שפת החשיבה של מורים בבתיה"ס היסודיים במערכת החינוך הערבית בישראל-השלכות להכשרת מורים

Abstract

This is a pioneer study that constitutes the beginning of research in the subject of teachers’ language of thinking in elementary schools in the Arab education system in Israel.  The study attempts to raise the subject of thinking to the agenda of the education system, in general, and the Arab education system, in particular.  Such a system functions in a community described as developing with signs of traditional one.

The study objective was to examine the thinking language of teachers in the Arab elementary schools.  It uses a qualitative method through analysis of quantitative measures.  The research tool was recording protocols of lessons in a structured manner.

The study results show that the teachers’ thinking language in the Arab elementary school is poor, ambiguous and inaccurate.  One of the study recommendations is to hold a continuing education course in the subject for teachers, to train the teachers in the teacher training colleges and to allot special courses for the teacher trainees in order to develop thinking.