Fox 1983

Personal theories of teaching

1. Références

• Référence complète APA : Fox, D. (1983). Personal theories of teaching. Studies in Higher Education, 8(2), 151-163

• Auteur(s) : Dennis Fox

• Revue : Studies in Higher Education

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3. Mots-clés

• conception de l'enseignement-apprentissage

4. Abstract

The paper presents a conceptual model for thinking about the process of teaching and learning based on how teachers respond to the question: “What do you mean by teaching?”

There emerge four basic theories of teaching:

• There is the transfer theory, which treats knowledge as a commodity to be transferred from one vessel to

another.

• There is the shaping theory, which treats teaching as a process of shaping, or moulding students to a

predetermined pattern.

• Thirdly there is the travelling theory which treats a subject, as a terrain to be explored with hills to be

climbed for better viewpoints with the teacher am the travelling companion or expert guide.

• Finally, there is the growing theory, which focuses more attention on the intellectual and emotional

development of the learner.

"En conclusion à son article, Fox (1983) note que quelle que soit la conception qu’un professeur utilise pour l’aider à penser au processus de l’enseignement, cette conception affecte les stratégies qu’il utilise et donne une coloration à ses attitudes vis-à-vis des étudiants et de tous les programmes de formation qu’il suivra." (Loiola_Tardif_2001 p. 308)