The mediation of Philosophy subject matter: a comparative case study
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[1] University of Bari Aldo Moro
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari, Italia
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- Localización: Search and research [Recurso electrónico]: teacher education for contemporary contexts / coord. por Juan José Mena Marcos, Ana García-Valcárcel Muñoz-Repiso, Francisco José García Peñalvo, Marta Martín del Pozo, 2017, ISBN 978-84-9012-769-8, págs. 299-307
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In order to improve student learning, the teacher's mediation function works not only at the communicative and relational level but also as ‘integration’ of subject matter.
The study, referring to the theoretical model of ‘pedagogical content knowledge’ and the construct of ‘mediation’, deals with the integration process of the school subject matter.
The contribution presents research design and first results of an exploratory study accomplished in a High school at University of Bari 'Aldo Moro'. The research is inspired by the 'collaborative' approach and uses a multiple-cases design through an in-depth study on mediation procedures of two philosophy teachers about same content knowledge.
The analysis refers to specific levels of teacher practice: the integration of school books and worksheet with other resources (personal notes, digital repository etc.) - using the document analysis; the choice of mediators (active, iconic, symbolic, real or virtual) - using video observation and interviews.
First findings are highlighting aspects dealing with the dynamic of visual presentation, the communicative and technical interactivity, the support of learning by multiple resources (textual and graphical annotation, explanation, focusing etc.).
These findings will be useful to the operational definition of the unit of analysis in subsequent study to be conducted on a broader basis of investigation.
