scholarly journals Imagining a Writing Centre for Meeting Student Needs

Author(s):  
Jyoti Raina

<p><i>This research is an exploratory study of pre-service teacher education students need for learning support in writing. The participants were 81 student-teachers enrolled for a Bachelor’s of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) degree programme at Department of Elementary Education at University of Delhi. The study was data-driven as the need was explored by administering a questionnaire to student-teacher participants. The focus was on gathering empirical data on what their perceived writing needs were and how these could be addressed. The participant responses overwhelmingly articulated a gap between their writing skills and the writing demands of their curriculum. The need for creating a writing centre (henceforth WC) aimed at learning support for writing was reported while also explicating the nature of support that students seek. The findings demonstrate necessity, benefits and wide-ranging value of establishment of a WC at undergraduate institutions of teacher education. This is a pressing student need that begs the attention of educational administrators, policy-makers and higher education faculty in the global south.</i></p>

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti Raina

<p><i>This research is an exploratory study of pre-service teacher education students need for learning support in writing. The participants were 81 student-teachers enrolled for a Bachelor’s of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) degree programme at Department of Elementary Education at University of Delhi. The study was data-driven as the need was explored by administering a questionnaire to student-teacher participants. The focus was on gathering empirical data on what their perceived writing needs were and how these could be addressed. The participant responses overwhelmingly articulated a gap between their writing skills and the writing demands of their curriculum. The need for creating a writing centre (henceforth WC) aimed at learning support for writing was reported while also explicating the nature of support that students seek. The findings demonstrate necessity, benefits and wide-ranging value of establishment of a WC at undergraduate institutions of teacher education. This is a pressing student need that begs the attention of educational administrators, policy-makers and higher education faculty in the global south.</i></p>


Author(s):  
Vanessa Galit- Lluz

This paper evaluates the values and the academic performance of BEED 3 students in the University of Eastern Philippines - System. This study was specifically concerned in determining the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, educational attainment of parents, family income, nature of employment of parents, number of children and religious affiliation. Further, this was undertaken to find out the level of the academic performance of students and the values practiced by the BEED 3 teacher education students in the three campuses of the University of Eastern Philippines System and to determine the significant relationship between the values practices by the BEED students and their academic performance. With the purpose to achieve a rigorous finding this study utilized the descriptive-correlational research design. The respondent of this study comprised the 90 students specializing in Bachelor in Elementary Education who were third year college students in the three campuses of the University of Eastern Philippines – System, drawn through a representative sample technique. Particularly the statistical tool used in this study were frequency counts, percentages, weighted mean and multiple regression analysis. Majority of the respondents were within 19-22 years of age and mostly were female. Their parents were college level, with a monthly income ranging from P 25, 000 to P 29, 000, government employees, with 5 to 6 children and Roman Catholic by faith. The students were very good in their academic performance in English, Mathematics and Values Education. However, the BEED students practiced more values in personalism, close family ties, smooth interpersonal relation, hard work and industry, love for God and rationalism. Moreover, the academic performance was significantly related to values because of the F ratio of 1.619 which is greater than the significant F of 0.206. The coefficient determination explained the degree of influence of values to academic performance, it can be inferred that students having favorable values have greater academic performance.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Fauzi Abdillah

Abstract: Reflective Skills of pre-service teacher education students, which when examined in a three-component lens of Civics, namely Civic Knowledge, Skills Civic, and Civic dispositions which would have a very close relationship, there is demonstrated by evidence that encouraging, even to the level of the students and even teachers in the field. Thus, efforts to increase the reflective abilities of students does not meet these expectations, need to be implemented and measured scientifically. With the aim of seeing the process, the response and the effect of the use of journal writing lectures on Civic and Pancasila Education (PPKn), this research will be done by using a mix methods with exploratory research approach. From the research it can be concluded that there is a development of reflective abilities of students. The response of the students showed enthusiasm and motivated them to develop their understanding and skills as a prospective teacher. The study recommends to utilize Class Journal as well as media and learning strategies of innovation in lectures.Keyword: Reflective, Civic Education, Pre-service Teacher Education Students Abstrak: Kemampuan reflektif mahasiswa calon guru, yang bila diteropong dalam lensa tiga komponen PKn, yakni Civic Knowledge, Civic Skills, dan Civic Dispositions yang tentu memiliki keterkaitan sangat erat ini, belum memperlihatkan bukti yang menggembirakan, bahkan untuk level mahasiswa bahkan guru di lapangan. Maka, usaha peningkatan kemampuan reflektif mahasiswa yang belum sesuai harapan tersebut perlu untuk dilaksanakan dan diukur secara ilmiah. Dengan tujuan melihat proses, respon dan pengaruh pemanfaatan penulisan jurnal perkuliahan pada mata kuliah PPKn, penelitian ini akan ditempuh dengan menggunakan pendekatan penelitian campuran tipe exploratory. Dari hasil penelitian maka bisa disimpulkan bahwa terjadi perkembangan kemampuan reflektif mahasiswa. Respon dari mahasiswa memperlihatkan antusiasme dan termotivasinya mereka dalam mengembangkan pemahaman dan keterampilan mereka sebagai seorang calon guru. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan untuk memanfaatkan Jurnal Perkuliahan sebagai media dan strategi pembelajaran sekaligus inovasi dalam perkuliahan.Kata Kunci: Reflektif, PPKn, Mahasiswa Calon Guru


2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie-Anne Atkins ◽  
Susan Rodger

Pre-service teacher education in mental health and mental health literacy is essential to creating the conditions necessary to support the mental health and wellness of children and youth in schools. Many teachers report never having received any education about mental health, but recognize the importance of this knowledge in meeting the needs of their students in regular classrooms. This article describes the development of a completely online mental health course organized around five learning objectives and delivered in a large pre-service teacher education program in Canada. Next, this article presents the results of research to evaluate impact on the pre-service teacher education students. Results are organized into expected and unexpected learning outcomes. Implications for further research and practice are shared.


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