Study III: Expert and Novice Elementary Specialists: A Comparative Analysis

An Exploration of Master's Degree Field Study and Teacher and Student Behavior in P.E

“…Specifically, teacher effectiveness, in regards to student achievement has come into focus due to the costs of ongoing education and ineffectiveness that has been documented from obtaining a master's degree out-of-field (Harris & Sass, 2007). Examining the role experience plays in developing expertise has been studied by Sharpe and Hawkins' (1992b) FSA study.…”

“…This study has used FSA to compare the behavioral systems of two teachers and their corresponding students in their instructional episodes. A category system has been constructed based on the contextual/organismic setting elements, contextual/environmental setting elements, discrete environmental stimulus elements and specific behavioral elements exhibited in the video recorded teaching episodes and evaluated by FSA (Sharpe & Hawkins, 1992b).…”

“…Prior synonymous behaviors delineated by previously designed systematic observation tools such as WVUTES and SOFIT and the categorical system created in the Sharpe and Hawkins (1992b) study have been used to guide the category creation (Hawkins et al, 1983;McKenzie, 2009). Elements not present in these categorical systems or specifically defined by other previously created behavioral analysis tools or settings mentioned, but are present in the episodes have been categorized to holistically describe all stimulus and behaviors present (Sharpe & Hawkins, 1992b). Anecdotal recording, bulleting everything the teachers and students have done, both visual and auditory, occurring in each teacher's environment regarding the two video recordings has been categorized by both researchers (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007).…”

“…A study using FSA measuring expertise regarding experienced versus novice instruction was accomplished by Sharpe and Hawkins (1992b). This study examined differences in two teachers' behavioral systems, their settings and other intricate factors in conjunction.…”

“…FSA has been used in this study to determine differences in the behavioral systems of master's educated teachers, ones who have received ongoing education within or out-of-field. This study has been a replication of the Sharpe and Hawkins (1992b) study examining one expert and one novice instructor, insofar as to examine the role ongoing education has possibly played in developing expertise.…”