The effect of a training course based on constructivism on student teachers' perceptions of the teaching/learning process

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Al‐Weher *
Author(s):  
Matheus Ortega COLA ◽  
Andreia Estela Moreira SOUZA

A genética constitui subárea central da biologia, cuja compreensão é necessária para entendimento e interligação entre diversos conteúdos. Embora os temas de genética estejam presentes em nossa vida cotidiana, a abstração dos conteúdos torna difícil sua assimilação, desmotivando alunos a aprendê-los e professores a ensiná-los. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo aplicar diferentes abordagens metodológicas facilitadoras do processo de ensino e aprendizagem em genética. A pesquisa foi descritiva de campo e quali-quantitativa. A amostra foi composta por 12 alunos do 1º Ano do ensino médio de uma escola estadual e 21 professores da educação básica. Foram formulados jogos, materiais didáticos e aulas práticas. Após a execução das metodologias, foram aplicados pré e pós-testes para verificação da aprendizagem. A partir da análise de dados, observou-se maior porcentagem de acertos nos pós-testes evidenciando que as metodologias aplicadas favoreceram o processo de ensino aprendizagem. Os docentes relataram que genética é a disciplina com maior dificuldade de ensino em biologia e que as limitações para aplicar estratégias diversificadas são o controle da sala, o tempo para preparo da aula e a sua duração. A rotina do professor também faz parte do processo, devendo a educação ser repensada no seu contexto global focando aluno, professor e ambiente escolar, com valorização do magistério, aumento de recursos destinados a escolas e a programas de formação e capacitação docente. A partir deste trabalho, foi possível concluir que a utilização de diferentes metodologias de genética auxilia no processo de aprendizagem e torna as aulas mais atrativas, propiciando gosto pelo aprender.   DIFFERENT METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO GENETICS TEACHING FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION   ABSTRACT Genetics is a biology central subarea, in which its comprehension is necessary to understand and interconnect several subjects. Although the genetics topics are present on a daily basis, the content abstraction makes their understanding difficult, demotivating either students to learn or teachers to teach.  The present paper aims to apply different methodological approaches facilitating the genetics teaching process. It was descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative field research. The sample comprised 12 freshman high school students at a public school, and 21 primary education teachers. Games, didactic material, and practice were developed. After applying the methodologies, pre-tests and post-tests were applied to verify the learning process. Drawing on data analysis, it was observed a higher percentage of success for post-tests, highlighting that the methodologies that were applied benefited the teaching-learning process.  Teachers reported that genetics is the subject with the highest difficulty level when teaching biology, student’s misbehavior in class is a limiting factor for them when applying strategies, as well as the lesson planning, and class duration. Teacher’s routine is also part of the process, education might be re-evaluated in a global context focusing on the student, teachers, and the school environment, teaching appreciation, increase in the resources allocated to schools, and training programs for teachers. In light of this paper, it was possible to conclude that the use of different methodologies to genetics teaching help in the learning-teaching process, making classes more appealing and arousing interest to learn.   Keywords: Genetics. Methodology. Ludic. Practice. Teaching. Learning.


Comunicar ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Montserrat Medina-Moles ◽  
Manuel del-Castillo-López

