Inquiring pre-service teachers’ narratives on language policy and identity during their practicum.

Examining the Relationship of Variables Associated with Pre-Service Teachers Coping During their Practicum Experience

Pre-service Language Teachers’ Cognitions about Language Learning/teaching and Cognition Refinements through a Reflection-oriented Practicum

Pre-service teacher cognition literature abounds with the concept of change as well as proposals regarding desirable conceptual changes to be undertaken so that teacher candidates can set out their path of professional development with right beliefs. Yet, such changes would seem less likely to occur if the trainees’ thoughts, beliefs, and cognitions are not identified in the f...

Narrative journal experience of pre-service teachers in Practicum course

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine eight teacher students’ experiences in using the reflective narrative journal in the process of their Practicum.  Specifically, this study focused on capturing the essence of the experiences related to reactions, feelings and thoughts about the reflective narrative journal entries in Practicum process. Qualitative analysis revealed that ...

On the Iranian In-service and Pre-service Language Teachers’ Perceptions of Educational Supervision Concerning their Professional Development

Teacher supervision plays a pivotal role in the improvement of education system and the way in which teachers and student teachers perceive it. Consequently language teacher supervisors can utilize appropriate supervisory models to keep teachers update and promote them professionally. The present study investigated the role of language teacher supervisors in student teachers and in-service teac...

HOT Lab–Based Practicum Guide for Pre-Service Physics Teachers

The purpose of this study is to develop HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Lab–based practicum guide that improves pre-service physics teachers’ creative thinking skills. The research method used 3D-1I model (Define, Design, Develop and Implementation). The subjects of this study are 40 students of Physics Education Program UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. The results showed that the HOT Lab-based prac...