Using transmediation in elementary preservice teacher education
Abstract
In this article, we examine the use of transmediation as a means of reading comprehension across content areas in an elementary teacher education program. The use of transmediation (moving from one sign system to another), coupled with the use of social issue/critical issue texts, supports the idea of connecting with text to develop deeper understandings. A major focus of this study was the collaboration between two courses (reading methods and science methods) with the same group of elementary preservice teachers (interns). The collaboration spanned over six semesters, resulted in over 250 intern artifacts, and supported the use and success of transmediation as a reading experience. Analysis of the artifacts and subsequent findings reveal that given repeated opportunities to engage with critical texts and multiple opportunities to use alternative sign systems to make meaning (transmediation), interns were able to understand and connect to their texts in provocative and meaningful ways.
Reference
Magee, P. A., & Leeth, J. H. (2014). Using transmediation in elementary preservice teacher education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 58(4), 327–336.
Journal
Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- Document Analysis
- drawings
- fieldnotes
Data Analysis Tools
- Constant comparative analysis
Researcher Positionality
- Inside (studying their own practices)
Research Questions
"How can we as teacher educators better support our interns to engage with and represent understandings of books used in our classes?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
"What can we learn about interns’ comprehension of critical texts through an intentional immersion in “non-traditional” literature circle
roles and transmediation?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown