A Turning Point for Novice Educators of BS Education During Teaching Practice Activity by University of Narowal

Abstract

Teaching practice is an essential element of teacher training for perspective teacher. It allows future teachers to gain practical learning and instruction training. In this research, the researchers seek to determine how these experiences affect and how student instructors view the teaching profession. Researchers explore the experiences of student teachers in the Bachelor of Science in Education (BS Education) at University of Narowal during their 2 months teaching practice in the district Narowal. All the 43 novice eductors were selected for this research and researcher collected the data by using semi-structured interviews technique with all student instructors, and themes were found and the data was analyzed through content analysis methods. Researcher found that, despite having great teaching practice experiences, novice educators encountered difficulties that affected how they saw the teaching as a profession. According to the results of the research, the participants developed a positive perception about teaching profession and their motivation to choose career as teachers increased after short term teaching practice. The study overall shows that teaching practice enhnace the interest and motivation of novice educators in teaching profession.