scholarly journals Examining Teachers View on Primary Teaching Practices Based on Co-Teaching Model

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Mehmet Turan ◽  
Betül Bayar
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Primary Teaching

The purpose of the two-teacher primary teaching model is to find a solution, to some extent, for the crowded classes and the classes in which the inclusive students study in primary school. Furthermore, it is aimed to increase the efficiency of the lessons, better take care of the inclusive students, implement the constructivist approach as required, collect the attention of the students who lost their attentions, support students who have difficulties in their studies, ensure that students who learn slowly can learn the lessons completely and increase the quality of education by giving additional studies to the students who learn quickly. The co-teaching model that can be considered as an alternative in solution of the educational problems can be used effectively in the crowded classes and the classes in which the inclusive students study. Moreover, this study can be considered as an alternative model so that the "Teaching Practice" lessons taken by the teacher candidates studying at the education faculty can be more qualified and efficient.The purpose of this study is to review the effectiveness of teaching practice in primary school based on co-teaching model. In this context, it was tried to determine the opinions of primary school teachers about the co-teaching model. To achieve this purpose, 12 primary teachers serving in the city center of Muş were determined as working group. In the study, the data were obtained by semi-structured interview method. Content analysis was used for the analysis of the data.According to the teachers' opinions obtained as a result of the study, the most important one of the problems experienced by the teachers during the teaching period is the crowded classes. It is concluded that in the crowded classes, the activities are not implemented at the desired level, it is not possible to allocate enough time for the students, incorrect and incomplete learning of students cannot be realized on time and it is difficult to give a student-centered education.As a result of the study, in order to ensure that the teaching practice can be efficient, it is concluded that the internship duration should be extended, the teacher candidates should be assigned more responsibilities, the teacher candidates should do internships in the rural schools and combined classes so that they can see different environments and they should carry out implementation-oriented studies rather than observation-oriented studies in this lesson.According to the teachers' opinions obtained as a result of the study, it is concluded that the co-teaching model will increase the efficiency of the lesson, the classroom management will be easier, this model will ensure that the students who fall behind and learn slowly can learn the lessons completely, the saving on time will be ensured, the opportunity to take care of students personally will increase, the workload of the teachers will decrease, the equal opportunity in education will be ensured by taking care of the inclusive students more than before and the faster and more practical solutions will be created for the problems to be encountered in the teaching process.

scholarly journals Examination of Music Teacher Candidates’ Opinions Regarding Distance Teaching Practice Course during the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-432
Author(s):  
Zeynep Yadigaroğlu
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

This qualitative study aims to determine the opinions of music teacher candidates in Turkey on distant “Teaching Practice” courses during the Covid-19 pandemic. The participants of the study consist of 27 music teacher candidates, 18 female and nine male, studying in the last year (4th grade) of the music teaching department in the 2020-2021 academic year. The experiences gained in the course, the advantages and disadvantages of the process, the problems encountered and solution suggestions were determined through a semi-structured interview form. The data were analysed by content analysis. Music teacher candidates stated that they learned how to create virtual course content and design material, learned distant classroom and time management, gained the ability to communicate remotely and gained self-confidence. While providing ease/comfort, financial savings, opportunity to repeat the course, ensuring the continuation of education, preventing virus spread, time/place flexibility, strengthening technological know-how, strengthening theoretical knowledge, reducing the excitement factor, and providing remote monitoring were considered as advantages of the distance education process by music teacher candidates, limited communication, unreliable assessment and evaluation, limited time and activities, Not being suitable for applied fields, leading to mental laziness, and lack of sense of reality were considered as disadvantages. Inability to provide classroom management and discipline, ineffective teaching, lack of communication, technical problems, lack of music lesson materials, students’ indifference, and not participating actively in the lesson are encountered in the distance teaching practice course. For the process to be carried out in a better way, music teacher candidates made suggestions such as compulsory attendance, reliable assessment and evaluation, creating micro-groups, diversifying music activities, designing fun activities, course content, and materials, troubleshooting technical problems, cooperation, assessment of students’ requests and attitudes, providing psychological support, and accelerating the transition to face-to-face education.

