Measuring challenge, fun and sterility on a ‘phunometre’ scale: evaluating creative teaching and learning with children and their student teachers in the primary school

Elton-Chalcraft, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3064-7249 and Mills, Kären ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-2046 (2013) Measuring challenge, fun and sterility on a ‘phunometre’ scale: evaluating creative teaching and learning with children and their student teachers in the primary school. Education 3-13, 43 (5). pp. 482-497. Item availability may be restricted.

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Abstract

‘It was the funnest week in the whole history of funnest weeks’: our case study, the second phase in a three-phase research project, evaluates the successes and limitations of creative teaching and learning during the ‘The Creative and Effective Curriculum’ module for PGCE primary student teachers which includes a one-week placement in school. Student teachers', children's and teachers' perspectives pointed to a range of factors necessary for effective and creative teaching and learning. These included learning which is ‘fun’, achievement through intrinsic motivation, willingness to take risks and learn from mistakes, children's ownership of learning and the teacher's role as facilitator. Our findings enabled us to formulate ‘phunometre scales’ which we suggest can be used to assess both the organisation of learning areas and also planned activities in terms of their capacity for learning which is both challenging and fun.

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Education 3-13
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge) for Association for the Study of Primary Education (ASPE)
ISSN:	1475-7575
Departments:	Academic Departments > Institute of Education (IOE) > Initial Teacher Education (ITE) > Early Years and Primary Undergraduate Partnership QG
Depositing User:	Insight Administrator
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2016 11:54
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2024 11:45
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/2003