Reading and feedback guide for paper on teacher beliefs (Nelleke et al) for WS10 2021

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  1. Which one or more of the following describes assumptions about teacher beliefs made by the authors?
    experienced teachers have beliefs that are resistant to change
    limited content knowledge can hinder changes in teacher beliefs
    general beliefs about teaching and learning are established before they start their teacher education
    teacher beliefs mediate processing of new information


  1. LeTendre et al (2001) suggest that, for maths teachers,
    there was no pattern discernible within individual cultures
    their views of their teaching are very culture dependent
    their views of their teaching are similar across the globe


  1. Four metaphors to describe amongst beginning science teachers in Thailand by Buaraphan (2011) were:


  1. Simmons et al (1999) investigated the beliefs of 116 science and maths teachers. Which of the metaphors identified in Question 3 best correspond with 'traditional' beliefs and which with 'constructivist' beliefs?


  1. How many physics teachers were involved in exploring the two research questions?


  1. Look at the results displayed in Table 5 and in Figure 1. Which of the groups (A, B or C) do you identify with most closely? Write two or three sentences giving your reasons.