Mentoring Experiences, Issues, and Concerns in the Student-Teaching Program: Towards a Proposed Mentoring Program in Teacher Education
Mentoring involves the process of experienced teachers teaching and guiding student-teachers on the different aspects of the teaching-learning process. This study aimed to determine the mentoring experiences of cooperating teachers and student-teachers using quantitative-qualitative design. Survey q...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The International Academic Forum
2018-12-01
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| Series: | IAFOR Journal of Education |
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| Online Access: | https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-education/volume-6-issue-3/article-1/ |
| Summary: | Mentoring involves the process of experienced teachers teaching and guiding student-teachers on the different aspects of the teaching-learning process. This study aimed to determine the mentoring experiences of cooperating teachers and student-teachers using quantitative-qualitative design. Survey questionnaires based on Hudson’s model were distributed and interviews were conducted among cooperating teachers and student-teachers. Means, standard deviations, t-test for independent samples and paired samples t-test were used to analyze the data. Qualitative responses were analyzed and categorized thematically. Findings indicate that the cooperating teachers perceived they greatly mentored student-teachers in terms of personal attributes, system requirements, pedagogical knowledge, modeling, and feedback which were validated by the student-teachers except in the area of system requirements wherein they were mentored moderately. The study concluded that the cooperating teachers mentored to a great extent the student-teachers. Provision of continuing professional education for cooperating teachers to enrich their skills on mentoring student-teachers and more time for post-conference were recommended. |
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| ISSN: | 2187-0594 2187-0594 |