Investigating the Extent to Which Assessment Practices in Zimbabwe’s 2-5-2 Teaching Practice System Enhance Continuous Improvement of Student Teachers’ Teaching Skills

Building basic teaching and English skills for student teachers need appropriate and effective teaching model. The current study aimed at designing a model of Micro-teaching Based-English Skill for undergraduates English program at State Islamic University. Research and Development type was used to develop the model. The subjects of this study were seven groups of students (each consist of 12 students) and seven lecturers. Two groups were cluster randomly selected participate in this study. Pre-test and post-test design of experimental research model has been used without the control group and followed by treatment for 8 weeks prior to their teaching practice in the nearby schools. Data were taken from observations, questionnaires, and test. The results showed that Micro-teaching Based-English Skill model was appropriate for the lecturers and students. The students’ basic teaching and their English skills were better improved. Therefore, this model is suggested to be implemented provided that both English skills and pedagogical one were the major expectation to be reached.

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IMPLEMENTASI PRAKTIK PENGALAMAN LAPANGAN BERBASIS LESSON STUDY MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA FKIP UNLAM

Vidya Karya ◽

10.20527/jvk.v31i2.3991 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Elli Kusumawati

Keyword(s):

Mathematics Education ◽

Student Teachers ◽

Lesson Study ◽

Teaching Practice ◽

Lesson Plan ◽

Study Data ◽

Lesson Plans ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Education Department

Abstract. Teaching practice (PPL) is one of the compulsory subjects weighing four credits held for three months at school. In the last two years, mathematics education department of FKIP ULM implement Lesson Study based PPL in six Junior High Schools in Banjarmasin. At this moment, Lesson Study is implemented in schools by teachers in order to foster and develop educator profession. The purpose of implementation of Lesson study based PPL Study is to give student teachers teaching skills and applying them in the classroom. The research method used is descriptive qualitative approach. Data collection used observation, interviews and Forum Group Discusssion. The research sample consisted of 4 mathematics education department students which are taking PPL program . The study was classified as action research-based Lesson Study. Data analysis refers to analysis of notes including lesson plans, observation and reflection. The results showed that the implementation of Lesson Study of four students started from Plan namely planning of lesson plans), Do namely implementation of lesson plan, observations results taking place during learning activities and the results of the reflection which was completed with suggestions for improvement of learning. Keywords: Lesson Study, PPL, plan-do-see Abstrak. Praktik Pengalaman Lapangan (PPL) adalah salah satu mata kuliah wajib berbobot empat sks yang dilaksanakan selama tiga bulan di sekolah. Pada dua tahun terakhir program studi pendidikan matematika melaksanakan PPL berbasis Lesson Study di enam SMP Negeri di Banjarmasin. Selama ini Lesson Study dilaksanakan di sekolah oleh guru dalam rangka membina dan mengembangkan profesi pendidik. Tujuan diterapkannya PPL berbasis lesson Study salah satunya membekali mahasiswa sebagai calon guru untuk berlatih menerapkannya di kelas. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengambilan data berupa pengamatan, wawancara dan Forum Group Discusssion. Sampel penelitian terdiri atas 4 orang mahasiswa Prodi Pendidikan Matematika yang sedang melaksanakan PPL. Ditinjau dari pelaksanaan penelitian, maka penelitian ini digolongkan dalam penelitian tindakan berbasis Lesson Study. Teknik analisis data penelitian kualitatif mengacu pada hasil catatan lapangan meliputi RPP dan catatan hasil observasi dan refleksi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pelaksanaan Lesson Studi empat orang mahasiswa mulai dari Plan yaitu perencanaan membuat RPP, Do yaitu pelaksanaan pembelajaran berupa hasil observasi di kelas selama pembelajaran berlangsung (tahap pembelajaran yaitu kegiatan awal, inti dan kegiatan akhir) dan hasil refleksi dilengkapi dengan saran perbaikan pembelajaran. Kata Kunci: Lesson Study, PPL, plan-do-see

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Student Teachers' Teaching Skill Development through Mentoring Process

Academic Journal Perspective Education Language and Literature ◽

10.33603/perspective.v2i1.1635 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 153

Author(s):

Diana Rahmawati Rozak

Keyword(s):

