scholarly journals Individual Characteristics of Teacher Education Students: Re-Examining the Negative Selection Hypothesis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-131
Author(s):  
Julia-Carolin Osada ◽  
Hildegard Schaeper
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Education Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Upper Secondary Education ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Teacher Education Students

Teachers’ individual characteristics, such as cognitive and academic abilities, interests, and personality, are considered relevant for their professional competencies, successful teaching, the development of students’ competencies, and student achievement. This study re-examined the idea that the teaching profession attracts people with rather unfavorable characteristics, differentiating teaching degrees and study majors. Using extensive data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS; Starting Cohort First-Year Students; N = 8952) and multinomial logistic regression, the study investigated whether students’ individual characteristics influence the choice of (a) study programs (teacher education vs. other) and (b) teaching degrees (primary and special vs. lower secondary vs. upper secondary education/Gymnasium). The empirical results showed that individual characteristics predict the choice of study programs and teaching degrees and that it is crucial to take into account teacher education students’ heterogeneity when investigating teacher education and the teaching profession.

scholarly journals Preparing to Teach: Perceptions of Graduate Entry Teacher Education Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Beutel ◽  
Leanne Crosswell
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Induction ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Graduate Entry ◽  
Teacher Education Students

International reviews of teaching and teacher education have highlighted the importance of quality teachers in improving the outcomes of students. Teachers may enter the teaching profession through a variety of pathways. Currently in Australia, one pathway is through graduate entry teacher education programs in which people who already hold university degrees outside of education can undertake one-year formal teacher preparation programs. It may be argued that graduate entry teachers value add to the teaching profession as they bring with them a range of careers and wealth of experiences often beyond those of teachers who enter the profession through traditional four-year Bachelor of Education programs. This paper reports on a study that investigated the preparedness to teach of a group of graduate entry teacher education students as they prepared to exit from university and enter the teaching profession. The study concluded that this group of graduating teachers perceived that the field experience components in their formal teacher education programs contributed most to their beginning professional learning. The study revealed also that this group of graduating teachers sought further professional learning opportunities in the canonical skills of teaching. These findings may be used to inform the design of future teacher education programs. Keywords - transition to profession; reflective practice; professional standards; teacher education; teacher induction

Edmodo-Based Blended Learning Media in Learning Mathematics

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yullys Helsa ◽  
Ary Kiswanto Kenedi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Elementary Teacher ◽  
Elementary Teacher Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Teacher Education Students

This research is motivated by the crucial development of the information technology era in changing learning paradigm from conventional to technology-based learning. The purpose of this study is to develop Edmodo-based blended learning media in learning mathematics for Elementary Teacher Education students. This research is a research and development (R&D) that uses the ADDIE procedures. This study results a valid, effective and practical Edmodo-based blended learning media in learning mathematics for Elementary Teacher Education students. It is implied that Edmodo-based blended learning media can be applied by the lecturers to support learning for Elementary Teacher Education students.

scholarly journals Modeling the relationship between motivational beliefs, cognitive learning strategies, and academic performance of teacher education students

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Magoba Muwonge ◽  
Ulrich Schiefele ◽  
Joseph Ssenyonga ◽  
Henry Kibedi
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Motivational Beliefs ◽  
Education Students ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Teacher Education Students

Although self-regulated learning has received much attention over the past decades, research on how teacher education students regulate their own learning has been scarce, particularly in third world countries. In the present study, we examined the structural relationships between motivational beliefs, cognitive learning strategies, and academic performance among teacher education students in Uganda. The sample comprised of 1081 students selected from seven universities. Data were collected using several subscales from the modified Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire and were analyzed by structural equation modeling. Cognitive learning strategies fully mediated the relationship between motivational beliefs and academic performance. Motivational beliefs contributed to students’ academic performance mainly through influencing their critical thinking and organizational skills. Therefore, interventions to improve teacher education students’ academic performance should focus not only on boosting their motivation but also on enhancing their use of cognitive learning strategies.

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