Perceptions Of Student Teachers Research Articles

Student and Language Teacher Perceptions of Using a WeChat-Based MALL Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Chinese University

The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted conventional educational practice in universities worldwide. Chinese universities are no exception. WeChat, a social application widely used in China, has been considered a viable tool for language education. However, the perspectives of Chinese university students and English language teachers in terms of using WeChat for English vocabulary learning and teaching during the pandemic remain unclear. The aim of the present study was twofold: First, it explored Chinese university students’ and language teachers’ opinions of adopting a self-developed WeChat-assisted lexical-learning program (the WALL program) during COVID-19. Second, it gathered their evaluations of the WALL program. To achieve the aim, two sets of semi-structured interviews were used to gather qualitative data about five students’ and three English language teachers’ perceptions at a university in northern China. The results first revealed that the eight participants showed overwhelming opinions in support of adopting the program for vocabulary learning and teaching during the pandemic. In addition, it received mostly positive evaluations. However, the program had two main drawbacks: distracting learning environments and uncertain learning effects. The present study then made recommendations for future WeChat-based language learning and teaching programs. The findings are expected to provide pedagogical insights for tertiary educational institutions, practitioners, and students in the chosen context in order to deal with the future design and implementation of sound MALL-based approaches.

Protective Factors Contributing to Academic Resilience in College Students During COVID-19

ABSTRACT We sought to examine the potential environmental protective factors contributing to academic resilience among college students during emergency distance education. Data were collected from a sample of undergraduate students (n = 195) representing various majors and academic classifications. Our study results revealed that students perceived their motivation and comprehension of course material during emergency distance education as significantly lower than those before emergency distance education. Moreover, over 26% of the participants reported a decreased GPA during this period. However, a positive physical learning environment and student-perceived teacher academic support benefited students’ academic performance. Interestingly, the physical learning environment positively predicted teacher academic support, β=.31, t(193) = 4.32, p < .001. The physical learning environment also explained a significant proportion of variance in teacher academic support scores, R 2 = .08, F(1, 193) = 16.25, p < .001, suggesting student perceptions of teacher support partially depends on their physical learning environment. Finally, students that had a higher classification were more likely to report an increased GPA; seniors were better at coping with the negative effects of emergency distance education than juniors and sophomores.

How school belongingness in diverse students moderates student perceptions of teachers' cultural humility in predicting student–teacher working alliance

AbstractStudent–teacher relationships and school belongingness are both strong predictors for students' academic success (Goodenow &amp; Grady, 1993; Hattie, 2009). Experiences related to their cultural identities also inform how they perceive their educational environment (Kutsyuruba et al., 2015) and may also predict academic success. Although current literature supports all three constructs as separate predictors of academic success, the current study examined the relationship between student perceptions of their teacher's cultural humility and student–teacher working alliance, with student perceptions of school belonging as a moderator. Sixth‐grade students from an urban, central Arkansas middle school (n = 334) considered a teacher with whom they had prolonged contact (e.g., two interactions a day, including mentoring and academic instruction), and responded to questions from three scales, the Cultural Humility Scale (predictor), the Classroom Working Alliance Inventory (outcome), and the Psychological Sense of School Membership (moderator). Results showed that student perceptions of teacher's cultural humility predicted student–teacher working alliance and that this relationship was slightly stronger for those students with low levels of school belongingness. The importance of all three variables in understanding student success has implications for teacher and school psychologist training programs.

School Leadership and Management Role in Supporting ODL Student Teachers in the Secondary School-Based Post Graduate Diploma in Education Program

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) student teachers, like all student teachers of the century, during their teacher preparation course, do engage in direct practice in the schools. This exercise is done under the tutelage of the university, school leadership and qualified teachers. It is during this direct practice that student teachers need support services, not only from their university, but from the school community. The study sought to establish prevention, intervention, transition and follow up support services offered by secondary school administrators to students on a Post Graduate Diploma in Education program during teaching practice. This was necessitated by the realization that as student teachers sought to get professionalized through improved pedagogical skills and personal growth during teaching practice, they needed relevant and effectively executed support services from their school administrators. Mixed research methodology was used, and purposive sampling was employed to identify the study participants. The perceptions of both heads and student teachers were gathered through questionnaires and interviews. The findings of the study revealed that effective and relevant student support services could only be achieved through nurturing of positive relationships between the student teacher and the head; a difficult concept to achieve when the head’s concentration was more on administrative tasks than on curricular and instructional tasks.

