EFFECTS OF TEACHERS BELIEFS RELATED TO TE ACHING-METHODS IN CLASSROOMTEACHING AND CHILDRENS ATTITUDES - IN RELATION WITH TEACHERS ORIENTATION TOWARD AUTONOMY
M. Kage et al., EFFECTS OF TEACHERS BELIEFS RELATED TO TE ACHING-METHODS IN CLASSROOMTEACHING AND CHILDRENS ATTITUDES - IN RELATION WITH TEACHERS ORIENTATION TOWARD AUTONOMY, Kyoiku shinrigaku kenkyu, 45(2), 1997, pp. 192-202
The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers' beliefs rel
ating to autonomy and control behavior are reflected in classroom teac
hing, and the effects on pupils' attitudes and achievements. The subje
cts comprised 20 teachers and 659 first grade pupils. Study 1 investig
ated the relationship between teachers' beliefs and the attitudes and
achievements of pupils, The results showed that the pupils of autonomy
oriented teachers had higher perceived competence and adapted themsel
ves better to school than pupils with teachers who were more control-o
riented. Study 2, through analysis of classroom teaching, investigated
how teachers' beliefs about autonomy influenced their teaching behavi
or in the classroom. The study demonstrated that teachers' orientation
toward autonomy was reflected in their teaching style and promoted pu
pils' learning motivation.