Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam

Developing learners’ qualities and competence is the main orientation and central goal of the Vietnamese Education System in the current period. Therefore, quality teacher training plays an important role in achieving these goals. This study assessed the geography education competence level of pre-...

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Main Author: Thang Van Ha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VJE 2022-05-01
Series:Vietnam Journal of Education
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Online Access:https://vje.vn/index.php/journal/article/view/180
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description Developing learners’ qualities and competence is the main orientation and central goal of the Vietnamese Education System in the current period. Therefore, quality teacher training plays an important role in achieving these goals. This study assessed the geography education competence level of pre-service teachers and the factors affecting them. This study adopted a quantitative approach. It was designed as a cross-sectional investigation in which 40 lecturers and 167 pre-service teachers at 5 initial teacher training programs/courses in Southern Vietnam were randomly sampled by the stratified random and simple sampling. The results indicated that there was a significant difference in the assessment of the student teachers’ competence by the two groups. Further, the strongest influencing factors on the development of the competences were learning facilities and students themselves. The study discussed the implications for faculty members and those involved in designing initial teacher education programs for students majoring in geography.
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spelling doaj.art-6de7b0819a854446b2b714b9ecab8ae82024-04-12T04:05:34ZengVJEVietnam Journal of Education2588-14772815-55722022-05-016Special IssueStudents and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of VietnamThang Van Ha0Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Developing learners’ qualities and competence is the main orientation and central goal of the Vietnamese Education System in the current period. Therefore, quality teacher training plays an important role in achieving these goals. This study assessed the geography education competence level of pre-service teachers and the factors affecting them. This study adopted a quantitative approach. It was designed as a cross-sectional investigation in which 40 lecturers and 167 pre-service teachers at 5 initial teacher training programs/courses in Southern Vietnam were randomly sampled by the stratified random and simple sampling. The results indicated that there was a significant difference in the assessment of the student teachers’ competence by the two groups. Further, the strongest influencing factors on the development of the competences were learning facilities and students themselves. The study discussed the implications for faculty members and those involved in designing initial teacher education programs for students majoring in geography. https://vje.vn/index.php/journal/article/view/180Learners’ qualities and competencegeography education competence (GEC)geographypre-service teacherscompetence indicatorsVietnam
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Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam
Vietnam Journal of Education
Learners’ qualities and competence
geography education competence (GEC)
geography
pre-service teachers
competence indicators
Vietnam
title Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam
title_full Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam
title_fullStr Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam
title_short Students and Lecturers’ Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers’ Geography Education Competence Level and Influencing Factors in Five Initial Teacher Training Programs in the Southeast and Mekong Delta Regions of Vietnam
title_sort students and lecturers perceptions of pre service teachers geography education competence level and influencing factors in five initial teacher training programs in the southeast and mekong delta regions of vietnam
topic Learners’ qualities and competence
geography education competence (GEC)
geography
pre-service teachers
competence indicators
Vietnam
url https://vje.vn/index.php/journal/article/view/180
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