The big interest which raises the gastronomic culture is well-known everywhere. Now more than never people write, publish and read about this subject but what is really surprising is the amazing rating audience reached by the TV programmes which deal with popularizing recipes for traditional, regional, market, season or author cooking. Some of them have stayed on the air for quite a long time and have contributed to the appearance of the «star cook» who is appreciated not only by his/her solid professional career or by his/her refined culinary technique, but also and especially by his/her impact as a communicator. Every TV channel has a programme about the subject so as to engage and keep a wide and diverse section of audience. You can see how students have become interested in these subjects –not only those who are studying a Cookery Vocational Training Course- due to the influence of television. They ask their teacher about a certain programme, the teacher´s opinion about the cook´s work, they even suggest preparing a certain dish which has drawn their attention or want to know if the technique the cook has used is the most suitable. The teacher has so the opportunity of applying a new methodology with a flexible approach by making use of these topics as didactic strategies to foster and develop the students´ learning motivation. The problem arises when we consider the value these kind of TV programmes have as a learning tool. Are they useful for the educational purposes according to a professional profile? Do they refer to the professional performance and are they suitable for the units of competence which are part of the professional abilities? Do they fit in the general abilities which are common to the educative vocational level? What about the general goals and purposes of the Cookery Vocational Training Course and the final abilities of every subject? It is obvious they don´t. Regarding the suitability of the gastronomic-culinary contents of these TV programmes we come to the conclusion that it is not quite satisfactory: the contents which refer to concepts may be suitable (especially those which have to do with facts, but not always those notions or empiric rules) Finally, it is worth taking into a special consideration the attitude knowledge. As whole, the kind of attitude which is spread by TV cooking programmes would be appropriate as contents in the teaching-learning process: importance of healthy and balanced food, suitability of natural and season products, etc. So the problem we approach in this paper deals with the way teachers and students could take advantage of TV programmes though the teaching-learning process by making up for the lack of some suitable contents which may be related to the Cookery Vocational Training Course curriculum. A nadie escapa el enorme interés que despierta la cultura gastronómica. Y aunque se escribe, edita y lee más que nunca sobre esta materia, lo realmente sorprendente es la tremenda audiencia alcanzada por programas de televisión dedicados a divulgar recetas de cocina, tradicional, regional, de mercado, de temporada, de autor, etc.; algunos se mantienen en antena desde hace bastantes años y han contribuido al surgimiento de la figura del «cocinero estrella», del que se aprecia no sólo la solidez de su trayectoria profesional o una depurada técnica culinaria sino también, y sobre todo, su impacto como comunicador... No hay cadena televisiva que no dedique al tema en cuestión un espacio en su parrilla, consciente de poder así atraer y mantener a un amplio y variopinto sector de audiencia. De manera cotidiana se constata el interés del alumnado en general, no sólo del que cursa un Ciclo Formativo de Cocina, por estos temas; algo lógico dado el alcance mediático de la televisión: se pregunta al profesor si ha visto tal o cual programa, la opinión que le merece el cocinero que lo realiza, proponiendo confeccionar en el aula determinado plato que ha llamado poderosamente su atención o si la técnica empleada en el mismo es la correcta. El profesor, a su vez, tiene la oportunidad de ampliar la metodología empleada, adoptando un planteamiento flexible, al usar este tipo de cuestiones como estrategias didácticas en el desarrollo de las capacidades terminales de los alumnos y alumnas y, lo que es muy importante, favoreciendo y potenciando la motivación por el aprendizaje. El problema se plantea cuando se analiza el valor como instrumento de aprendizaje que pueda tener los programas de cocina emitidos por televisión. ¿Sirven a las intenciones educativas referidas al perfil profesional?, ¿expresan acciones o realizaciones profesionales propias de las unidades de competencia en que se desglosa la capacidad profesional?, ¿se adecuan a las capacidades generales comunes del nivel formativo?, ¿y a las finalidades y objetivos generales del Ciclo Formativo de Cocina y capacidades terminales de cada uno de sus módulos? Es evidente que no. Si se analiza la idoneidad o legitimidad de los contenidos gastronómico-culinarios de los programas televisivos, la conclusión a la que se llega no es del todo satisfactoria: podría existir idoneidad en los contenidos de tipo conceptual (en especial hechos y datos, así como en los conceptos; menos, o no siempre, en cuanto a principios o reglas empíricas). Por último, merece la pena detenerse algo más frente a los conocimientos actitudinales. En general, las actitudes que difunden los programas de cocina en televisión resultarían trasladables como contenidos al proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje: la importancia de una alimentación sana y equilibrada, la idoneidad de los productos naturales y de temporada, etc. El problema que aborda esta comunicación sería, pues, cómo aprovechar las indudables ventajas que la televisión pone a disposición de profesores y profesoras, alumnos y alumnas en el desarrollo del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje, siendo capaces, al mismo tiempo, de subsanar las carencias del material que ofrecen los espacios televisivos para el desarrollo curricular de la materia objeto de las enseñanzas correspondientes al Ciclo Formativo de Grado Medio de Cocina.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Yılmaz Çakıcı

The aim of this study is to investigate primary student teachers’ drawings of the human internal organs, e.g. location, size and presence of organs (heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestines etc.) This research was conducted with 104 primary teacher candidates studying in the Faculty of Education at Trakya University during the 2016-2017 academic year. The research data was obtained through the use of drawings and interviews with selected students. The findings revealed that, as expected, all students showed the heart, lungs and stomach in their drawings. The most frequently illustrated other human internal organs were intestines, liver, kidneys, pancreas and spleen respectively. However, too many of them were not scientifically acceptable in terms of the location and size. There are many points in the students’ drawings that need to be underlined by teachers during the teaching-learning process in class.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Regina Rahmi ◽  
Fitriati Fitriati ◽  
Siti Fachraini

