{"id":389,"date":"2013-11-04T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myscience.fi\/en\/?p=389"},"modified":"2017-06-15T17:25:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T14:25:50","slug":"towards-dialogic-teaching-in-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myscience.fi\/en\/news\/2013\/11\/04\/towards-dialogic-teaching-in-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards Dialogic Teaching in Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Sami Lehesvuori\u2019s doctoral dissertation from the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 emphasizes the importance of student-centered interaction in\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">STEM<\/span>\u00a0education.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 prizes a long tradition in teacher education. The first teacher education institute, the \u201cJyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Seminar\u201d was established in 1863. At its time the seminar was a beacon of educational progress. Early steps in gender equality were also taken, as women were allowed to engage in training. In fact becoming a teacher was one of the very few professions that were seen as suitable for young ladies at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Faculty of Education at the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 continues the Seminar\u2019s footsteps in teacher training and education research.<\/p>\n<p>Physics teacher and researcher\u00a0<strong>Sami Lehesvuori<\/strong>\u00a0defended his doctoral thesis on\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">STEM<\/span>\u00a0education development in May 2013. In his dissertation\u00a0<em>\u201cTowards dialogic teaching in science: Challenging classroom realities through teacher education\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he studied how teacher training can be used to develop\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">STEM<\/span>\u00a0education practices towards a more student-centered approach.<\/p>\n<p>Lehesvuori\u2019s study underlines the importance of effective and versatile communication skills in adopting dialogic teaching practices. Different types and modes of communication are essential in moving beyond the traditional authoritative teaching method in\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">STEM<\/span>\u00a0subjects.<\/p>\n<p>The research supports a role for teacher education in changing stagnant teaching practices and in challenging traditional classroom realities. According to Lehesvuori the results provide new knowledge on the current state of science teaching and practical information about novel approaches for teachers to use in their classes.\u00a0<em>\u201cWe have positive results from teacher trainings suggesting that planning can enrich dialogic interaction,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Lehesvuori said.<\/p>\n<p>During his time as a physics teacher Lehesvuori noticed the students\u2019 generally reluctant attitude towards the study of\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">STEM<\/span>\u00a0subjects. According to him,\u00a0<em>\u201cone reason for discouragement might be the limited unidirectional communication from teacher to student. The students\u2019 opinions and ideas are not included enough in teaching.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lehesvuori\u2019s suggests practical advice on how to develop dialogic teaching skills:\u00a0<em>\u201cTeachers should think how they could encourage students to express their thoughts without any fear of being \u201cwrong\u201d. The most concrete way to do this is in the classroom to ask more open, thought-provoking questions and to give students enough answering time and positive feedback.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sami Lehesvuori\u2019s doctoral dissertation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jyx.jyu.fi\/dspace\/handle\/123456789\/41268\">Towards dialogic teaching in science: Challenging classroom realities through teacher education<\/a>\u00a0is available via the electronic archives of the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p>Text: Maija Pollari.\u00a0Photo: Veikko Somerpuro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sami Lehesvuori\u2019s doctoral dissertation from the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 emphasizes the importance of student-centered interaction in\u00a0STEM\u00a0education. 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