WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF TEACHING PRACTICE? - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The dimensions of teaching practice are defined as the areas that affect the teacher's context and were proposed by Cecilia Fierro, Bertha Fortoul and Lesvia Rosas in 1999.

The authors structured the dimensions with which the teacher interacts as an individual, knowing this can determine which aspects to take care of in pedagogical training.

It is important to remember that the teacher is an individual with desires and particularities, and any aspect that affects the teacher also affects their pedagogical practice.

The dimensions are defined from the contexts in which the teacher is immersed. Environments such as the home, the institution and their daily environments are taken into account.

From the study of these, 6 dimensions were determined:

1- Personal dimension

This dimension is the one that explores who the teacher is as being, not as a professional.

The teacher must be understood as a motivated individual, investigate why teaching is his vocation and how he feels in his role.

In this way, you can determine which aspect of your personal life could be negatively influencing your work, and encourage those that influence it positively. The internal universe of the teacher is reflected here, in this dimension.

It is important to take into account that teachers can also be vulnerable, so it is possible to prepare them to face a situation that may affect them personally.

2- Institutional dimension

The teacher as an individual is part of his immediate work environment, which is the institution.

The relationship between the institution and the teacher is relevant for their performance in the classroom. If the institution becomes an organic community, then its members will feel part of it and will take its regulations as their own.

This is how empathy is developed and the teacher is directly concerned with the well-being of the institution. Also, the sense of belonging lays strong foundations for your members and makes them feel comfortable.

A safe work environment helps performance to be as optimal as possible.

3- Social dimension

It is understood that each pedagogical situation is unique, and is due in part to the social context and the historical moment.

Therefore, the understanding of the social environment and the development of the teacher in it are taken into consideration.

It is approached from the perspective of how the teacher is perceived by his audience. Analyze their behavior with students from different social profiles of these.

Teacher performance is also determined by the individual's ability to understand the needs of their students.

4- Didactic dimension

This dimension observes the teacher in his role as a guide in learning; special attention is paid to the strategies and method of the teacher. These are part of its pedagogy and directly affect the processes of the students.

The role of the teacher is that of facilitator of knowledge, it is important to ensure that knowledge effectively reaches students.

That is why the strategies used by teachers must be adjusted to the needs of their audience.

5- Interpersonal dimension

This dimension is related to the institutional dimension, because it studies the relationships with the group, as well as the behavior with people related to the educational environment.

This aspect is important because the teacher is immersed in an institution. In this, the interaction with their colleagues can significantly affect their performance.

6- Dimension of the values

This takes into account the values ​​demonstrated by the teacher in situations that require it. In other words, teachers are exposed to all kinds of situations with their students.

In some the students will show an inclination to behave selfishly, or contrary to morality and duty.

In these situations it is the teacher's duty to correct and indicate appropriate behavior. For this reason it is important to observe the values, as well as the human and citizen sense of the teacher.

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