ABSTRACT
In Chapter 3 we showed that, before they begin ITT courses, most people expect to learn most from the more practical aspects of their programmes, those more directly concerned with in-class teaching, and many are sceptical about the more theoretical elements of course provision. We also suggested two useful ways of thinking about theory or of seeing those parts of your course which are less obviously and directly connected with in-class teaching, which might help you to understand their relevance and might be helpful to your learning and your teaching. By way of a brief reminder, we suggested that ‘theories’ could be seen:
as possible ‘explanations’ of events that occur in (your or others') classrooms; and
as ‘tools’ which might be used in planning teaching.
