scholarly journals Assessment of Pre-Service Teacher Dispositions

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bradley ◽  
Patricia Isaac ◽  
Joseph King
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Teacher Dispositions ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Teacher Education Faculty ◽  
Faculty And Administrators ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Measurement of pre-service teacher dispositions is an important part of teacher preparation programs. A strong correlation exists between dispositions of teachers and the quality of their student’s learning. Teachers, in addition to sharing content knowledge, are responsible for demonstrating and sharing core values relating to virtues such as honesty, justice, fairness, care, empathy, integrity, courage, respect, and responsibility, and these values must guide their own conduct and interpersonal relations. As teachers serve pupils who are minors, their conduct and potential to serve effectively and ethically in the profession must be evaluated. However, a thorough faculty-led instrument to assess pre-service teacher candidates’ disposition does not currently exist. The purpose of this research was to develop an assessment of pre-service teachers’ dispositions for use in teacher education programs. A 25-item instrument was created through assessment of teacher education program needs and review of best practices on building teacher evaluation instruments, national professional teaching standards, and existing assessment tools. Teacher education faculty completed the instrument assessing roughly 600 students in a masters-level teacher education program. Results indicate that this instrument is a valid and reliable tool that will allow teacher education faculty and administrators to assess teacher candidate professional skills and conduct.

scholarly journals Assessing pre-service teachers’ professional identity construction in a three-phase teacher education program in Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fariba Haghighi Irani ◽  
Azizeh Chalak ◽  
Hossein Heidari Tabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

Abstract The critical role of teachers suggests that assessing teacher identity construction helps teacher educators understand the changes in teachers and design materials in harmony with their needs in teacher education programs. However, only a few studies have focused on assessing pre-service teachers’ identity in the long term in Iran. To address this gap, the contribution of a pre-service teacher education program consisting of three phases, namely engage, study, and activate to the professional identity construction of eight pre-service teachers in an institute in Tehran was assessed. Pre-course and post-course interviews, two reflective essays, ten observation notes, and two teaching performances were gathered over a year and analyzed as guided by grounded theory and discourse analysis. Findings revealed two significant changes in the participants’ identities when they transitioned from engage to study and from study to activate phases that yielded study phase as the peak of the changes. Overall, three major shifts were identified in the participants’ identities: from a commitment to evaluation towards a commitment to modality, from one-dimensional to multi-dimensional perceptions, and from problem analysis to problem-solving skills. Current findings may facilitate teacher identity construction by designing local programs matching the needs of pre-service teachers. It may also assist teacher educators by assessing the quality of teachers’ performance and developing teacher assessment tools.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING THE ACCEPTANCE OF MOBILE E-PORTFOLIO AS AN E-LEARNING TOOL BY PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (11(80)) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
K. Urazbaev
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

The aim of the research was to conduct quantitative analysis of mobile e-portfolio acceptance by pre-service teacher education program students. Technology Acceptance Model developed by Davis was used in the study to identify the influence of perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude towards the use of e-portfolio on the intention to use it. 136 respondents from three different higher education institutions took part in the survey. The data obtained in the survey was analyzed by applying linear regression analysis. Findings of the research suggest that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude to the use of e-portfolio have a significant impact on students’ intention to use the e-portfolio. Among them, attitude towards the use of e-portfolio was the most significant factor that influences the intention to use mobile e-portfolio. 

scholarly journals A Multiple Perspective Case Study of a Young Adult with Intellectual Disabilities Participating in a Pre-service Teacher Education Class

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Wintle
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Adults With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

For adults with intellectual disabilities, the opportunity to attend a postsecondary institution is increasingly becoming reality. Although there is a growing body of literature documenting examples of inclusive postsecondary education, there is a lack of information detailing the experiences of pre-service teacher candidates (TCs) who are enrolled in inclusive courses. The purpose of this interview study using case-study methods was to describe the challenges and benefits of an inclu-sive class in a 1-year, after-degree professional teacher education program from the perspectives of 5 TCs enrolled in a course audited by a young woman with an ID, as well as from the perspective of the course instructor. The classmates and course instructor provided positive responses regarding their experiences in the inclusive class, such as seeing inclusion in practice. Negative responses con-cerned whether or not a curriculum class in the teacher education program was the right fit for the student with ID.

