Teacher collaboration: Measuring shared conceptions about learning and teaching

Jacobiene Meirink, ICLON, Leiden University(meirink@iclon.leidenuniv.nl)

Research group• 5 collaborative groups of six teachers from

different subjects in secondary education.

Aim of collaboration• To develop a group product which can be used by

other teachers as well

Data• Questionnaires ‘Conceptions about learning and

teaching’ (sept. 2004 & sept. 2005)• Concept maps ‘Mental maps about active and

self-regulated learning’ (sept. 2004 & sept. 2005)• Group product (?)

Discussion• In which figure did the group develop shared

conceptions? Figure 1 or figure 2?• How can we measure shared conceptions about

learning and teaching?• How can we gain insight into the way shared

conceptions have come about?

= conceptions of a teacher

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collaborative groupof teachers

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collaborative groupof teachers

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collaborative groupof teachers

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Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Sept. 2004 Sept. 2005