Abstract:

As classroom management is ranked by schools as one of the weakest areas of HKIEd student teachers’ performances in their block teaching practice in schools, this study aims to provide implications on enhancing the curriculum planning and pedagogical practice of the course titled “Promoting Positive Classroom Environments” by drawing on the insights from the practices of 3-4 outstanding teachers in Hong Kong. Through aers used, the process of their strategy formation and the factors shaping the process. At the end of the study, cases of effective classroom management by these teachers were written up or videotaped and edited to enrich the teaching recourses of the course. Recommendations on applying the experience of these outstanding teachers were made in the hope of better connecting the pre-service training with the in-service teachers’ practice.

Code:

T0111

Principal Project Supervisors:

• ZHANG, Yuefeng Ellen

Subjects:

• Student teachers
• Classroom management
• Effective teaching
• Teachers – Training of

Start Date:

01 May 2012

End Date:

31 Mar 2013

Status:

Completed

Result:

The project outcomes include:

A tentative framework of developing classroom management by outstanding teachers in Hong Kong and the factors shaping the process;
A list of case of effective classroom management to be used in the course of “Promoting Positive Classroom Environments”
Recommendations on curriculum planning and pedagogical practices of the courses related to classroom management strategies.

Impact:

The case studies from the project enriched the teaching materials for the course of “Effective Teaching and Positive Classroom Environment” and provide insights of developing teacher’ classroom management strategies.

Deliverables:

Zhang, Y. (2013, June). Classroom Management by Outstanding English Language Teachers in Hong Kong. Teaching Development Project, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Hong Kong Institute of Education. (2 DVDs containing case studies of classroom management and lessons by two teachers from the project)
章月鳳，2014年5月27日。運用合作學習，培養學生自主學習能力。星島日報，大學版，教院觀點，F02。
章月鳳，2014年5月13日。有效運用合作學習，提升教學效能。星島日報，大學版，教院觀點，F02。
章月鳳，2014年1月29日。用音樂劇成就過度活躍症學生。星島日報，師家版，杏壇靈旅，F05。
章月鳳，2013年12月18日。如何幫助「頑劣」學生。星島日報，師家版，杏壇靈旅，F05。
章月鳳，2013年11月27日。給予SEN學生成功的機會 。星島日報，師家版，杏壇靈旅，F05。
章月鳳，2013年9月17日。教育的機會。大公網。
章月鳳，2013年6月20日。教育孩子絕不言棄。大公網。

Financial Year:

2011-12

Type:

TDG