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Productive pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice

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This paper identifies the ways in which the Productive Pedagogies framework has been refined as a research tool for evaluating classroom practice within a current study into issues of school reform in Queensland. Initially emerging from the landmark Queensland School Reform Longitudinal Study (1998–2001), the Productive Pedagogies has been taken up widely in Australia and internationally as both a research tool and metalanguage to support teachers to critically reflect on their practice. In this paper, following a brief description of the model’s four dimensions, we detail how we have addressed some methodological concerns in using and modifying the framework for the present study. In response to critiques by other researchers and debates within our own research team, we justify our use of the framework. To these ends, we present a refined methodology that addresses the importance of pedagogical process, substantiates the inclusion of particular items within the framework, supports a critical approach to issues of difference, includes students’ perspectives and recognises the significance of content knowledge in the assessment of quality pedagogy.

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    Martin Mills, Merrilyn Goos, Amanda Keddie, Eileen Honan, Donna Pendergast, Rob Gilbert, Kim Nichols, Peter Renshaw & Tony Wright

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Mills, M., Goos, M., Keddie, A. et al. Productive pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice. Aust. Educ. Res. 36, 67–87 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03216906

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