Student Teachers ◽

Teaching Practice ◽

Skill Development ◽

Mentor Teachers ◽

The Other ◽

Teaching Skill ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Stimulus Materials ◽

Practice Period

This study is about student teachers' basic teaching skills especially in delivering gaining attention, presenting stimulus materials, and assessing performance. The purpose of this study is to find out whether or not student teachers' skill in gaining attention, presenting stimulus materials, and assessing performance was developed during their teaching practice period. To achieve the first purpose, the data were collected through observations and interviews. The observation was conducted during student teachers' teaching-learning sessions. The interview was conducted to support the data from interview. The source for interview was student teachers' mentor teachers. The result of this study was that two of four student teachers had developed their teaching skills in gaining attention while the other two did not develop their skills. This study has showed that besides students' ability, willingness, and support from mentor teachers abd peers are needed to develop their teaching skills.

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Graphs and their vertical and horizontal significance as possible indicators for assessing/evaluating student-teachers’ performance in the teaching skills of Art Education and their attitudes towards its implementations at Sultan Qaboos University

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences [JASS] ◽

10.24200/jass.vol4iss1pp27-61 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 27

Author(s):

Mohammed Hamood Al-Amri ◽

Yasser Mahmoud Fawzy

Keyword(s):

Student Teachers ◽

Art Education ◽

Student Teacher ◽

Teaching Practice ◽

Teacher Performance ◽

Educational Process ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Teaching Performance ◽

Evaluation Tools ◽

Sultan Qaboos University

The current research aim at analyzing the teaching performance indicators in Art Education through developing assessment/evaluation tools of student/teacher’s teaching performance as visual forms in relation to graphs . It also aims at identify the contribution of these evaluation tools in following-up the level of growth indicators of student/teachers’ teaching performance and in monitoring their attitudes towards the use of graphs as indicators for assessing /evaluating teaching skills of Art Education in the preservice teaching practice course (Practicum). The implementation of the current study was conducted on a sample of 25†male and female students in their fourth-year of study at Art Education Department, Sultan Qaboos University. In this study the researchers used the descriptive and the experimental research methods. The results show the possibility of using of graphs as forms of visual significance which may be utilized as tools for assessing student performance in the art education teaching practice course. The results also showed positive attitudes towards the use of graphic drawings in the process of evaluating student/ teacher performance. The research concluded with some recommendations such as: developing the assessment and evaluation processes by using tools based on visual forms associated with the nature of art specialization; conducting further similar research in using graphs drawings in the process of assessment/ evaluation in other disciplines; examining its benefits in developing student/teacher performance in the educational process.

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An Evaluation Model of Teaching Practicum of Pre-Service EFL Teachers at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training in Higher Education

10.31235/osf.io/ne6c8 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Arab World English Journal ◽

Syamsudarni ◽

Sahraini

Keyword(s):

Preservice Teachers ◽

Teacher Training ◽

Student Teachers ◽

Teaching Practice ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Teaching Practicum ◽

Efl Teachers ◽

Research Questions ◽

Faculty Of Education

This research generates a product, namely the guiding book for the evaluation of micro teaching of student teachers at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training of IAIN Palopo (State Islamic Institute) Indonesia, and the instruments used to evaluate the practice of micro teaching at the faculty. The following research questions were addressed: 1. How was the evaluation model of mirco teaching practice at the Faculty of Education and Teaching Training of IAIN Palopo? 2. How were the constructed instruments used to evaluate the practice of micro teaching at the Faculty of Education and Teaching Training of IAIN Palopo? The aim of the study is to produce a guiding book for the evaluation of micro teaching of pre-service teachers at IAIN PAlopo.The book comprises of procedures and guidelines for performing the evaluation of the practice of micro teaching, as well as ways to analyze the results of the evaluation. On the other hand, the instruments generated were employed to evaluate the basic competence of the student teachers’ teaching performance. This book is beneficial for the lecturers teaching micro teaching skills and other related subjects. It can be an ideal handbook for both the lecturers and preservice teachers in that the instruments created have been validated and tested; hence, it is valid and reliable. Also, teaching practice is one of the core topics that the students are supposed to undertake before they jump into the placement, or teaching practicum placed in some schools. Therefore, the provision of this book will significantly help lecturers, students, not to mention the education instution because it can be used either in the classroom or micro teaching lab at the Islamic institute.

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