The Teaching Perspectives Inventory

Apprenticeship with a total score of 37 is the dominant teaching perspective for me. Scores on Developmental and nurturing are the same. Score on Transmission is slightly lower than developmental and nurturing and the lowest score happen to be Social Reform.

The lowest score on Social Reform suggests that l may be less inclined towards a teaching perspective that aims to bring about broader societal change through education, which surprises me a bit.

As a new teacher l would like to know how do teaching perspectives align with the diverse needs and backgrounds of our students? Recognizing that students have varied learning preferences and abilities, how can we ensure that our teaching approach remains inclusive and accessible to all students, regardless of their preferred learning style?



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  1. Susan GerofskyOctober 10, 2023 at 10:51 PM

    Very interesting comments, Sheng. Only a few people in the class had a dominant apprenticeship perspective, and I think that is something you might want to work on developing further -- it's such an inclusive way of teaching math, and it coordinates very well with Indigenous teaching and learning traditions. We will do some further learning and reading about social reform approaches in mathematics education as these are still unfamiliar to almost everyone in our class!

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  2. Qiaochu (Joy)October 31, 2023 at 11:48 AM

    Hello Sheng, as Susan pointed out, you are one of the few individuals in the class with apprenticeship perspective. I appreciate Susan for shedding light on Indigenous pedagogies, which emphasize experiential learning through hands-on experiences. In traditional pre-contact societies, young people acquired the skills and knowledge required to become active adult community members by actively participating in practical tasks and activities. This aligns with the apprenticeship perspective of teaching and learning new skills.

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