An exploratory study on pre-service teachers’ reflective reports of their videorecorded microteaching

The micro-teaching technique has been utilized for more than half a century by teacher education programs with the main aim of providing pre-service teachers with practice opportunities. The flexible nature of the technique makes it possible to adapt the implementation to the peculiarities of any specific context. In addition, the latest technological developments such as smartphones and the internet can also be integrated into the microteaching technique to increase its efficiency. In this study, the participating pre-service teachers have been asked to videorecord their microteaching performances and watch their performances several times before they write a reflective report on their performance. The technique of content analysis has been applied in the analysis process of the reflective reports and their perceptions as to their instructional skills have been identified. It has also been observed that, in comparison to traditional implementation of the microteaching technique, integration of smartphone videorecording technology into the microteaching technique has yielded benefits particularly in terms of the feedback stage and improving pre-service teachers’ reflective skills.

Hizmet-öncesi öğretmenlerin görüntü kaydı yapılan mikroöğretimleri için hazırladıkları yansıtıcı raporları hakkında bir keşif araştırması

Mikroöğretim tekniği, öğretmen adaylarına uygulama olanakları sağlamak amacıyla, öğretmen eğitimi veren programlar tarafından yarım yüzyıldan fazla bir süredir kullanılmaktadır. Tekniğin esnek yapısı, uygulamanın herhangi bir özel bağlamın özelliklerine uyarlanmasını mümkün kılar. Bununla birlikte, akıllı telefonlar ve internet gibi en son teknolojik gelişmeler, verimliliğini artırmak için mikroöğretim tekniğine dahil edilebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, katılımcı öğretmen adaylarından mikroöğretim performanslarını video kaydı yapmaları ve performanslarını yansıtıcı bir rapor yazmadan önce performanslarını en az birkaç kez izlemeleri istenmiştir. Yansıtıcı raporların analiz sürecinde içerik analizi tekniği uygulanmış ve katılımcıların öğretmenlik becerilerine ilişkin algıları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, mikroöğretim tekniğinin geleneksel uygulamasına kıyasla, akıllı telefon video kayıt teknolojisinin mikroöğretim tekniğine dahil edilmesinin özellikle geri bildirim aşaması ve öğretmen adaylarının yansıtıcı becerilerinin geliştirilmesi açısından faydalar sağladığı görülmüştür.

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