Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools.
This qualitative case study aimed to evaluate pre-service student teachers’ conceptions of the quality of teaching practicum on their preparedness for service. The establishment of teaching practice efficacy under pandemic induced circumstances can inform teacher education on developing new models...
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Unit for Distance Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria
2023-09-01
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This qualitative case study aimed to evaluate pre-service student teachers’ conceptions of the quality of teaching practicum on their preparedness for service. The establishment of teaching practice efficacy under pandemic induced circumstances can inform teacher education on developing new models of supervision. The COVID-19 outbreak around November 2019 created extensive interruption across all human activities. Lockdowns and movement restrictions to curb the spread of the disease had a profound impact on access to education in general and in particular pre-service student teachers' teaching practice. Focus group discussions and semi-structured individual interviews were used to solicit views from a sample of twenty students attached to two primary schools and their mentors and six teaching practice lecturers from two primary school training colleges. Data were analysed thematically. The results indicated that pre-service student teachers and the entire education sector were caught unprepared by the sudden demand for online education. The study found infrastructure and human capacity deficit to ensure the provision of quality education effectively. A prolonged school absence meant students could not thoroughly test theoretical knowledge through practice. The study established that pre-service student teachers need support through further training on emerging online teaching and learning technologies after the practicum. Mentors also need urgent in-service training on the use of information communication technologies. Lastly, the government must start developing policies that promote and enhance support information communication infrastructure availability. Further research might look into the well-being of pre-service students in a pandemic environment.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3161efe65957489eb6777e03fef6dea72023-09-23T15:24:18ZengUnit for Distance Education, Faculty of Education, University of PretoriaTeacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa2788-62982023-09-014110.35293/tetfle.v4i1.4272Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools.Abigirl Mawonedzo0Philemon Manatsa1University of ZimbabweUniversity of Zimbabwe This qualitative case study aimed to evaluate pre-service student teachers’ conceptions of the quality of teaching practicum on their preparedness for service. The establishment of teaching practice efficacy under pandemic induced circumstances can inform teacher education on developing new models of supervision. The COVID-19 outbreak around November 2019 created extensive interruption across all human activities. Lockdowns and movement restrictions to curb the spread of the disease had a profound impact on access to education in general and in particular pre-service student teachers' teaching practice. Focus group discussions and semi-structured individual interviews were used to solicit views from a sample of twenty students attached to two primary schools and their mentors and six teaching practice lecturers from two primary school training colleges. Data were analysed thematically. The results indicated that pre-service student teachers and the entire education sector were caught unprepared by the sudden demand for online education. The study found infrastructure and human capacity deficit to ensure the provision of quality education effectively. A prolonged school absence meant students could not thoroughly test theoretical knowledge through practice. The study established that pre-service student teachers need support through further training on emerging online teaching and learning technologies after the practicum. Mentors also need urgent in-service training on the use of information communication technologies. Lastly, the government must start developing policies that promote and enhance support information communication infrastructure availability. Further research might look into the well-being of pre-service students in a pandemic environment. https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/tetfle/article/view/4272COVID-19distance teaching practicumpre-service teacherspandemic |
| spellingShingle | Abigirl Mawonedzo Philemon Manatsa Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools. Teacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa COVID-19 distance teaching practicum pre-service teachers pandemic |
| title | Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools. |
| title_full | Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools. |
| title_fullStr | Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools. |
| title_short | Teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under COVID-19: A case study of Chitungwiza schools. |
| title_sort | teaching practice efficacy for preservice student teachers under covid 19 a case study of chitungwiza schools |
| topic | COVID-19 distance teaching practicum pre-service teachers pandemic |
| url | https://upjournals.up.ac.za/index.php/tetfle/article/view/4272 |
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