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Professional vision in the classroom : Teachers’ knowledge-based reasoning explaining their visual focus of attention to students (2023)

Muhonen, H., Pakarinen, E., & Lerkkanen, M.-K. (2023). Professional vision in the classroom : Teachers’ knowledge-based reasoning explaining their visual focus of attention to students. Teaching and Teacher Education, 121, Article 103907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103907

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All authors or editors: Muhonen, Heli; Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina

Journal or series: Teaching and Teacher Education

ISSN: 0742-051X

eISSN: 1879-2480

Publication year: 2023

Volume: 121

Article number: 103907

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103907

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83624

Abstract

This study investigated Grade 2 teachers' (N = 50) professional vision through eye-tracking methodology and retrospective think-aloud interviews. The study examined the extent to which teachers' knowledge-based reasoning explains their visual focus of attention to whole class and individual students. We found that teachers' descriptions of students' social relations and emotions associated positively with teachers' visual focus of attention to the whole class. Teachers' descriptions of teacher-related information/elaboration and pedagogy linked negatively with teachers' visual focus of attention to individual students. The findings suggest that teachers' visual focus of attention to students may vary depending on the reasons that guide teachers’ attention.

Keywords: visual perceptions; teachers; teacherhood; eye tracking; teaching and instruction; school children; teacher-pupil relationship; pupils

Free keywords: teachers' professional vision; visual focus of attention; knowledge-based reasoning; mixed-method research; eye-tracking

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VIRTA submission year: 2023

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