Fostering propensities for reflective pratice at undergraduate methodology and practicum courses

Eğitim Fakültelerinin öğrencilerinin öğretmenlik becerilerini istenilen düzeyde zenginleştirmediği ve de yansıhcı yaklaşımın bu sorunu çözebileceği bir çok alan yazında belirtilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, İngilizce öğretmen eğitimi programında yer alan "İngilizce öğretiminde Yaklaşımlar" ile "öğretmenlik Uygulaması" derslerinde geleceğin İngilizce öğretmenlerinin "öğretirken öğrenmelerini" sağlamak amacıyla yansıtıcı yaklaşım odaklı uygulamalar ele alınmıştır.Araştırmanın AmacıBu çalışmanın amacı, geleceğin ingilizce öğretmenlerinin yansıtıcı yaklaşım odaklı öğretmenlik uygulamalarının onların öğretirken öğrenme becerilerini ne derece geliştirdiğine ilişkin görüşlerinin saptanmasıdır.Araştırmanın Yöntemiöğretmen eğitimi programlarında öğrenim gören öğrenciler öğretmenlik uygulamalarını ağırlıklı olarak "İngilizce öğretiminde Yaklaşımlar" ve "Okullarda Uygulanut" derslerinde yaparlar. Bu araştırmada söz konusu derslerde yürütülmüştür. 2005-2006 eğitim-öğretim yılında İngilizce öğretiminde yaklaşımlar dersinde başlatılan bu çalışma, 2006-2007 eğitim-öğretim yılında Okullarda Uygulama dersinde devam etmiş ve 2007-2008 yılında öğretmenlik mesleğine giren öğrencilerle tamamlanmıştır.Çalışmanın ilk yılında 27 olan öğrenci sayısı ikinci yılda 14* e son yılında ise 8'e düşmüştür.3 aşamada tamamlanan bu çalışmada izlenen yöntem aşağıda sunulmaktadır.1. 3 saati kuram, 2 saati uygulama olmak üzere hafta da 5 saat olan "İngilizce öğretiminde Yaklaşımlar" dersinde her hafta bir öğretim yöntemi incelenmiştir. Diğer bir deyişle her yöntem 5 saatlik süreçte işlenmiştir. Gene her hafta bir yöntem incelenen önceki yıllarda yapılan derslerde öğrencilerden söz konusu yöntemi kullanarak bir saatlik bir ders vermeleri istenmiştir. Söz konusu dersler videoya çekilmiş ve öğrenme aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin önce bu videoları seyretmeleri ardından da 3-4 kişilik gruplar halinde seyrettikleri dersin planını geliştirmeleri istenmiştir. Ardından da geliştirdikleri ders planlarını gerekçelendirerek anlatmaları istenmiştir. Bu sunumların ardından da her öğrencinin

Yansıtıcı yaklaşım odaklı öğretmenlik uygulamalarının öğretmen adaylarının öğrenme becerilerine olan etkisi

Problem Statement: This paper reports on a study of whether student teachers in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teacher education course perceive themselves to have learned from teacher education via early development of reflective practice.Purpose of the Study: The study aimed to demonstrate that by employing methodologies characteristic of teacher education, it is possible to inculcate reflective practices during teacher education and not only in field experience during pre-service training.Methods: Twenty-seven student teachers (all female) initially participated in the study, though numbers dropped to 14 and finally eight over the research period. Qualitative data were gathered via reflective essays and interviews. The data were investigated, first, for evidence that student teachers were learning to teach at an early stage via being reflective, and, second, for evidence of a causal relationship between the design of the courses and the capacity of the student teachers to become reflective learners.Results and Discussion: The data gathered shows that the design of the methodology and practicum courses enabled the student teachers to learn from teacher practices by adopting a reflective approach, and that the gap described in the literature as one between theories and practice can be overcome by using lesson plans as a springboard for adoption of critical reflection.Conclusions and Recommendations: As the student teachers move from microteaching to practicum and from there to the teaching profession, they adapt to the new conditions, but still favour the practices initially acquired during their microteaching experiences. They look forward to being given the opportunity to use their full potential, skills, abilities and knowledge to fulfil the educational needs of society and the new generation, and to creating an appealing learning climate by critically reflecting on the theories that underpin their teaching practices.

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