Using a reflective judgment interview based upon Kitchener and King's 1985 model, the present study investigated reflectivity among undergraduate education majors and student teachers. Each set of students responded during a semi-structured interview to three ill-structured problems in education. These interviews were rated using Kitchener and King's 1985 scoring manual. No differences were found between responses of the two groups. On two of the three issues the modal response was at Stage 4, while on the remaining issues the modal response was at Stage 5. Issues regarding preparation of teachers are raised, and implications for further study are suggested.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
HabermasJ. (1972) Knowledge and human interest. (2nd ed.) London: Heinemann.
2.
KitchenerK. S.KingP. M. (1985) Reflective judgment scoring rules. (Unpublished manuscript, Univer. of Minnesota).
3.
KitchenerK. S.KingP. M. (1990) The reflective judgment model: Ten years of research. In CommonsM. L.ArmonC.KohlbergL.RichardsF. A.GrotzerT. A.SinnottJ. (Eds.), Adult development. Vol. 2. Models and methods in the study of adolescent and adult thought. New York: Praeger. Pp. 63–78.
4.
PerryW. G. (1970) Forms of intellectual and ethical growth in the college years. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
5.
PerryW. G. (1981) Cognitive and ethical growth: The making of meaning. In ChickeringA. (Ed.), The modern American collegeSan Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Pp. 76–116.
6.
StrangeC. C.KingP. M. (1981) Intellectual development and its relationship to maturation during the college years. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2, 281–295.
7.
van ManenM. (1977) Linking ways of knowing with ways of being practical. Curriculum Inquiry, 6, 205–228.
8.
WaxmanH. C.FriebergH. J.VaughnJ. C.WeilM. (Eds.) (1988) Images of reflection in teacher education. Reston, VA: Association of Teacher Educators.
9.
ZeichnerK. M. (1981–82) Reflective teaching and field-based experience in teacher education. Interchange, 12(4), 1–22.
