Las creencias de los profesores de español como lengua extranjera sobre los estilos de aprendizaje
Este estudio se adscribe al ámbito de la cognición del profesor de idiomas. En él analizamos las creencias sobre
los estilos de aprendizaje de una muestra de 301 profesores de español como lengua extranjera. Centramos el análisis en dos
cuestiones: la delimitación conceptual sobre los estilos de aprendizaje y sus implicaciones en la enseñanza de la lengua. En ambos
casos, el análisis parte de una revisión bibliográfica que permitirá contrastar las creencias de los profesores con las
aportaciones de los expertos en la materia. De este modo, podemos determinar las relaciones existentes entre sus creencias, sus
conocimientos y su práctica docente. De la interpretación de los datos se desprenden tanto coincidencias como incongruencias entre
las creencias de los profesores y las propuestas de los investigadores. Asimismo, se constata una relación discordante entre lo
que los profesores creen y lo que hacen en el aula.
Article outline
- 1.Introducción
- 2.Marco teórico
- 2.1Las creencias de los profesores
- 2.2La delimitación terminológica y conceptual de los estilos de aprendizaje
- 2.3Definición del constructo
- 2.4Delimitación conceptual
- 3.Las implicaciones didácticas de los estilos de aprendizaje
- 3.1La incidencia de los estilos en el aprendizaje
- 3.2La capacidad predictiva de éxito en el aprendizaje
- 3.3La adaptación de la enseñanza a los estilos de aprendizaje
- 3.4La incidencia de los estilos de aprendizaje del profesor en la enseñanza
- 4.Método
- 4.1Descripción del método
- 4.2Población y muestra del estudio
- 4.3Recogida de datos
- 5.Resultados y análisis
- 5.1Sobre la delimitación terminológica y conceptual
- 5.1.1Sobre la existencia de los estilos de aprendizaje
- 5.1.2Sobre la delimitación terminológica
- 5.1.3Sobre la definición del constructo
- 5.1.4Sobre la delimitación conceptual
- 5.1.5Sobre los factores individuales que inciden en los estilos de aprendizaje
- 5.2Sobre las implicaciones didácticas de los estilos de aprendizaje
- 5.2.1La incidencia de los estilos en el aprendizaje
- 5.2.2La capacidad predictiva de éxito en el aprendizaje
- 5.2.3La adaptación de la enseñanza a los estilos de aprendizaje
- 5.2.4La incidencia de los estilos de aprendizaje del profesor en la enseñanza
- 5.2.5Aplicación didáctica de los estilos de aprendizaje
- 6.Conclusiones
- Agradecimientos
- Notas
-
Referencias
Article language: Spanish
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