Role of Empathy in Science Class: A Collective Case Study Conference Paper

abstract

• Caring for students' progress is an important characteristic of a teacher that impacts students' learning experiences and their content understanding. In science classroom, how empathetic teachers are towards their students has not been well investigated. To explore the concept of expressing empathy in a class from a teacher's perspective, we conducted a case study at a science education graduate program. Two science education graduate students were asked to talk about their views on empathy in class and its impact on student learning experiences. In this paper, we present the two participants' understandings of the role of empathy in teaching and discuss some implications for practice.

authors

• Yalvac, Bugrahan

published proceedings

• ICSIT 2010: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIETY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (POST-CONFERENCE EDITION)

author list (cited authors)

• Arghode, V., & Yalvac, B.

complete list of authors

• Arghode, Vishal||Yalvac, Bugrahan

publication date

• January 2010

keywords

• And Student Learning Experience
• Case Study
• Empathy
• Science Education
• Teaching

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 978-1-934272-90-9

start page

• 223

end page

• 227