation between components of student-centered pedagogy. The analysis some variables such as gender, age, school level and teaching experience indicated, some those had an impact on student-centered beliefs. There was no significant difference between the male and female teachers’ beliefs on overall studentcentered pedagogy. The analysis also showed overall means of the student-centered pedagogy was statistically significant for elementary, middle and secondary school teachers, age groups and teaching experience.

Keywords: Student-Centered Pedagogy, Teacher Beliefs, Primary, Middle, and Secondary Schools


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
MEHDINEZHAD, V. (2011). Teachers’ Instructional Beliefs About Student-Centered Pedagogy. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 2(2), 49-65.

Harvard
MEHDINEZHAD, V. (2011). Teachers’ Instructional Beliefs About Student-Centered Pedagogy. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 2(2), pp. 49-65.

Chicago 16th edition
MEHDINEZHAD, Vali (2011). "Teachers’ Instructional Beliefs About Student-Centered Pedagogy". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2 (2):49-65.