scholarly journals Future Teachers’ Opinions on Preparation and Use of Interactive Materials in Teaching

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (23) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Aigul Kassabolat ◽  
Shynar Kadirsizova ◽  
Makhabbat Kozybayeva ◽  
Kamaryash Kalkeyeva ◽  
Meiramgul Zhorokpayeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Education Department

This study aims to determine the opinions of students in the primary education department about the preparation and use of materials with the teaching practice in Instructional Technologies and Material Design (TTMD) course. This study is a descriptive study based on qualitative data. The sample of the research consists of 49 students from the primary education department who took TTMD course at Almaty University in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of the research were collected by structured interview form. According to the results, it has been revealed that primary school teacher candidates emphasized the importance on preparing and using materials based on their answers regarding the use and preparation of materials in teaching. When the opinions of primary school teacher candidates about the criteria that they value in preparing and using materials were examined, they emphasized the criteria such as suitability for the student level, fitness for the purpose, being clear and easy to understand. Moreover, the results showed that future primary school teachers have difficulty in finding materials and tools suitable for this purpose.

scholarly journals The opinions of primary school teachers’ candidates towards material preparation and usage

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Zeynep Genc
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Course Material

Instruction materials help students to acquire more memorable information. Instruction materials have an important effect on providing more permanent and simple way of learning in every step of education. Instruction materials are the most frequently used by primary school teachers. Primary school teachers should support their lectures with instruction materials in order to provide permanent learning. The Teaching Technologies and Material Designing (TTMD) course which is one of the compulsory courses that students must take aims to acquire students the information and skills related with the preparation and use of materials. Evaluation of TTMD course is important in terms of the effectiveness of the course which provides the opportunity of motivating the students to learn by attracting their attention, keeping their attentions alive, making abstract concepts more concrete, facilitating the acquisition of knowledge in an organized way in the process of learning and teaching. In this context, it was aimed to determine the opinions of students in the department of primary school teaching about preparation and use of materials through teaching practice which is done within TTMD course in this study. This study is a descriptive study based on qualitative data. The sample of this research included 37 students from the department of primary school teaching who took TTMD course in the second semester in 2014-2015 academic year at Ataturk Education Faculty of Near East University or students who took this course in previous academic years. The data of this research were collected with structured interview form. According to the results, it was revealed that primary school teachers’ candidates attach importance to prepare and use materials based on their answers about the use and preparation of materials in instruction. When the opinions of primary school teachers candidates about the criteria that they give value in preparing and using materials, it was figured out that they emphasize the criteria such as suitability for student level, suitability for aim, simplicity and easy comprehensibility. Furthermore, the results indicated that primary school teachers’ candidates mostly experience difficulty in finding suitable materials and tools for the aim. It was also revealed that the majority of primary school teachers’ candidates stated that they will use materials and a few of them indicated that they will not use materials since they find materials as insufficient based on their answers about the question asking if they will use the materials which they prepared in TTMD course when they begin teaching profession. Keywords: primary school, primary teaching candidates, teaching technologies and material designing (TTMD) course, material design, instruction materials

scholarly journals Job Challenges Faced by Novice EFL High School Teachers

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
Ngoc Duyen Tran
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
High School Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
School Context ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Job Challenges

The transition from pre-service teachers into novice teachers is a challenging process that has certain effects on teachers' lifelong careers. This study was conducted with the aim of exploring the job challenges that novice EFL high school teachers in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam faced in their first five years of teaching practice. This descriptive study adopted two research tools, including questionnaire and semi-structured interview. Thirty novice EFL high school teachers responded to the questionnaire and four of them were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview. The results showed that novice EFL high school teachers encountered job challenges at a medium frequency level. Specifically, based on the results of three One-Sample T Tests, it can be concluded that the novices were confronted with school context challenges at a high level, followed by the medium level of learners and classroom management challenges. Novices just dealt with lesson-related challenges at a low level. In addition, the findings from the semi-structured interviews presented several different job challenges including applying the teaching methods learned at university, lesson preparation, students’ negative attitudes towards learning English, students’ proficiency, workload, and pressure of achievement or credit-driven practice. Future studies on novice EFL teachers’ job challenges should be done on a larger scale and scope, and employ multiple research methods to collect the data.