Development in technology assists teachers and educators to reach goals in teaching and learning easily. Along with advancement of technology in teaching, teachers were expected to utilize this technology such as ICT-based media to improve quality of their teaching. This paper was a survey research which tried to investigate attitudes and perceptions of 73 elementary school teachers toward the use of ICT-based media especially video in teaching learning process. Both quantitative and qualitative data were used to display teachers’ perception. The result of this study shows that almost all teachers considered that using media is very important in teaching. The data from questionnaires shows that most teachers (95,1%) agreed that ICT-based media made teaching and learning process more enjoyable and effective. They also believed that the role of media together with teacher is essential in teaching since the collaboration between teachers and media allow students to understand and memorize materials given easily. However, besides teachers responded positively toward ICT-based media, they also encountered some barriers in applying this technology in teaching, such as : teachers lacked the skills or basic concepts about ICT, (felt were old enough) to use ICT based-media in the future, lacked of eyes vision, inconvenience feeling of using ICT in the classroom, and lacked of ICT facilities at school. This indicates that professional development program is essential for teachers to promote the use of technology in daily teaching practices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Anamai Damnet

EFL teacher training for pre-service teachers plays a vital role in second language teacher education (SLTE). In Thailand, pre-service EFL teacher training benefits in helping student-teachers gain confidence before going to their practicum. This study investigates the effects of the pre-service EFL teacher training in a university in Thailand. The pre-service teachers’ perceptions towards the EFL training were also examined. Participants were 30 pre-service teachers currently studying in English Learning Management Program in the university at the research site. Research method applied training program evaluation (Owen & Rogers, 1999), and a 24-hour EFL training program was implemented. An experienced trainer in EFL was invited to provide the EFL training during the whole training course. Data collection gained was from: 1) an evaluation form, 2) a questionnaire, and 3) a student reflection sheet. Data analysis employed percentage, means, and S.D. for quantitative whereas grounded theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1999) was applied for qualitative data. Three major findings revealed that: 1) the effects of the pre-service EFL teacher training was very high; 2) the participants showed changes in all areas of EFL knowledge and experience provided after the training; and 3) the participants viewed five factors which included training contents, knowledge and experience, training activities, training process, and the trainer that affected the training. However, the findings indicated that the critical problem of the study was time limitation of the training course. This study has shed light on the significant role of EFL training for pre-service EFL teachers before their practicum as the findings showed positive change in their motivation and attitude for their teaching practice.


Author(s):  
Dion Wildan ◽  
Abdul Asib ◽  
Dewi Rochsantiningsih

The objectives of this study was to describe what factors influence the English teachers’ perception on educational supervision. This research was a qualitative study using purposive sample. The research was conducted in the three senior high school which had different accreditation in Kalirejo, Lampung. The data were collected from the interview and observation with three English teachers, each of them represented from different school. The data the researcher had included were all about what factors influence the English teachers’ perceptions on educational supervision in Kalirejo, Lampung. All the subjects in this research had been supervised before, thus they could describe the factors influence their perceptions on educational supervision. The result of the research showed that not all aspects in internal and external factors could affect their perception on educational supervision. The teacher who taught in the lowest accreditation school had to struggle to give the best performance to her students, since her school lacked the facilities to support teaching learning process.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. e0237712
Author(s):  
Juan-Jesús Torres-Gordillo ◽  
Noelia Melero-Aguilar ◽  
Jesús García-Jiménez

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minsun Shin

The changing nature of teacher professionalism presents an important challenge to teachereducation programs. Teacher professionalism can be broadly defined as the set of teachers’professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions. However, with the increased accountabilityand standards movement, professionalism in education often overemphasizes accountabilityby prioritizing knowledge and skills over dispositions. The move in the field toward‘professionalization’ has generally resulted in systematic reform and professionaldevelopment rather than promoted ‘professionalism.’ This paper explored pre-serviceundergraduate students’ perceptions of teacher professionalism at a major university in NewJersey. The results indicated that the students focused more on ‘performance’ and‘external/outward aspects’ and less on recognizing the complexity and dynamics of theteaching and learning process. The study argues that teacher education programs must beredesigned so that pre-service students have the opportunity to discuss and develop properdispositions, reflect upon their perceptions, and enhance teacher professionalism.


Author(s):  
Katarina Yulianti Koban ◽  
Maria Antonia Lema

This study aimed at investigating the difficulties of teaching ESP For Tourism Department. The data where taken from through observation, interview and study documents. Data collected by observation, interview and documentation, tthen, the researcher will write down the results of interviews with the English teacher and students This research shows that Professional English teachers often find it difficult when they have to teach English for Specific Purpose (ESP) as they need to do extra works like doing need analysis and creating the specific syllabus before teaching to make sure that the teaching-learning process will go smoothly. Student teachers, who have less experience in teaching, are likely to face greater difficulties in teaching ESP.


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