Improving teachers' practice in poorly performing primary schools: The trial of the GPLMS intervention in Gauteng
Improving teachers' practice in poorly performing primary schools: The trial of the GPLMS intervention in Gauteng
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改善表现不佳小学的教师实践:豪登省 GPLMS 干预试验
DOI:
10.1080/16823206.2014.919234
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发表时间:
2014
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0.5
通讯作者:
F. Clercq
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作者:
F. Clercq
AbstractThis article examines a multi-pronged intervention of teacher support and pressure designed to promote new teacher practices and better learner results in Gauteng's poorly performing primary schools. It develops a conceptual framework to analyse the Gauteng Primary Language and Mathematics Strategy's (GPLMS) conceptualisation of teacher learning and change and how various stakeholders perceive the GPLMS support and accountability components. The research reveals that, with its mutually aligned quality supportive learning material, its lesson plans and coaching, the GPLMS appears to be a well-conceived and well-calibrated intervention for improving learners' results through a successful fusion of teacher support and pressure. While some teachers are expected to react positively to the GPLMS, others are likely to reject it for several reasons, such as the way it was introduced, its standardised lesson plan approach, the fast-paced Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS)-aligned lesson plan...