Research on Micro-class Resources in the PBL Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Li
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Pbl Model

The problem-based learning method (PBL) is a problem-centered method based on the student-oriented practical educational mode. Under the teachers’ guidance, PBL calls for the mode of “student-centered and problem-based,” in the form of group discussions, enabling students to independently collect information concentrated on a particular issue, discover and solve problems. As a result, it is essential to cultivate students’ independent learning ability and innovation abilities. This teaching model focuses on cultivating students’ thinking ability and problem-solving abilities. Therefore, it has gained popularity among the majority of education researchers. Its application in wisdom teaching practice is still insufficient, and the advantages of micro-course resources can solve some of these problems. Therefore, this research combines “micro-class” and “PBL” to explore the application method of micro-class resources in the PBL model to promote the generation of students’ wisdom.

scholarly journals Assessing the effectiveness of teaching practice course in the context of new regulations Yeni düzenlemeler bağlamında öğretmenlik uygulaması dersinin etkililiğinin değerlendirilmesi

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2553
Author(s):  
İbrahim Gül ◽  
Yaşar Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Implementation Studies ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Diversity Sampling

Teaching practice studies are important for candidate teachers to acquire professional skills. Teacher candidates learn to adapt to the conditions of real business life, as well as obtain theoretical knowledge of application that they have learned in college. The purpose of this study is to show whether the changes of the MEB in 2017 caused an increase in the quality of the implementation studies. Research is a qualitative study. The working group of the research is OMÜ Basic Education Department, application teaching elements (5) in Classroom Education Department and application school coordinators (6) and application teachers (17) working in primary schools affiliated to MEB. 28 people who wanted to participate in the interview voluntarily were selected by maximum diversity sampling method. Semi-structured interview form was used to collect research data. Descriptive and content analysis techniques were used in analyzing the data. According to research findings, the majority of application instructors stated that the changes made did not cause a change in the implementation studies. They pointed out that the evaluation of application school coordinators on the internet provides some benefits. Practice teachers have expressed that their work is more productive, teacher candidates are more prepared for lessons, and teacher candidates are getting more serious. Some suggestions were made based on findings. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetÖğretmenlik uygulaması çalışmaları, aday öğretmenlerin mesleki beceriler kazanmaları bakımından önemlidir. Öğretmen adayları, üniversitede öğrendikleri teorik bilgileri uygulama fırsatı elde etme yanında, gerçek iş hayatının koşullarına uyum sağlamayı da öğrenirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı, MEB’in 2017 yılında yapmış olduğu düzenlemelerin uygulama çalışmalarının niteliğinde bir artışa neden olup olmadığını ortaya koymaktır. Araştırma nitel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, OMÜ Temel Eğitim Bölümü, Sınıf Öğretmenliği Anabilim Dalı’ndaki uygulama öğretim elamanları (5) ile MEB’e bağlı ilkokullarda görev yapan uygulama okulu koordinatörleri (6) ve uygulama öğretmenleridir (17). Görüşmeye gönüllü olarak katılmak isteyen 28 kişi maksimum çeşitlilik örneklemesi yöntemiyle seçilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde betimsel ve içerik analizi tekniklerinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularına göre, uygulama öğretim elemanlarının çoğunluğu, yapılan değişikliğin uygulama çalışmalarında bir değişikliğe neden olmadığını dile getirmişlerdir. Uygulama okulu koordinatörleri değerlendirmenin internet ortamında yapılmasının bazı yararlar sağladığını belirtmişlerdir. Uygulama öğretmenleri ise çalışmaların daha verimli olduğunu, öğretmen adaylarının derslere daha hazırlıklı geldiğini ve öğretmen adaylarının işi daha ciddiye aldıklarını dile getirmişlerdir. Bulgulara dayalı olarak bazı önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

scholarly journals The opinions of supervising teachers and teacher cadidates participated to teaching practice about professional competencyÖğretmenlik uygulaması dersine katılan uygulama öğretmeni ve öğretmen adaylarının mesleki yeterliklerine ilişkin görüşleri

