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Table 4 Changes in teaching attitudes and activities of the Vietnamese teachers through their interaction with the designed curriculum

From: Interaction of Vietnamese teachers with a social constructivism-based primary science curriculum in a framework appropriate for a Confucian heritage culture

Category

Item (see Table 1)

Unit Air Pressure

Unit Plant Roots

Unit CO2 Reactions

Lesson 1

(Teacher T1)

Lesson 2

(Teacher T2)

Lesson 3

(Teacher T3)

Lesson 4

(Teacher T2)

Lesson 5

(Teacher T3)

Lesson 6

(Teacher T1)

Lesson 7

(Teacher T3)

Lesson 8

(Teacher T1)

Lesson 9

(Teacher T2)

1. Attitude

a

Closed-minded

Closed-minded

Closed-minded

Closed−/Open-minded

Closed−/Open-minded

Open-minded

Open-minded

Open-minded

Open-minded

b

Superior role

Superior role

Superior role

Superior role

Friendly and equitable/ Superior role

Friendly and equitable

Friendly and equitable

Friendly and equitable/ Superior role

Friendly and equitable

2. Activity

a

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

Encouraging inquiry

b

Imposing knowledge

Imposing knowledge

Imposing knowledge

Self-Regulated learning/ Imposing knowledge

Self-Regulated learning/ Imposing knowledge

Self-Regulated learning

Self-Regulated learning

Self-Regulated learning/ Imposing knowledge

Self-Regulated learning

c

Adhering to one-way interactions/ Promoting social interaction

Adhering to one-way interactions/ Promoting social interaction

Adhering to one-way interactions

Adhering to one-way interactions/ Promoting social interaction

Adhering to one-way interactions/ Promoting social interaction

Promoting social interactions

Promoting social interactions

Promoting social interactions

Promoting social interactions

d

Asking for single answers

Asking for single answers

Seeking elaborative answers

Asking for single answers/ Seeking elaborative answers

Asking for single answers/ Seeking elaborative answers

Seeking elaborative answers

Seeking elaborative answers

Seeking elaborative answers

Seeking elaborative answers