Resolving the chicken-or-egg causality dilemma: The longitudinal interplay of teacher knowledge and teacher beliefs
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Blömeke, Sigrid, Buchholz, Nils, Suhl, Ute and Kaiser, Gabriele. (2014). Resolving the chicken-or-egg causality dilemma: The longitudinal interplay of teacher knowledge and teacher beliefs. Teaching and Teacher Education. 37, pp. 130 - 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2013.10.007
Authors | Blömeke, Sigrid, Buchholz, Nils, Suhl, Ute and Kaiser, Gabriele |
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Abstract | To examine the longitudinal relation between knowledge and beliefs and to determine cause and effect, 183 mathematics teachers were assessed three times during their first years of teacher education on their mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK) and their beliefs about teaching and learning. The data revealed that prior MPCK predicted later achievement. Prior beliefs also determined later ones. In addition, MPCK affected later beliefs: Higher MPCK at the first measurement resulted in more constructivist beliefs at later time points. By contrast, beliefs did not predict later MPCK. If constructivist teacher beliefs are to be fostered, teacher education should strengthen MPCK. |
Keywords | Causality; Chicken-or-egg dilemma; Longitudinal study; Autoregressive path model; Cross-lagged effect; Teacher learning; Teacher knowledge; Teacher beliefs |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Teaching and Teacher Education |
Journal citation | 37, pp. 130 - 139 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0742-051X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2013.10.007 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84887339567 |
Page range | 130 - 139 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qz80/resolving-the-chicken-or-egg-causality-dilemma-the-longitudinal-interplay-of-teacher-knowledge-and-teacher-beliefs
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