Applying ‘Heuristic Approaches’within the Development of the Interview Protocol for Exploring Language Teachers’ Personal Constructs
| Main Author: | Sri, Imelwaty |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
ASEAN Comparative Education Research Conference 2016
, 2015
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| Online Access: |
http://repo.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/id/eprint/3092/1/Acer-N%202015.pdf http://repo.stkip-pgri-sumbar.ac.id/id/eprint/3092/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Interview is one of the widely used strategies in the study of language teacher cognitionwhat language teachers think, know and believe (Borg, 2006). From various types of interviews, researchers will choose one that reflects their methodological principles and the empirical goals of their studies. To elicit and to explore language teachers’ personal constructs, it is necessary to take some considerations in designing such an interview instrument that is suitable for the context of the study. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the application of ‘heuristic approaches’ i.e. ways of systematically find ‘new ideas’ and test their effectiveness for particular contexts within the development of the interview protocol to explore English language teachers’ conceptual understandings of the construct ‘proficiency in English’. In the context of the author’s study, the repertory grid interview technique was modified to meet with the conditions of the interviewee. The interview instrument was trialled prior to the main study. Following the interview trials, a systematic analysis of the problems encountered during each trial was also undertaken to identify the effectiveness of the amendments made on the interview instrument. This current study suggests that the researchers need to be aware of the feasibility of their research instruments within the local contexts. Employing any research instruments with some axiomatic principles may not enable the researchers to accomplish their research goals.