An Exploratory Study of Teachers' Beliefs Regarding the Implementation of Constructivism in Their Classrooms

By J. Beck, Charlene M. Czerniak, Andrew T. Lumpe. 2000

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Subfields: Education, Social Psychology

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In Education

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2. Johan van Braak
3. Martin Valcke
4. Funda Savaşçi
5. Guoyuan Sang
6. A. Tam
7. P. Hudson
8. D. Berlin

In Social Psychology

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2. Guoyuan Sang
3. Martin Valcke
4. Jo Tondeur
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Citations in the corpus

• Student teachers' thinking processes and ICT integration: Predictors of prospective teaching behaviors with educational technology (2010, background): “For instance, Beck et al. (2000) found a significant relationship between teachers’ gender and their constructivist beliefs in favor of female teachers.”
• The role of a professional learning community in teacher change: a perspective from beliefs and practices (2015, background): “…School entails a hybrid of structural and cultural change by inducing teachers’ motivation (Hunzicker, 2004), enhancing their knowledge and expertise (Beck et al., 2000), challenging their existing practice (McLaughlin & Talbert, 2001), and relieving members’ tension (Grossman et al., 2001).”
• Science Teacher Beliefs and Classroom Practice Related to Constructivism in Different School Settings (2012, background): “They have focused upon (a) constructivism (Beck et al. 2000; Haney et al. 2003; Haney and McArthur 2002; Uzuntiryaki et al. 2010); (b) curriculum (Cronin-Jones 1991); (c) goals of science education (McIntosh and Zeidler 1988); (d) inquiry (Luft 2001; Wallace and Kang 2004); (e) nature of science…”
• Examining mentors' practices for enhancing preservice teachers' pedagogical development in mathematics and science (2007, background): “The mentor’s personal attributes can aid towards instilling positive attitudes and confidence in the mentee (Beck et al., 2000; Matters, 1994), and promoting an environment conducive for the mentee to reflect constructively on teaching practices (Abell & Bryan, 1999; Upson et al., 2002; Zachary,…”