Keith Postlethwaite
Biographic Data
| ID | 2749092 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith Postlethwaite |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith |
| FAMILY NAME | Postlethwaite |
| SIGNATURE | POSTLETHWAITE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Chinese EFL academics’ perceptions of research quality
This paper explores how Chinese academics, working in the field of English as Foreign Language Education in universities in China, conceptualise research quality. The paper uses a phenomenological approach and four qualitative methods (survey, interview, focus groups and document analysis) to investigate what a sample of these scholars perceive as high-quality research. We found that the participants viewed quality through various lenses and iden…
An exploration of changes in thinking in the transition from student teacher to newly qualified teacher
For newly qualified teachers (NQTs), the induction period of support is an important phase which has the potential to deepen learning that has already taken place in initial teacher education (ITE) as well as preparing the NQT for future learning. A particularly crucial time in the induction process is the first term of teaching, when NQTs are likely to be facing a ‘reality shock’ in relation to their new responsibilities. Data were collected by …
Student teachers’ thinking about learning to teach
Recent dominant models of student teacher learning include apprenticeship and reflective practice, but these are now being challenged, extended and enriched by broader sociocultural models of learning. These new models direct attention to how learning is shaped by an interplay between the characteristics of the student teachers, their lecturers and their teacher mentors, and the characteristics of the university, schools and societal contexts wit…
Improving the learning of newly qualified teachers in the induction year
Newly qualified teachers of mathematics and science are a precious resource and it important that they are provided with appropriate support and challenge during their first year in post. This study examines the developing thinking and practice of a group of such teachers in England and the influence of their mentors within the workplace context of the school. We argue that thinking and practice is restricted by the concern to ‘fit in’, by the be…
Simulation in clinical learning
Simulation in clinical learning is becoming increasingly commonplace. The use of simulation spans both the undergraduate and postgraduate domains and has come about as a result of a number of driving forces. Medical education reform has been widespread throughout the world.1,2 These reforms recognise the need to prepare undergraduate learners for their roles in the ever changing world of medical practice. Moreover, widespread adoption of the conc…
Towards the improvement of learning in secondary school
(2002). Towards the improvement of learning in secondary school: students' views, their links to theories of motivation and to issues of under- and over-achievement. Research Papers in Education: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 185-209
Towards Effective and Transferable Learning in Secondary School
This article describes ways in which teachers, supported by two university lecturers, attempted to secure effective learning for all their pupils. After considering relevant literature, teachers chose to explore the mastery learning model and were successful in using it in two short units of subject‐specific work. To maximise the benefits of a second cycle of work on the issue, teachers concentrated on developing mastery learning approaches to tr…
The Experimental Use of Personal Constructs in Educational Research
S ummary . The paper discusses a modification of the triadic elicitation procedure which is commonly used to reveal subjects' personal constructs. The modification enables personal construct methodology to be used in the experimental, rather than descriptive or diagnostic exploration of research problems. The paper discusses one application of this modified procedure which relates to teachers' assessment of pupils' potential in physics. On the ba…
An exploration of changes in thinking in the transition from student teacher to newly qualified teacher
For newly qualified teachers (NQTs), the induction period of support is an important phase which has the potential to deepen learning that has already taken place in initial teacher education (ITE) as well as preparing the NQT for future learning. A particularly crucial time in the induction process is the first term of teaching, when NQTs are likely to be facing a ‘reality shock’ in relation to their new responsibilities. Data were collected by …
Improving the learning of newly qualified teachers in the induction year
Newly qualified teachers of mathematics and science are a precious resource and it important that they are provided with appropriate support and challenge during their first year in post. This study examines the developing thinking and practice of a group of such teachers in England and the influence of their mentors within the workplace context of the school. We argue that thinking and practice is restricted by the concern to ‘fit in’, by the be…
Towards Effective and Transferable Learning in Secondary School
