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Developing Supportive Learning Environments
Urve Läänemets, Maria Rostovtseva
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5542/2015.01.004
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Estonia Tallinn Georg Ots Music School, Estonia
This pilot study was carried out in order to determine how Estonian music teachers can recognize opportunities for creating the best possible learning environments for teaching music in general comprehensive schools and kindergartens. As a pilot project, it was also meant to pave the way for a future larger-scale research project, as music education requires specific learning environments. Supportive learning environments are of particular significance for implementing national curricula. The design and development of conducive learning environments largely depend on the teachers’ professional competence, especially their ability to structure different learning environments with regard to space (school architecture, classroom facilities, health requirements), study materials (traditional textbooks and workbooks, musical instruments, opportunities to make use of virtual environments), and social environments (class size, positive atmosphere, rational timetables, individual curricula/consultations, differentiation and individualization of learning processes). The research methods employed were document analysis, questionnaires and focus group interviews. The pilot study identified a need for clearer specifications for learning environments either in national curriculum documents or handbooks for curriculum implementation. Teachers need in-service training to improve their professional skills in order to more precisely structure learning environments and to integrate the formal and informal elements of organized learning. Some recommendations can be made for the further improvement of pre- and in-service teacher training by including new academic and practical themes into existing disciplines/courses related to general and music didactics. Such skills could contribute to the educational excellence of teachers and the quality of learning for students, in music as well as general education.
learning environments, national curricula, teacher competencies, structure of learning environments, design of supportive environments
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