Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2011/04 -2016/03
Author : YUGE YOKO; YAMANAKA KAZUHIDE
The present research investigated the classroom or pupils’ task effects of teachers’ instructional “confront the task considerately” strategy as two discrepant leaderships’ integration. In study 1, elementary school pupils (N= 2,250) completed a questionnaire measuring their classroom teacher’s instructional behaviors, their task motivation, cooperation, and school life orientation. The results revealed that fifth- and sixth grade learning orientation students increased their task motivation and classroom solidarity with teachers’ “confront the task considerately” strategy. In study 2, elementary school pupils (N=120) completed a questionnaire measuring the properties of cooperative classroom activities and not-cooperative ones. The results suggested task situation in which pupils contacted with outgroup promoted their cooperation and learning motivation through their teachers’ “confront the task considerately” strategy.