This article describes ways in which teachers, supported by two university lecturers, attempted to secure effective learning for all their pupils. After considering relevant literature, teachers chose to explore the mastery learning model and were successful in using it in two short units of subject‐specific work. To maximise the benefits of a second cycle of work on the issue, teachers concentrated on developing mastery learning approaches to tr…
Student teachers’ thinking about learning to teach
Recent dominant models of student teacher learning include apprenticeship and reflective practice, but these are now being challenged, extended and enriched by broader sociocultural models of learning. These new models direct attention to how learning is shaped by an interplay between the characteristics of the student teachers, their lecturers and their teacher mentors, and the characteristics of the university, schools and societal contexts wit…
Simulation in clinical learning
Simulation in clinical learning is becoming increasingly commonplace. The use of simulation spans both the undergraduate and postgraduate domains and has come about as a result of a number of driving forces. Medical education reform has been widespread throughout the world.1,2 These reforms recognise the need to prepare undergraduate learners for their roles in the ever changing world of medical practice. Moreover, widespread adoption of the conc…
The Experimental Use of Personal Constructs in Educational Research
S ummary . The paper discusses a modification of the triadic elicitation procedure which is commonly used to reveal subjects' personal constructs. The modification enables personal construct methodology to be used in the experimental, rather than descriptive or diagnostic exploration of research problems. The paper discusses one application of this modified procedure which relates to teachers' assessment of pupils' potential in physics. On the ba…
Towards Effective and Transferable Learning in Secondary School
This article describes ways in which teachers, supported by two university lecturers, attempted to secure effective learning for all their pupils. After considering relevant literature, teachers chose to explore the mastery learning model and were successful in using it in two short units of subject‐specific work. To maximise the benefits of a second cycle of work on the issue, teachers concentrated on developing mastery learning approaches to tr…
Towards the improvement of learning in secondary school
(2002). Towards the improvement of learning in secondary school: students' views, their links to theories of motivation and to issues of under- and over-achievement. Research Papers in Education: Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 185-209
Simulation in clinical learning
Simulation in clinical learning is becoming increasingly commonplace. The use of simulation spans both the undergraduate and postgraduate domains and has come about as a result of a number of driving forces. Medical education reform has been widespread throughout the world.1,2 These reforms recognise the need to prepare undergraduate learners for their roles in the ever changing world of medical practice. Moreover, widespread adoption of the conc…
Improving the learning of newly qualified teachers in the induction year
Newly qualified teachers of mathematics and science are a precious resource and it important that they are provided with appropriate support and challenge during their first year in post. This study examines the developing thinking and practice of a group of such teachers in England and the influence of their mentors within the workplace context of the school. We argue that thinking and practice is restricted by the concern to ‘fit in’, by the be…
An exploration of changes in thinking in the transition from student teacher to newly qualified teacher
For newly qualified teachers (NQTs), the induction period of support is an important phase which has the potential to deepen learning that has already taken place in initial teacher education (ITE) as well as preparing the NQT for future learning. A particularly crucial time in the induction process is the first term of teaching, when NQTs are likely to be facing a ‘reality shock’ in relation to their new responsibilities. Data were collected by …
Student teachers’ thinking about learning to teach
Recent dominant models of student teacher learning include apprenticeship and reflective practice, but these are now being challenged, extended and enriched by broader sociocultural models of learning. These new models direct attention to how learning is shaped by an interplay between the characteristics of the student teachers, their lecturers and their teacher mentors, and the characteristics of the university, schools and societal contexts wit…
Chinese EFL academics’ perceptions of research quality
This paper explores how Chinese academics, working in the field of English as Foreign Language Education in universities in China, conceptualise research quality. The paper uses a phenomenological approach and four qualitative methods (survey, interview, focus groups and document analysis) to investigate what a sample of these scholars perceive as high-quality research. We found that the participants viewed quality through various lenses and iden…
Psychology (7 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Innovative Education and Learning Practices (2 works) · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Apprenticeship (1 work)