Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience

The teaching practicum plays an important role in the process of introducing pre-service teachers to the teaching profession which ultimately guides their professional growth. This paper explores and articulates an understanding of the experiences trainees go through during the short 12-week placeme...

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Main Authors: Noordin, Nooreen, Abd Samad, Arshad, Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar, Ismail, Lilliati, Md Rashid, Juridah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82619/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82619/1/Theory%20to%20practice%20what%20teacher%20trainees%20did%20not%20expect%20from%20their%20practicum%20experience.pdf
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author Noordin, Nooreen
Abd Samad, Arshad
Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
Ismail, Lilliati
Md Rashid, Juridah
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Abd Samad, Arshad
Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
Ismail, Lilliati
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description The teaching practicum plays an important role in the process of introducing pre-service teachers to the teaching profession which ultimately guides their professional growth. This paper explores and articulates an understanding of the experiences trainees go through during the short 12-week placement in schools. A study was carried out to get insights into the experiences and challenges they go through via the reflections written starting from week 1 until week 10. The trainees were asked to reflect on their experiences based on four categories: 1) teaching and learning, 2) relationship with the school administrator, 3) relationship with the mentor, and 4) relationship with the supervisor. A total of 25 teacher trainees’ reflections were analysed and key terms were coded and grouped according to the categories identified. The findings revealed that the teacher trainees’ experiences with regard to their teaching practicum were generally positive. However, there were also some inconsistencies found from their writings particularly with their expectations concerning their role in the school and their relationship with their mentors as well as supervisors. The kinds of challenges and unexpected experiences faced ranged from interpersonal to pedagogical issues. Some suggestions on improving the quality of the teaching practicum process within the program are discussed.
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spelling upm-826192020-09-14T04:14:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82619/ Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience Noordin, Nooreen Abd Samad, Arshad Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar Ismail, Lilliati Md Rashid, Juridah The teaching practicum plays an important role in the process of introducing pre-service teachers to the teaching profession which ultimately guides their professional growth. This paper explores and articulates an understanding of the experiences trainees go through during the short 12-week placement in schools. A study was carried out to get insights into the experiences and challenges they go through via the reflections written starting from week 1 until week 10. The trainees were asked to reflect on their experiences based on four categories: 1) teaching and learning, 2) relationship with the school administrator, 3) relationship with the mentor, and 4) relationship with the supervisor. A total of 25 teacher trainees’ reflections were analysed and key terms were coded and grouped according to the categories identified. The findings revealed that the teacher trainees’ experiences with regard to their teaching practicum were generally positive. However, there were also some inconsistencies found from their writings particularly with their expectations concerning their role in the school and their relationship with their mentors as well as supervisors. The kinds of challenges and unexpected experiences faced ranged from interpersonal to pedagogical issues. Some suggestions on improving the quality of the teaching practicum process within the program are discussed. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82619/1/Theory%20to%20practice%20what%20teacher%20trainees%20did%20not%20expect%20from%20their%20practicum%20experience.pdf Noordin, Nooreen and Abd Samad, Arshad and Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar and Ismail, Lilliati and Md Rashid, Juridah (2019) Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience. International Journal of Language Literacy & Translation, 2 (2). pp. 42-53. ISSN 2637-0484 http://ijollt.usm.my/index.php/current-issue/65-all-article/511-ijollt-02022019-4 10.36777/ijollt2019.2.2.026
spellingShingle Noordin, Nooreen
Abd Samad, Arshad
Mohamed Razali, Abu Bakar
Ismail, Lilliati
Md Rashid, Juridah
Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
title Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
title_full Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
title_fullStr Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
title_full_unstemmed Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
title_short Theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
title_sort theory to practice: what teacher trainees did not expect from their practicum experience
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82619/
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