Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers

This study aims to improve grammar pedagogy in pre-service teaching institutions. While acknowledging grammar and grammar teaching are contentious issues, the National Curriculum, subsequent state curriculums and national testing, have refocused attention on whether teachers have the requisite subje...

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Main Author: Mackenzie, Ross Allan
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54107
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description This study aims to improve grammar pedagogy in pre-service teaching institutions. While acknowledging grammar and grammar teaching are contentious issues, the National Curriculum, subsequent state curriculums and national testing, have refocused attention on whether teachers have the requisite subject knowledge to teach grammar to students effectively. Therefore, this mixed methods study contrasts pre-service and in-service teacher beliefs and experiences on grammar and grammar teaching, and knowledge of terminology and concepts, to inform pre-service pedagogical practice.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-541072017-08-07T23:56:16Z Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers Mackenzie, Ross Allan This study aims to improve grammar pedagogy in pre-service teaching institutions. While acknowledging grammar and grammar teaching are contentious issues, the National Curriculum, subsequent state curriculums and national testing, have refocused attention on whether teachers have the requisite subject knowledge to teach grammar to students effectively. Therefore, this mixed methods study contrasts pre-service and in-service teacher beliefs and experiences on grammar and grammar teaching, and knowledge of terminology and concepts, to inform pre-service pedagogical practice. 2016 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54107 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Mackenzie, Ross Allan
Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers
title Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers
title_full Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers
title_fullStr Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers
title_full_unstemmed Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers
title_short Primary Educators’ Knowledge of Grammatical Concepts as Mandated in the Australian Curriculum (English): Comparison of Pre and In-Service Teachers
title_sort primary educators’ knowledge of grammatical concepts as mandated in the australian curriculum (english): comparison of pre and in-service teachers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54107