scholarly journals English Pibid and the Big Screen: Expanding Pre-Service Teacher Education Spaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-518
Author(s):  
Ana Karina de Oliveira Nascimento ◽  
Ana Lúcia Simões Borges Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

ABSTRACT Teacher education can take place in multiple spaces besides the school environment (university and basic education schools), following different paths and in a decolonial way. Having this in mind, a qualitative research with an interpretative scope was conducted during a year and a half, on the range of the English project of the National Pre-service Brazilian Teacher Education Program (Pibid) at a federal university in Brazil. In this article, the focus is on the analysis of pre-service teachers’ field diaries and their content concerning one of the activities developed as part of the project: going to the movies and reflecting upon some films. The experience revealed how pre-service teachers had the chance to reflect on the relationships they were able to establish with teacher education, and the readings and experiences provided by Pibid, thus corroborating the importance of decolonizing practices.

scholarly journals National Professional Standards for Teachers: Awareness, Perspective & Implementation in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 242-249
Author(s):  
Tariq Mahmood Tariq ◽  
Dr. Khushbakht Hina ◽  
Arshad Mahmood Arshad
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Azad Kashmir ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

The main objective of the study was to investigate the perceptions of prospective teachers about the awareness of the implementation of national professional standards for teachers. The present study was descriptive followed by a survey method. The study was quantitative and the survey was used as the research design. The questionnaire was used as a research tool. Male and female prospective teachers of the pre-service teacher education program, B.Ed. (Hons.) Secondary of four public sector universities of Azad Kashmir session 2015-19 was the population of the study. The sample size was determined by using a stratified proportionate sampling technique. And the sample size was calculated by the Raosoft sample size determining formula. Thus the sample size was 196. In this study, the questionnaire was used as a research tool. All the statements of the questionnaire were according to the topic and objective of the study. The questionnaire was validated by the experts of the relevant field. According to the opinions and suggestions of the experts, statements were changed. The reliability of the questionnaire was measuring internal consistency by using Chronbach Alpha. Its value was found to 0.85. For data collection, a questionnaire was administered personally by the researcher to the sampled prospective teachers of the pre-service teacher education program B.Ed. (Hons.) Secondary of public sector universities of Azad Kashmir.

scholarly journals Subjects-in-Process/ on-Trial: The Construction of Teacher Subjects in an Early Field Experience Course

Paideusis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Bach
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Field Experience ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Julia Kristeva ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Early Field Experience ◽  
Philosophical Viewpoint ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Increased standardization of teacher education programs urges a reconsideration of how pre-service teacher identities are constructed/being constructed and evaluated. The purpose of my study was to examine the writings of pre-service teachers enrolled in an early field experiences course in order to identify moments in which they interacted, negotiated, and subverted the teacher-making process, which they officially enter during the semester they take this course. I approach this question from a philosophical viewpoint, and I use the theories of French post-structuralist, Julia Kristeva. My analysis of pre-service teachers enrolled in an early field experience course illustrates how their language disrupts the standardized language and expectations of a teacher education program.

Role of Feedback for Bridging Theory- Practice Gap in Teaching Practicum

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-159
Author(s):  
Faiza Masood ◽  
Dr. Malik Ghulam Behlol
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Theory Practice Gap ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Incorporating theory into practice is not a simple rather dialectical and complex process of observing, scaffolding, reflecting, and coordinating prospective teachers. It has been observed that interaction in the form of academic feedback between CTs and PTs is missing in the teaching practicum. The present study aims to investigate the perceptions and practices of PTs and CTs about Feedback in teaching practicum to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the Pre-service Teacher Education Program. It is an exploratory investigation applying survey method and semi-structured interview to collect data from PTs and CTs to answer the investigation inquiries about the role of Feedback practices in bridging the theory-practice gap. Purposive and Criterion sampling techniques were applied to select the participants of the study. Findings reveal that the CTs are working as mentors without any professional training and recognition in their department and universities for their contributions in teaching practicum. They are lacking to perform their role effectively in providing written and oral Feedback to PTs for their professional development. School Practicum is suggested to be regular, well organized, and structured instead of a command-based component of the Pre-service Teacher Education Program. Keywords: Feedback, Teaching practicum, Cooperative teacher, Prospective Teacher

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