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Exploration of relations between middle school science teachers' perception of students' learning styles and their teaching styles  

Choi, Kyou-Lee (Ewha Womans University)
Choi, Kyung-Hee (Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Hyun-Ju (Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education / v.29, no.2, 2009 , pp. 267-275 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate relations between middle school science teachers' perception of students' learning styles and their teaching style. Data were collected by in-depth individual interviews with 20 experienced science teachers (14 years of teaching experience in average). Results indicated four categories of the relations: i.e. teachers implemented their teaching style (1) matching students' learning styles, (2) supplementing students' insufficient learning styles, (3) teacher-centered, but matching the diverse students' learning styles, and (4) based on their values and convictions. In general, teaching styles of the teachers did not match with their perceptions of students' learning styles. Instead, their teaching styles seemed to be more affected by their personal values and convictions.
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learning style; teaching style; practical knowledge; science teacher;
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