TEACHER BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES

ABOUT TEACHING

DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING

STATEMENTS. DO YOU AGREE WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES OR DISAGREE.

IF YOU DISAGREE – STATE WHY.

Teachers usually stand in the

front of the class when teaching

Teachers decide how

fast the students

should work on tasks.

Teachers make and ask the questions students answer

Teachers should praise

correct answers from

students.

Teachers follow lesson

plans.

Teachers model and provide

model answers.

Teachers discipline students.

Teachers use and operate the

equipment and devices in class

Teachers reveal personal details about their lives

to students.

The classroom is a noisy, busy

place.

Learners are usually

arranged in desks, in rows.

Learners make mistakes which

teachers correct.

Learners compete to answer

questions and for the teacher’s

response.

Learners stand up when they

answer or respond in

class.

Learners use a textbook which

guides the class.

Learners respect the teacher’s

knowledge and experience.

Learners collaborate with

each other to finish exercises,

answer questions.

Learners do homework which the teacher

corrects.

Learners reveal personal details

about themselves in

class.

Learners obey, the teacher orders and controls the

class.

Look over your beliefs.Would you expect similar behavior in classrooms other than your own?

What factors might influence

teachers and learners to be

different?

There is no play book underlying teaching practice.

Only what happens in the classroom and how we respond

to it. TEACHING IS AN ART!

MEANING?

TRY YOUR BEST.PLAN, RELECT, IMPROVE.

BE PROFESSIONAL.BE OPEN, KIND AND SHOW

YOU CARE.

MEANING?

REFERENCES

Wright, T. (1987) Understanding Classroom Role Relationships, Roles of Teachers and Learners, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press.