The personal constructs of expert and novice teachers concerning the teacher function in the Spanish educational reform

In this study the use of the Repertory Grid in the study of teachersʹ thinking is re-examined, applying it to the analysis of the personal constructs of teachers themselves regarding the characteristics of teachers with different levels of experience. After presenting the main alternative methodologies for obtaining and analysing data with the Repertory Grid, the differences and similarities between the structure of the personal conception of two groups of teachers in relation to those characteristics are analysed. One of the groups is of teachers with a high level of practical experience and knowledge of the theme and the other group is formed by inexperienced teachers. The results reveal a greater number of similarities than differences about the psychoeducational principles of Spanish educational reform, and some of the differences observed between experienced and novice teachers were mainly related to teaching methods.