Integrated language and S&T instruction: A cognitive task analysis of required teacher expertise

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Integrated language and Science and Technology (S&T) instruction can make learning more contextualized and improve student learning outcomes for both subjects. Although it has been stressed in the literature that integrated language and S&T instruction presents pedagogical challenges for teachers, and therefore requires professional development, little is yet known about the specific characteristics of the required pedagogical teacher repertoire. To gain a better understanding of the teacher knowledge and skills required for integrated language and S&T instruction, a cognitive task analysis was conducted. Lesson observations and elicitation interviews with expert language and S&T teachers, and meetings with those teachers and subject matter experts, revealed teachers’ implicit and explicit knowledge and skills. This analysis resulted in a skills hierarchy consisting of various constituent teacher skills. Additionally, the cognitive task analysis revealed which knowledge teachers rely on and identified factors influencing the complexity of integrated language and S&T instruction. The findings presented here can serve as a starting point for the development of substantiated task-oriented professional development trajectories. Furthermore, it provides valuable insight into a relatively new and systematic way of researching teacher expertise.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zm3-xm2t
Metadata Access https://ssh.datastations.nl/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.17026/dans-zm3-xm2t
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Creator M.J. Knoef ORCID logo
Publisher DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities
Contributor M.J. Knoef
Publication Year 2021
Rights DANS Licence; info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess; https://doi.org/10.17026/fp39-0x58
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Contact M.J. Knoef (University of Twente)
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