The impact of teaching practice on general and professional self-perceptions : an investigation of Hong Kong student teachers

Author(s):  
Ka-wah Yeung
1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Gerald R. Elsworth ◽  
Frank Coulter

As part of an evaluative study of the impact of the year in which initial classroom teaching experience occurs, a sample of 768 students in concurrent and consecutive teacher education courses responded to test-retest administrations of a set of professional self perception scales and a measure of commitment to teaching. Reliable individual changes over the eight month period of the study were observed on commitment and the seven dimensions of self perception measured, and the relationships between these two facets of variables were found to be stronger at posttest than at pretest. Additionally, significant concomitant changes in self perception and commitment occurred. The results suggest that professional self perceptions become more central to the commitment of student teachers during training and that self perception and commitment to teaching are dynamically interrelated. It is concluded that course and practicum experiences during the year of professional experience have a major impact on the two facets of professional socialization studied.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Zayed ◽  
M.S. Zguira ◽  
N. Souissi ◽  
N. Bali

Purpose: This study was to explore the impact of the cooperative teacher’s (CT) knowledge on attractiveness of Physical Education Student Teachers (PE-ST) believed to be important for a successful process of learning to teach and training device in the workplace. The CT is considered, a key element, a person of alternation between academia and training contributing to the formation by advice and support that take place during the teaching practice. The Cooperative Teacher must have a style; develop a training contract, master interview techniques and make evaluation. Material: Data were collected with 302 student teachers (202 males and 100 females) after professional training. A descriptive/exploratory methodology based on a questionnaire consisting of twenty questions was used. The value of Cronbach alpha index is 0.729. Results: globally supported the hypotheses. Male and female student teachers in the internship shared several perceptions. However, significant differences emerged. Student-teachers’ perception of CT knowledge and practice developed relatively professional skills as well as the feeling of discomfort which can lead to work stoppage. However, the impact of CT knowledge on attractiveness was significant. The inefficiency advice between actors in the professional life and several aspects of CT knowledge are provided. In addition, data are provided indicating that overall there are more similarities than differences between male and female student teachers over a response number. Data also shows that females who participate in the internship may be at risk for discomfort, incapability and doubt their practices. Conclusions: This study will encourage Teacher’s to reflect on their own knowledge, training device and to include them in the process of educational development.


Author(s):  
Sharon Tonner-Saunders ◽  
Jill Shimi

This paper reports on the impact on student teachers’ professional skills, knowledge and attitudes of engaging in the eTwinning international Hands of the World (HOTW) project which connects over 2000 students and their teachers in 50 schools across the world to undertake a wide range of educational collaborative work, supported by digital and online technologies. The University of Dundee’s HOTW project won the eTwinning prize for the best project two years running and is the only university to have won this annual prize. Student teachers are working in a world where digital technology is firmly embedded and undergoing rapid expansion and change. This study examined the experiences of student teachers as they engaged in a global project to develop their knowledge and understanding of intercultural learning using ICT. An explanatory sequential mixed method design analyzed data publicly available on YouTube™ and Padlet™. Two main data sets were used: responses to professional development webinars and reflections on participating in the project. Data were analyzed thematically focusing on ICT competence, pedagogy and relevance. Participation in the project enhanced the students' ICT competence and confidence to use and explore technology for current and future teaching practice through contextualization and social learning. Our analysis enabled us to identify that the Covid-19 lockdown had a positive impact on the students' learning due to time, space, and relevance. This paper demonstrates that engagement in a contextualized project enabled student teachers to develop their ICT competences and that for many, lockdown provided a conducive learning environment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-159
Author(s):  
Saheed Rufai ◽  
Adeola Oyenike Adeosun ◽  
Akinola Saliu Jimoh ◽  
Bello Musa

Of the three components constituting teacher education curriculum, namely general education, specialized education and professional education, the professional education component is arguably accorded the highest consideration in the scholarship of teaching. However, there is an emerging concern over the involvement of non-education specialists in the teaching of this component. Yet, there is little evidence of sufficient engagement with this concern in the Nigerian context. As a sequel to a study on pedagogical misconceptions by student teachers, this paper examines the impact of teacher educators' professionalism on student teachers' learning in Nigerian universities. Through the analytic method, the study engaged with data collected through the instrumentality of official records like Faculty brochures, lecture notes developed by teacher educators, systematic observations by the researchers, and semi-structured interviews involving selected participants.  The qualitative study employs a constructivist paradigm that methodically situates data and analysis in the context of the experiences and perceptions of both the participants and researchers, and focusses on the main theme, namely teacher educator's knowledge as a predictor of student-teacher learning, which emerged from the data for the earlier study as collected in three universities where the present lead researcher assessed prospective teachers on teaching practice in their third and fourth years, in his capacity as teaching practice supervisor. In exposing the effect of teacher educator professionalism on prospective teacher learning, the present study revealed instances of miseducation by some of the teacher educators involved in teaching professional education courses, which substantially accounts for the student teachers' pedagogical misconceptions


2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 358-360

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2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raili Hildén ◽  
Birgitta Fröjdendahl

The paper addresses Finnish student teachers’ conceptions of assessment literacy in foreign languages. Student teachers’ assessment literacy (STAL) is a focal constituent of teacher cognition and can, according to prior research, be enhanced by principled instruction (DeLuca & Klinger, 2010; Volante & Fazio, 2007). STAL is suggested to imply knowledge, practice and ethical considerations. The nature and priorities of STAL are guided by local needs. Hence, topical issues in the Finnish language education were taken into account alongside general assessment theory. The research questions targeted firstly the emergent factorial structure of STAL, and secondly, the validity of a predetermined theory-driven model in alignment with official national priorities. The data were gathered on a web-based survey to 77 students prior to the lectures, and to 65 students after the lectures. The survey consisted of 75 statements about attitudes and practices related to various domains of assessment. Mainstream inferential statistics was used to compare the pre- and post-dataset. The componential structure of STAL attitudes remained more stable than the construct of practices across the study unit. The major dimension of both measurements was Acquired confidence in assessment of multiple aspects of language ability in the classroom. The envisaged or real practices underwent a substantial transformation towards a more learner-centered architecture highlighting flexibility and communication. Of the predetermined domains, working skills and professional self-esteem seemed to be most sensitive to a short-term pedagogical intervention. The tentative results pave the way for progressive development in raising the impact of teacher education for improved assessment literacy skills.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pınar Babanoğlu ◽  

Teaching practicum is a vital and challenging phase of English Language Teaching (ELT) teacher education in which student teachers experience their first teaching practices In line with the global pandemic status quo, official regulations that leaded educational activities at state primary schools and universities to be carried out online, have also changed the modes and means in the practices and experiences of in-service and pre-service ELT teachers. Therefore, in respect of three participant groups of the practicum process as student teachers, cooperating teachers and university supervisors, it is essential to examine the impact of this new coercive teaching practice system on them. This study attempts to gain insight into the teaching practicum period that ELT student teachers, cooperative teachers and university supervisors cooperatively carried out fully online through English lessons administered by state primary schools. The results elicited by the participants’ views on online practicum revealed that pupilrelated issues like their low attendance and participation in online English lessons and technological problems such as internet access or computer-related malfunctions were compelling factors for student teachers and cooperative teachers. Regarding practicum performances, cooperative teachers confirmed student teachers’ technological skills and the use of a variety of web 2 tools in their practices was found as an opportunity for student teachers to develop their teaching skills.


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