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 3061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aynur Yılmaz ◽  
Sevinç Namlı
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Course Performance ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Case Study Design ◽  
Field Information ◽  
Supervising Teachers

The purpose of the research is to determine the opinions of the teacher candidates on the competence of the supervising teachers and the opinions of thesupervising teachers about the performances of the teacher candidates within the teaching practice lesson. The research was carried out in the spring semester of 2013-2014 academic years. The study was carried out on seven teacher candidates studying in the 4th grade at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching of Kırıkkale University and six supervising teachers working in secondary and high schools. "Case study design” from qualitative research approaches was used in the research. Content analysis was used in the study. The competences of supervising teachers towards teaching practice lesson consists of the categories of “the ability of being effective in the orientation of teacher candidates”, “the ability of giving feedbacks to teacher candidates”, “the ability of providing information to teacher candidates in motivating children for lessons”, “the ability of expressing to teacher candidates which method and technique is used and why”, “the ability of giving information to teacher candidates about the lesson plans and programs” and “the ability of presenting effective classroom management to teacher candidates”. The professional competences of the teacher candidates were examined under two themes in terms of pedagogic and field information. As a result, the supervisingteachers found that the teacher candidates were inadequate in terms of theoretical knowledge for the branches.It has been found that the supervising teachers can provide feedback to the teacher candidates about the course performance presented in the class. Howeever; they said that they can not give enough knowledge to teacher candidates about preparing teacher plan and programme.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetAraştırmanın amacı, öğretmenlik uygulaması dersi kapsamında öğretmen adaylarının uygulama öğretmenlerinin yeterliğine ilişkin düşüncelerini ve uygulama öğretmenlerinin ise öğretmen adaylarının performanslarına yönelik görüşlerini tespit etmektir. Araştırma 2013-2014 Eğitim-öğretim yılı bahar döneminde yapılmıştır.Çalışma, Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Öğretmenliği Bölümü 4. sınıfta öğrenim gören yedi öğretmen adayı ile ortaokul ve liselerde görev yapan altı uygulama öğretmeni üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yaklaşımlarından “durum çalışması deseni” kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Uygulama öğretmenlerinin öğretmenlik uygulaması dersine yönelik yeterlilikleri “Aday öğretmenlerin oryantasyonunda etkili olabilme, “öğretmen adayına dönüt verebilme”, “öğrencinin derse motive edilmesinde öğretmen adayına bilgi sağlayabilme”, “hangi yöntem ve tekniği niçin kullandığını öğretmen adaylarına açıklayabilme”, “ders plan ve programları hakkında öğretmen adaylarına bilgi sağlayabilme” ve “öğretmen adaylarına etkili sınıf yönetimi sunabilme” kategorilerini içermektedir. Öğretmen adaylarının mesleki yeterlikleri ise pedagojik açıdan ve alan bilgisi açısından yeterlik olarak iki tema altında incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak uygulama öğretmenleri öğretmen adaylarınıbranşalara özgü teorik bilgi açısından yetersiz bulmuştur. Uygulama öğretmenlerinin ise sınıfta sunulan ders performansı hakkında öğretmen adaylarına geri bildirim sağlayabildikleri tespit edilmiştir. Ancak,ders plan ve programının nasıl hazırlanacağı kosununda öğretmen adaylarına yeterli bilgi veremedikleri görülmüştür.

