A case study of a preschool teacher's reflection process in art activities

A case study of a preschool teacher's reflection process in art activities

• Ngan, So Fong The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2006

Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA) International Conference 2006: Educational Research, Policy and Practice in an Era of Globalization (2006: The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

• Q 教育體系與各級學校
  • QB 小學前之教育、育兒設施、母嬰保健設施
• M 教師與教師教育
  • MG 教育工作人員之身份認同、態度與意見
• G 課程與教學:個別教學範疇
  • GF 人文學科及藝術

Theory and Practice of Teaching and Learning Early Childhood Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• 學前教育

The aim of the paper is to discuss the thinking process of a preschool teacher's knowledge of child development and the concept of creativity in designing art activities. The design of an art curriculum will reflect the adults' knowledge of child development (Morgan, 1995). Child development knowledge is very important in designing art activities for promoting children's creativity. The design of curriculum will depend on teacher's training, teaching experience, observation skills, concept of their theories of creativity and child development and the ability to reflect (Ngan 2006). Schon (1987) suggested 'theories-in-use' 'reflection-on-action', which indicate the importance of the teacher's thinking. A qualitative methodology was applied in a study of a typical preschool in Hong Kong. A semi-structured interview was conducted. Video-tape recordings of the classroom teaching was used as a stimulated recall of the activities to find out the rationale, focus of the activities and the reflection of the teacher. The findings indicate that the teacher needs to develop her observation skills in order to be more sensitive to children's needs. Finally her knowledge of creativity and children development are very important.

Paper presented at the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA) International Conference 2006: Educational Research, Policy and Practice in an Era of Globalization

• 英文

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https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/tc/bibs/87f83021

2015-03-17