TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding video as a tool for teacher education
T2 - Investigating instructional strategies to promote reflection
AU - Blomberg, Geraldine
AU - Sherin, Miriam Gamoran
AU - Renkl, Alexander
AU - Glogger, Inga
AU - Seidel, Tina
PY - 2014/5/1
Y1 - 2014/5/1
N2 - There is a general consensus among researchers and teacher educators that classroom video can be a valuable tool for pre-service teacher education. Media such as video are not, however, in themselves effective. They have to be embedded in an instructional program to be useful. Yet, little empirical research examines how specific instructional approaches might effectively exploit the potential of video in teacher education. In this study we explored the use of two video-based university courses, one representing a cognitive instructional strategy integrating video, the other representing a situative strategy. Using data from learning journals we analyzed the effects of the two strategies on pre-service teachers' (N = 28) ability to reflect on classroom video. We found that the two strategies have distinct impacts on the kinds of reflection patterns that are fostered. Our findings suggest that the learning goal and purpose at hand should determine which instructional strategy should be employed when embedding classroom video into teacher education courses.
AB - There is a general consensus among researchers and teacher educators that classroom video can be a valuable tool for pre-service teacher education. Media such as video are not, however, in themselves effective. They have to be embedded in an instructional program to be useful. Yet, little empirical research examines how specific instructional approaches might effectively exploit the potential of video in teacher education. In this study we explored the use of two video-based university courses, one representing a cognitive instructional strategy integrating video, the other representing a situative strategy. Using data from learning journals we analyzed the effects of the two strategies on pre-service teachers' (N = 28) ability to reflect on classroom video. We found that the two strategies have distinct impacts on the kinds of reflection patterns that are fostered. Our findings suggest that the learning goal and purpose at hand should determine which instructional strategy should be employed when embedding classroom video into teacher education courses.
KW - Classroom video
KW - Instructional design
KW - Learning journals
KW - Reflection skills
KW - Teacher education
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U2 - 10.1007/s11251-013-9281-6
DO - 10.1007/s11251-013-9281-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897873654
VL - 42
SP - 443
EP - 463
JO - Instructional Science
JF - Instructional Science
SN - 0020-4277
IS - 3
ER -