Comparison of the Responses of Teacher Educators and Classroom Observation on the Discrepancies of Skills Acquired During Teacher Training Program and Required in Actual Classroom
Journal Title: Research Journal Social Sciences (Online) - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
This research has been designed to cover the following objectives to get the opinion of the teachers about essentials classroom skills acquired by the trainee teachers, to identify the problems in acquiring and implementing the essential classroom skills and to point out the discrepancies between skills that were being developed during teacher training program. Two hundred and fifty teachers were chosen as sample of convenience. Forty percent teachers were chosen for this purpose. The questionnaire was designed to get the response of the teachers. A checklist was constructed to carry out classroom observation of the teacher in the classroom. Data collected through research instrument was analyzed by using mean score and t.test. It was concluded that majority of the teachers prepared the lesson objectives before going to class. Majority of the teachers lacked the skills of identifying misbehaviours. The teachers were trained in the traditional methods and the teacher training programs are heavily loaded with theoretical information and the teachers are unable to use modern methodologies. It was recommended that the teacher training institutions be equipped with the latest technologies to equip with latest techniques and teaching methodologies, and the teachers be provided such training in the area of classroom management and evaluation.
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TEHSEEN TAHIR, Syeda Abida Bukhari
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