Abstract
While the goal of supporting students’ epistemic agency has gained attention in the literature, little empirical research has examined the complex work of teaching involved in doing so. This study examines four teachers’ practical conceptions of epistemic agency: the images of practice they associate with what “students participating with epistemic agency” looks like. To do this, we interviewed teachers before and after they enacted science units that they had designed with the goal of supporting students’ epistemic agency. We present four key constructs involved in teachers’ practical conceptions (coherence, flexibility, relevance, and student participation) and show how each teacher uniquely described these constructs in their teaching. This study is a starting point for characterizing the multidimensional work involved in supporting students as epistemic agents, including ongoing tensions that were raised. We discuss the implications of this work for supporting teacher learning.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences |
Subtitle of host publication | 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020 |
Editors | M Gresalfi, I S Horn |
Volume | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2020 |
Event | International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States Duration: Jun 19 2020 → Jun 23 2020 Conference number: 14 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference of the Learning Sciences |
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Abbreviated title | ICLS 2020 |
Country | United States |
City | Nashville |
Period | 6/19/20 → 6/23/20 |
Keywords
- teaching
- teacher learning