Novice and Experienced English Teachers are inevitably confronted with a must to be qualified professional teacher. This is particularly relevant in Indonesia, where teachers graduates of Education departments has challenged teach not only language, but also culture should have preparation for their duties as teachers. Peer observation the potential facilitate develop teacher development, those...

A community of practice may shape and reshape the identity of members of the community through providing them with situated learning or learning environment. This study, therefore, is to clarify the salient learning-based features of the language teaching community of practice that might formulate the identity of language teachers. To this end, the study examined how learning situations in two ...

For decades, there has been a shortage of language teachers in the US and other parts of the world. While teacher retirements and attrition certainly help explain the shortage, teachers’ sense of efficacy in teaching languages also plays a role, especially among novice instructors (Swanson, 2010a). The present quantitative study focuses on measuring teacher education candidates’ sense of effica...

The present study demonstrates the application of cluster analysis to examine the typology of student categories of novice Luxembourgish teachers. Student categories are mental representations of groups of students in which teachers classify their students. The investigation of student categories is a relevant topic in education, because subsequent assessments of students may be biased by prior...

Classroom-based language assessment (CBLA) in the Indonesian context has become more significant since shift of model from summative based (Ujian Nasional or final exam) to formative-based (Asesmen Kompetensi Minimum (AKM); therefore, teachers need develop their classroom-based literacy (CBLAL). The places a greater emphasis on students' learning outcomes class rather than test scores. This stu...

Novice teachers often encountered some challenges in their professional work that might influence emotions. It is quite reasonable EFL novice may still struggle to manage negative emotions cope with classroom problems. Some could be freely expressed positively, whereas other were left unexpressed for reasons. This study aimed answer two research questions, namely: (1) what kinds of do frequentl...

Abstract Despite the widespread recognition of significance outdoor play in early childhood development, centers for education (ECE) face challenge striking a balance between active activities and safety concerns. Thus, visual attention teachers is critical. Studies that compare novice experienced traditionally focus on instructional settings instead recreational play. This study examines effec...

Over the past two decades education researchers have demonstrated that various types of knowledge, including pedagogical content knowledge, influence teachers' instructional practices and their students' learning opportunities. Findings suggest that by engaging in the work of teaching, teachers acquire knowledge of how students think, but the education research community has not yet captured th...