Teaching Practices for Passive and Active Learning in Rural and Urban Elementary Teachers

Authors

  • António M. Duarte Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Belmiro Cabrito Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Ana I. Figueira Câmara Municipal de Sines,
  • José António Carrasco Monge Escola Profissional de Serpa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25749/sis.7891

Keywords:

Active-passive learning, Approaches to learning, Rural education, Urban education

Abstract

The goal of this study was to characterize, through a questionnaire, the degree of use of teaching practices related with passive and active learning in rural and urban elementary Portuguese teachers. Psychometric analysis of the questionnaire was conducted with a sample of 400 elementary teachers. For studying the degree of teachers’ use of teaching practices related with passive and active learning the questionnaire was applied to a second sample of 140 elementary teachers from urban and rural schools. Use of teaching practices was compared between these two groups through a t-test (independent samples). Main results suggest the existence of a differentiation between a «participatory» and a «non-participatory» form of teaching in the inquired teachers; an higher general use of the former compared with the use of the later; and an higher use of «participatory» teaching in rural teachers than in urban teachers.

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Author Biographies

António M. Duarte, Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa

is assistant professor in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Lisbon and researcher in the Psychology Research Centre from the same university, performing teaching and research activities in the fields of educational psychology and psychology of art. He coordinates the «Research Program in Conceptions of & Approaches to Learning» (https:// sites.google.com/site/programainvestigacao/).

Belmiro Cabrito, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa

is a retired Associate Professor at Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa. Graduate on Economics and Political Sciences. Master and Doctor of Sciences of Education. Researcher on Economics of Education, Higher Education Funding and Teacher Training.

Ana I. Figueira, Câmara Municipal de Sines,

Educational psychologist, graduate on Social and Organizational Psychology. Post-graduated and Master in Psychology of Education. PhD student in Psychology of Education in the Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon.

José António Carrasco Monge, Escola Profissional de Serpa

Teacher in both Basic and Secondary education. Degree in Management. Graduated in Teaching Economics and Accounting. Postgraduated in Special Education. Master’s Degree in Teaching Economics and Accounting.

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Published

2015-12-29

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2015): Territorial Specificities of Teaching and Learning

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