Abstract
This chapter sustains the research engagement of pre-service teachers by guiding them to understand the puzzle which they have been trying to unpack and understand. It highlights that understanding puzzles is just the beginning of professional development. The chapter therefore introduces the ways in which pre-service teachers can see the emerging and unfolding picture and think about the ways in which the results might contribute to the unpacking of the puzzle and of their understandings of teaching and learning. The chapter ends by discussing what the results of the puzzle exploration mean to them, how pre-service teachers can disseminate their understandings of the puzzle as well as how the experience of puzzle exploration can help them develop as a pre-service teacher.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
This is based on the assumption that the test was valid and reliable.
- 2.
As in most exams, the threshold limit for passing is assumed to be 50 points or 50%.
References
Anderson, L. W., Krathwohl, D. R., Airasian, P. W., Cruikshank, K. A., Mayer, R. E., Pintrich, P. R., et al. (2014). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, abridged edition. Essex, UK: Pearson.
Dewey, J. (1933). How we think: A restatement of the relation of reflective thinking to the educative process. Boston, MA: D.C. Heath.
Gibbs, C. (2003). Explaining effective teaching: Self-efficacy and thought control of action. Journal of Educational Enquiry, 4(2), 1–15.
Gillett, A. J. (2011). What is EAP, from http://www.uefap.com/articles/eap.htm.
Lee, H. Y. (2014). Inquiry-based teaching in second and foreign language pedagogy. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 5(6), 1236–1244.
Piaget, J. (1929). The child’s conception of the world. New York: Harcourt Brace.
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Dikilitaş, K., Bostancıoğlu, A. (2019). Understanding the Puzzle and the Emerging Picture. In: Inquiry and Research Skills for Language Teachers. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21137-0_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21137-0_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-21136-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-21137-0
eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)