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South African Journal of Education
versão On-line ISSN 2076-3433
versão impressa ISSN 0256-0100
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STEINKE, Kellie. Capturing classroom practice using a mixed methods design. S. Afr. j. educ. [online]. 2024, vol.44, n.1, pp.1-11. ISSN 2076-3433. http://dx.doi.org/10.15700/saje.v44n1a2331.
In this article I focus on the use of mixed methods in designing a classroom observation instrument known as the Facilitative Orientation to Reading Teaching (FORT). The instrument was designed to capture the teaching of reading and formed part of a project that took place in 2 Kwa-Zulu Natal primary schools. Participants were 8 teachers and their learners. The goal was to investigate how a teacher's pedagogical content knowledge can affect the literacy acquisition of Foundation and Intermediate Phase learners. In the study reported on here I used a facilitative-restrictive teaching and learning model based on the theories of, among others, Bernstein and Vygotsky, as well as Scarborough's Reading Rope theory. The instrument design was based on an original classroom instrument that captured only quantitative data. Through the addition of qualitative data, the instrument could capture classroom practice more accurately. Findings indicate that, ultimately, 1 of the participating teachers appeared to be successfully leading their learners from decoding to comprehension across the important Grade 3 to 4 threshold, where learners are expected to move from learning to read to be being able to learn from reading.
Palavras-chave : classroom research; education; literacy; mixed methods; reading; scaffolding.