1. Ana Mercedes García.
English Major
Year 2011
Management of Technological Resources for the Teaching and
Administration of the English Language (Part III)
TEACHING PERSPECTIVE
The Teaching Perspective Inventory (TPI) was designed by Daniel Pratt and
Associates to assist educators in collecting and summarizing their ideas about
teaching and learning. This is a powerful tool that presents five different
perspectives on teaching and learning based on one's actions, intents and
beliefs. This was a useful mechanism for me when developing my own
Philosophy of Teaching and Learning. With the help of the TPI I have been able
to determine my 'dominant' perspective as Nurturing and 'back-up' perspectives
as Apprenticeship, Developmental and Transmission.
According to my results on the Teaching Perspectives Inventory, I have one
dominant, three back up, and one recessive perspective. My dominant
perspective is the “Nurturing” perspective. According to the “Summary of Five
Perspectives on Good Teaching,” the nurturing perspective is a framework on
my philosophy of teaching and learning. I have always stressed the importance
of hard work and effort. The three back-up perspectives are transmission,
apprenticeship, and developmental. I agree with Pratt and Collins that an
effective teacher needs to have a mastery of the subject matter/content as well
as convey enthusiasm to their students. My recessive perspective is the social
reform. I agree with Pratt and Collins that “the object of teaching is the collective
rather than the individual.” As a teacher, my goal is to educate the entire class
one student at a time.
From the results, I learned that I need to pay more attention on the issues of
social reform in the classroom setting. That is, I have to engage students on
level where they need to think for themselves and how they can apply their
knowledge to personal, social issues. The profile is very accurate as describing
my style as nurturing. Since my philosophy has always been dependent on the
amount of effort and result, I know realize that I need to pay attention other
areas personality to effectively become the best teacher I can be.