Frances Hoyte
Biographic Data
| ID | 3779767 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frances Hoyte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frances |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoyte |
| SIGNATURE | HOYTE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1143-1669 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Struggles over teacher education knowledge in Australia
Reading, Viewing, Writing, Creating and Talking about Persuasive Multimodal Texts in the Elementary Years
In this article, we overview the research literature exploring the teaching of evaluative language in written and/or visual texts in the elementary years of schooling. We then review the recently redrafted Australian Curriculum: English to identify the emphasis given to the teaching of evaluative language and the grammar of visual design across the elementary years of schooling in Australia. Also featured is the importance of the persuasive genre…
Public commentary on teacher quality
In Australia, the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) is a relatively new, mandatory hurdle which must be completed just prior to the graduation stage of initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. This high-stakes task is one of a growing number of requirements to come out of the standards and accountability regime as outlined in the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) document for accreditation for ITE programmes. …
What it is all about
Play gives young children opportunities to develop language and relationships. Friendships and the topics children choose for play can influence the nature of that play, but little is known about how friendship and topic choice impinge on topic maintenance. Topic maintenance is an important conversational skill, without which children can struggle to build relationships and access the type of extended talk which facilitates their language and con…
The language of friendship
This article presents findings of a pilot project for a study investigating the language of preschool-aged peers, with particular attention to differences in genre that were evident in the dyadic play of children who self-identified as being ‘very best friends’ as opposed to ‘just a little bit’ friends. Participants were three 5-year-old boys in a preparatory class in regional Queensland, Australia. Friendship nominations were derived from a frie…
The language of friendship
This article presents findings of a pilot project for a study investigating the language of preschool-aged peers, with particular attention to differences in genre that were evident in the dyadic play of children who self-identified as being ‘very best friends’ as opposed to ‘just a little bit’ friends. Participants were three 5-year-old boys in a preparatory class in regional Queensland, Australia. Friendship nominations were derived from a frie…
What it is all about
Play gives young children opportunities to develop language and relationships. Friendships and the topics children choose for play can influence the nature of that play, but little is known about how friendship and topic choice impinge on topic maintenance. Topic maintenance is an important conversational skill, without which children can struggle to build relationships and access the type of extended talk which facilitates their language and con…
Reading, Viewing, Writing, Creating and Talking about Persuasive Multimodal Texts in the Elementary Years
In this article, we overview the research literature exploring the teaching of evaluative language in written and/or visual texts in the elementary years of schooling. We then review the recently redrafted Australian Curriculum: English to identify the emphasis given to the teaching of evaluative language and the grammar of visual design across the elementary years of schooling in Australia. Also featured is the importance of the persuasive genre…
Public commentary on teacher quality
In Australia, the Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) is a relatively new, mandatory hurdle which must be completed just prior to the graduation stage of initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. This high-stakes task is one of a growing number of requirements to come out of the standards and accountability regime as outlined in the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) document for accreditation for ITE programmes. …
Struggles over teacher education knowledge in Australia
Psychology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (2 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (2 works) · Friendship (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works)