There's more to teaching than instruction: seven strategies for dealing with the practical side of teaching.

Stemler, S.E.; Elliott, J.; Grigorenko, E.L.; Sternberg, R.L.

Abstract

In this paper, we highlight the importance for teachers of having sound practical skills in interacting with students, parents, administrators and other teachers, and argue that the development of such skills is often insufficiently considered in professional training. We then present a new framework for conceptualizing practical skills in dealing with others that follows directly from Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence. Finally, we outline and discuss an approach to measuring teachers' preferred strategies for dealing with others that we believe has promise, both for future research into the nature and characteristics of effective teachers and schools, and for the development of teacher expertise

Citation

Stemler, S., Elliott, J., Grigorenko, E., & Sternberg, R. (2006). There's more to teaching than instruction: seven strategies for dealing with the practical side of teaching. Educational Studies, 32, 101-118

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2006
• Journal: Educational studies.
• Print ISSN: 0305-5698
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Pages: 101-118
• Keywords: Practical intelligence; Teaching strategies; Social intelligence; Teacher education and training; Interpersonal competence; Behaviour management