scholarly journals Preparing future primary school teachers for trilingual teaching with Clil technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1137-1153
Author(s):  
Gulnaz Kydyrbayeva ◽  
Assel Stambekova ◽  
Urazgaliyeva Svetlana ◽  
Nurekeshova Gulsim ◽  
Matzhanova Gulvira
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary School Teacher ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Trilingual Education ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the readiness of future primary school teachers for trilingual teaching with CLIL technology. Qualitative research method was used in the study. A semi-structured interview form prepared by the researchers was used to collect the data. 160 teacher candidates studying at various universities in Kazakhstan in the 2020-2021 academic year participated in the research. As a result of the research, it was determined that the primary school teacher candidates' readiness for trilingual instruction with CLIL technology was insufficient. Research findings revealed the necessity of reorganizing the learning curricula in higher education programs in order for primary school teacher candidates to gain competence in the field of trilingual education with CLIL technology. Keywords: Content and Language Integrated Learning, CLIL technology, trilingual education, teacher competencies, teacher opinions

scholarly journals Assessment of the Educational Needs of Preschool Teacher Candidates as regards Teaching Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 356-381
Author(s):  
Dervise Amca Toklu ◽  
Cigdem Hursen
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Departments Of Education ◽  
Teacher Training Programs

The purpose of this study is to determine the educational needs of preschool pre-service teachers for teaching practice. In this descriptive study, a quantitative and qualitative blended method was preferred. 928 pre-service teachers who were enrolled at the Pre-School Teaching departments of Education Faculties of 3 different Universities in the 2018-2019 Spring Term attended the study. Findings obtained from quantitative and qualitative data revealed that pre-service teachers need training for the application of communication skills, classroom management, material use and evaluation methods. In this context, it is recommended to increase the number of practical courses in teacher training programs to improve the professional knowledge and skills of pre-service teachers. In addition, it should be ensured that pre-service teachers gain experience in teaching practices by extending their internship duration in preschool institutions.

EVALUATION OF THE PRESCHOOL TEACHING PRACTICE I-II COURSE ACCORDING TO THE VIEWS OF THE PRACTICE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENT TEACHERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Semanur KADAKAL ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Teacher Candidate ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Practice Teacher

It is stated that one of the most important stages in the training of a teacher is that teacher candidates gain practical teaching experience in schools (Ünlüönen & Boylu, 2007). Together with the lecturers in the faculty, the people who will contribute to the training of the teacher candidate and guide the teacher candidate in the school dimension of the process, namely the application part, are the practice teachers. MoNE defines the practice teacher as "the teacher who has a teaching formation in the practice school, selected from among the experienced teachers, guides and counsels the teacher candidate in gaining the behaviors required by the teaching profession". Practice teachers should be open to collaboration, willing to introduce teaching-learning processes, and sharing (Coşkun & Yalın Uçar, 2012). Since the application students gained their first professional experience under the guidance of the practice within the scope of the Teaching Practice course, the practice teacher should understand the importance of this process and know his responsibility. Teacher candidates find the opportunity to apply the knowledge they have acquired at the end of their 4-year undergraduate education in a real environment for the first time. Based on these points, the aim of this study is to evaluate the opinions of preschool student teachers studying at the same university and practice teachers about their practices in preschool education institutions within the scope of the "Teaching Practice I-II" course. This research was carried out to determine the opinions of 10 pre-school teachers working in 5 state kindergartens randomly selected from Küçükçekmece, Bakırköy and Ataköy districts of Istanbul province and 10 preschool stundent teachers studying at a foundation university in Istanbul on Teaching Practice I-II courses. Within the scope of the research, two data collection tools, "Teacher Interview Form" and "Student Interview Form", were used. The teachers and student teachers were determined by using the "snowball sampling" method. In the research, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 20 people, including 10 preschool student teachers and 10 practice teachers. While the student teachers found the education they received at the university as theoretical and they could not implement activities that might interest children in the classroom, the practice teachers stated that the presence of teacher candidates in their classrooms provided an advantage especially in terms of supporting them in art activities, but they did not find their classroom management dominance sufficient. While the student teachers found their communication with them good, they stated that the student teachers should improve themselves in the activity implementation processes.

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