Tuesday, March 21
5:15 PM-7:15 PM
UTC
Orange&Lake

Conceptual Maps and Reflexion in Teacher Education

Poster/Demo ID: 15229
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    Martine Peters
    Université du Québec à Montréal
  2. Jacques Chevrier
    Université du Québec en Outaouais
  3. Raymond Leblanc
    Ottawa University
  4. Gilles Fortin
    Université Saint-Paul

Abstract: In our teacher education program, pre-service teachers are required to develop reflective skills. One activity through which they develop these skills is the creation of a conceptual map on their teaching philosophy. In order to create their concept maps, the pre-service teachers write two short essays during the course of a semester, about their perceptions of good teaching procedures following various readings and discussions done in class. At the end of the semester, students must conceptualize their vision of teaching in a conceptual map using the software Inspiration. This research analysed the dept of reflection through the choice and number of concepts used as well as the type of architecture used for the concept maps by the pre-service teachers. Conclusions on the use of conceptual maps in a teacher education program to develop reflective skills will be discussed.

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