Evaluating the impact of a reflective teacher education course

• 영문명: Evaluating the impact of a reflective teacher education course
• 발행기관: 영미어문학회
• 저자명: Marie J. Guilloteaux
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학연구』영미어문학연구 제23집 제1호, 109~143쪽, 전체 35쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.05.01

영문 초록

  This article reports on an action research study carried out by a foreign teacher educator during a program that aimed to induce a process of transformation in participants" teaching practices through guided reflection in class discussions and written reflective tasks. The participants were an intact group of 20 Korean students on an M.A. in English Education course. The participants" attitude changes toward the aim of the course were assessed by pre and mid training questionnaires, and the quality of their reflection and changes in their practices by analyzing four sets of reflective tasks. The results indicate that, after six weeks, the participants" attitudes toward the aim of the program and toward observation tasks had improved, despite frustrations concerning their command of English, which many perceived as inadequate. Their attitudes toward feedback on reflective assignments, lectures, shared sample teaching materials and activities, which were fairly high pre training, remained high. However, participants" levels of reflection decreased, possibly because of personal and contextual factors that impinged on their time, ability, and willingness to both reflect and increase their theoretical knowledge through reading. Finally, it was noticed that a few teachers in training who had experimented with activities in their classrooms and shared their experiences in class seemed to inspire peers into trying out changes.

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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
METHOD
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX