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From Theory to Practice: Experiences and Challenges of Elementary Preservice Teachers in Inquiry-Based Curriculum Development (105440)
Session Chair: Teng Huang
Thursday, 26 March 2026 14:05
Session: Session 3
Room: Room 608 (6F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
This is a second-year study investigating the learning experiences of preservice teachers in developing inquiry-based curricula in Taiwan. For the first year, although the preservice teachers designed the inquiry-based curricula and then got feedback from experienced teachers. The results still showed that preservice teachers experienced sociocultural, pedagogical, and professional identity challenges. Based on Zeichner, Payn, & Brayko’s (2015) “The Third Space” theory in teacher education, the second-year study investigated how the real inquiry-based outdoor practices of the experience teachers from three elementary schools influenced student teachers. The participants were the 45 student teachers in a two-years teacher education program. A part of these participants were also experienced teachers without certification. They learned the inquiry-based curriculum in the university-based course for some two monthes. Then they used these theoretical concepts to observe, evaluate and reflect the real practices to create the third space to develop their professional. The results revealed a multilevel shift: technically, students progressed from vague concepts to utilizing structured scaffolding tools; pedagogically, they transitioned from knowledge transmitters to facilitators. Cognitively, the focus moved from standardized answers to the inquiry process. Ultimately, their professional identity evolved from abstract idealism to professional pragmatism, redefining the teacher's role in fostering student agency and situated knowledge construction.
Authors:
Teng Huang, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Huang Teng is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan
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