Teacher expertise and how it develops during teachers' professional lives

Jan van Tartwijk; Esther van Dijk; Johan Geertsema; Manon Kluijtmans; Marieke van der Schaaf

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-818630-5.04057-4

Teacher expertise and how it develops during teachers' professional lives

Jan van Tartwijk, Esther van Dijk, Johan Geertsema, Manon Kluijtmans, Marieke van der Schaaf

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The concept of “expertise” encompasses the knowledge, skills, and characteristics of individuals that determine the quality of their task performance. In this article, the nature of teacher expertise and its development are discussed from a cognitive-psychological perspective. The concepts of adaptive and routine expertise are used to explore the differences between teachers who respond well to changes, and teachers who have a set of core competencies that they apply throughout their lifetime with ever-increasing efficiency, but struggle to adapt to change. Activity theory is introduced as an alternative perspective for a cognitive psychological perspective.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Education
Subtitle of host publication	Fourth Edition
Editors	Robert J Tierney, Fazal Rizvi, Kadriye Ercikan
Publisher	Elsevier Science
Pages	170-179
Number of pages	10
Edition	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128186299
ISBN (Print)	978-0-12-818629-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818630-5.04057-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

Activity theory
Adaptive expertise
Deliberate performance
Deliberate practice
Reflection
Routine expertise
Stage theories
Teacher development
Teacher education
Teacher expertise

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Teacher expertise and how it develops during teachers' professional lives. / van Tartwijk, Jan; van Dijk, Esther; Geertsema, Johan et al.
International Encyclopedia of Education: Fourth Edition. ed. / Robert J Tierney; Fazal Rizvi; Kadriye Ercikan. 4. ed. Elsevier Science, 2022. p. 170-179.

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