Exploring Educative Components to Conceptualize an Effective Implementation of Reading Discipline Curricula in Pre-service Teacher-Education Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
Nida Mirza ◽  
Rafiza Abdul Razak ◽  
Umi Kalsum Mohd Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Reading Instruction ◽  
Curriculum Implementation ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
Prerequisite Knowledge ◽  
Innovative Curriculum ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

The curriculum implementation literature has recently focused more on identifying and measuring the key components of the innovative curriculum needed to achieve desired outcomes. However, most of this work centers on curriculum implementation external to the field of teacher education. In this article, we report on our identification of the educative components that form one component of the framework for conceptualizing the implementation of newly developed reading curricula for a Bachelor of Education Elementary program. The results suggest that prerequisite knowledge about reading instruction and knowledge of the entire reading program are necessary for an effective implementation of curriculum change in the discipline of reading.

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. 

Designing Meaningful Learning Environments in a Work-Integrated-Learning Course Using a DOCC Design

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Kathy Jordan ◽  
Jennifer Elsden-Clifton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
First Year ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Distributed Framework ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
Work Integrated Learning

As Higher Education increasingly moving towards a plethora of blended and fully online learning, questions are raised around the space and place of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL). This chapter reports on one institution's efforts to design and deliver a WIL course in a Teacher Education program adopting an open and distributed framework. The redesigned course, Orientation to Teaching, was a first year course in a Bachelor of Education (Primary) program at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. The redesign of the course was underpinned by a Distributed Open Collaborative Course (DOCC) design and as the workplace also became the site of learning, the theory of effective WIL curriculum (Orrell, 2011) also informed the design. This chapter examines the complexity of DOCC design in WIL contexts and uses Khan's 8 dimensions to frame the discussion.

scholarly journals Using Mead's Theory of Emergence as a Framework for Sociological Inquiry into Pre-Service Teacher Education

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 14-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne Allen ◽  
Mark Sinclair ◽  
Richard Smith
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Beginning Teacher ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Role Taking ◽  
Sociological Inquiry ◽  
Focus Group Data ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Theory Practice Gap ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

In this paper we take up Chang's (2004) challenge to apply Mead's theory of emergence in sociological inquiry. Largely overlooked by scholars, this theory is shown to prove explanatory in one field where limited solutions have been found to date. Specifically, the theory sheds light on how the theory-practice gap is created and sustained in pre-service teacher education. The argument is that under current institutional arrangements the trainee/beginning teacher encounters different and oft-times conflicting environmental, social and cultural conditions in the two ‘fields of interaction’ (Mead, 1934: 249) of their training program, namely, the on-campus pre-service program and the school. The argument draws on interview and focus group data collected via a study of first-year graduate teachers of an Australian pre-service teacher education program. We conclude that the Meadian mechanisms of role taking and self-regulated behaviour within the two environmental fields of interaction inhibit the trainee/beginning teacher from exercising the power of agency to implement theory learned at university in practice in the classroom. In this sense Mead's theory of emergence predicts the obduracy of the gap between theory and practice in teacher education.

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 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 Building the capacity of Indonesian education universities for ICT in pre-service teacher education: A case study of a strategic planning exercise

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cher Ping Lim ◽  
Paulina Pannen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Curriculum Assessment ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Ict In Education Competencies ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

<span>This paper documents how four Indonesian teacher education institutions (TEIs) engaged in strategic planning to build their capacity in developing pre-service teachers' ICT in education competencies. These TEIs adopted a holistic approach towards strategic planning by drawing upon the six dimensions of the </span><em>Capacity Building Toolkit</em><span> for TEIs in the Asia Pacific. The core dimension is the pre-service teacher education program (curriculum, assessment and practicum) that is driven by the vision and philosophy of a TEI. The program is supported by four other dimensions of professional learning, ICT plan, communication and partnerships, and research and evaluation. Three of the four TEIs focused their strategic planning on the development of pre-service teacher education programs, while one focused on research and evaluation. In the process, the TEIs identified support from the management as pivotal in the implementation of the plan. However, they also encountered challenges in senior staff's reluctance to change, lack of funding, and shortages of qualified staff.</span>

scholarly journals Using Embodied Practices with Preservice Teachers: Teaching and Reflecting Through the Body to Re-think Teacher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Klein ◽  
Monica Taylor ◽  
Rachel Forgasz
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
The Body ◽  
Embodied Learning ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Pre Service Teacher ◽  
Embodied Pedagogy

This action research describes how three teacher educators invited preservice teachers to be in their bodies, or learn through “embodied pedagogy.” We wanted see how this pedagogy helped preservice teachers learn to reflect through their bodies, confront their own bias to cognitive ways of knowing, and ultimately begin to consider the use of embodied instructional strategies. We describe our questions, the activities we designed to help us answer them, and data collected from the first course in a pre-service teacher education program. Finally, we analyze these data and identify themes related to embodied learning and reflection and describe some potential implications for teacher educators. Although at times uncomfortable, we found the body became a tool for reflection whether through experiencing or accessing emotions or for uncovering new meanings and deep insights about themselves.

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.

Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 877-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kitchenham
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
Bachelor Of Education ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The University ◽  
The Hill

As a punishment from the Greek gods for his numerous trickeries, Sisyphus was condemned to roll an enormous rock up a hill for eternity. As he reached the top of the hill, the rock rolled back to the bottom of the hill and he had to start anew. For some pre-service teacher education students, the work involved in creating an electronic portfolio becomes a Sisyphean task. However, upon completion of the e-portfolio, the students realize that the task has become a labour of love as they spend much of their spare time fine-tuning the finished product. This chapter describes that task and the pride that they feel at the end of their time in the teacher education program. The University of Northern British Columbia Education Program’s teacher education program has relatively new but very innovative and creationary. The professors teach undergraduate and graduate courses, are actively involved in graduate student supervision, provide professional development workshops to surrounding school districts on a regular basis, and publish research articles and present research findings at learnèd conferences. Since its inception in 2002, the Education Program has submitted and had approved its Bachelor of Education program by the teacher governing agency, the British Columbia College of Teachers (BCCT). Its graduates are hired by the surrounding districts, throughout BC and Canada, and overseas. It is, without a doubt, a solid program.

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