The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning

Authors

  • Gabriel Santos Ortiz PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Laércio do Carmo Rodrigues PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Maurivan Güntzel Ramos PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Luciano Denardin de Oliveira PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Marcelo Prado Amaral-Rosa PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25755/int.20027

Abstract

This article reports a research carried out with postgraduates in order to understand the view of Science and Mathematics teachers regarding the influence of teachers’ characteristics in the teaching and learning processes. The participants' answers to the questionnaires constituted the corpus of the research that was analyzed through the Discursive Textual Analysis (ATD). At first, an ATD was performed to categorize the different characteristics of the teacher present in the participants' speeches. The meaning units were organized into four final categories: characteristics of social behavior, internal characteristics of the individual, pedagogical characteristics and characteristics of the teaching career. With these data, a second ATD process was done, focusing on the search of the influences of these characteristics in the teaching and learning processes. At the end of the process, the following categories emerged: influence on teacher-student relationship, influence on teaching quality and influence on teacher evolution. Analysis seems to indicate that these influences are complex, reflecting their interrelationships. In addition, each characteristic may have different influences on various aspects of school work.

Author Biographies

Gabriel Santos Ortiz, PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Mestrando no PPG Educação em Ciências e Matemática da PUCRS.

Laércio do Carmo Rodrigues, PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Mestrando do PPG Educação em Ciências e Matemática da PUCRS.

Maurivan Güntzel Ramos, PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Docente no PPG Educação em Ciências e Matemática da PUCRS.

Luciano Denardin de Oliveira, PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Docente do PPG Educação em Ciências e Matemática da PUCRS.

Marcelo Prado Amaral-Rosa, PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Dr. em Educação em Ciências (UFRGS). Estágio pós-doutoral no PPG Educação em Ciências e Matemática da PUCRS.

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Published

2020-09-06

How to Cite

Santos Ortiz, G., do Carmo Rodrigues, L. ., Güntzel Ramos, M., Denardin de Oliveira, L., & Prado Amaral-Rosa, M. (2020). The Influence of Teacher Characteristics on Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Interacções, 16(53), 122–146. https://doi.org/10.25755/int.20027

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 53 (2020): Pesquisa de campo na educação: em busca de entrelaçamentos entre a teoria e a prática

Section

Number 25 - Special Number - Adolescence, Gender and Violences

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