Teachers' bullying-related cognitions as predictors of their responses to bullying among students.

Teachers may play a key role in reducing bullying by responding to incidents among students. Inspired by the theory of planned behaviour, several studies have investigated teachers' bullying-related cognitions as predictors of their responses to bullying. This study investigated whether six teachers' bullying-related cognitions (i.e., perceived seriousness, empathy, attitudes, self-efficacy and attribution of the bullying) predicted five student-perceived teachers' responses (i.e., Non-Intervention, Disciplinary Methods, Victim Support, Mediation and Group Discussion) over time. By examining this objective, more insight into student perceptions of teachers' responses to bullying could also be provided. In total, 999 upper elementary school students (Mage = 10.61 at Wave 1, SDage = .90; 53.6% girls) and their 59 teachers (Mage = 39.61 at W1, SDage = 11.60; 79.7% female) participated. A bullying questionnaire was administered in three waves to assess students' perceptions of the teachers' responses. Teachers reported bullying-related cognitions in the first wave. Multilevel analyses were used to investigate the relative contribution of the predictors on the teachers' responses over time. None of the teachers' bullying-related cognitions significantly predicted the teachers' specific responses. The findings suggest that teachers' bullying-related cognitions are not reflected in their responses to bullying as perceived by students. Moreover, the findings indicate that students' perceptions of teachers' responses vary widely within classrooms and over time. Student- and teacher-reported teachers' responses might differ, and these possible differences should be taken into account.

Reading instruction and reading engagement and their relationship with Chinese students’ PISA reading performance: Evidence from B-S-J-Z, Hong Kong, and Chinese Taipei

Chinese students’ reading performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has attracted worldwide attention. Using 2018 PISA data from Beijing-Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang, Hong Kong, and Chinese Taipei (n = 25,338), we explored whether the relationship between reading instruction, engagement, and performance differs across the three Chinese regions. Results revealed that disciplinary climate, teacher support, and cognitive engagement had a significant positive relationship, while teacher-directed instruction and student-perceived reading difficulty had a significant negative relationship with reading performance in all three regions. Distinct patterns were identified in the relationships between student-perceived teacher stimulation, teacher feedback, self-concepts of reading competence and reading performance across the three regions. The findings highlight the importance of considering intra-cultural diversity when studying Chinese educational practices.

Pengaruh Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran Interaktif terhadap Motivasi Belajar Siswa Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to explore the influence of interactive learning media usage on student learning motivation at SDN Silihwangi I. The research method employed quantitative analysis by collecting data through questionnaires distributed to the classes at SDN Silihwangi I. The analysis results indicate a significant positive relationship between the usage of interactive learning media and student learning motivation. This finding confirms that the more frequently interactive learning media are used in the learning process, the higher the level of student learning motivation. Additionally, qualitative analysis also reveals student responses, teacher perceptions, and classroom interaction dynamics towards the implementation of interactive learning media. The implications of these findings underscore the importance of integrating interactive learning media into elementary education curricula as a strategy to enhance student interest and participation in the learning process. This research contributes to our understanding of the effectiveness of interactive learning media in enhancing student learning motivation at the elementary school level and paves the way for the development of more dynamic and responsive learning approaches to meet student needs in the current era of information technology.

Not so Simple Addition: Comparing Student Performance and Teacher Perceptions of Retrieval

Not so Simple Addition: Comparing Student Performance and Teacher Perceptions of Retrieval

The Association Between Perceived Discriminatory Climate in School and Student Performance in Math and Reading: A Cross-National Analysis Using PISA 2018

The negative consequences of perceived ethnic discrimination on adolescent adjustment are well documented. Less is known, however, about the consequences of discriminatory climates in school, beyond the individual experiences of discrimination. This study investigated whether a perceived discriminatory climate in school is associated with lower academic performance across adolescents from ethnic minority and majority groups, and which psychological mechanisms may account for this link. Using the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data, the participants were 445,534 adolescents (aged 15–16, 50% girls) in 16,002 schools across 60 countries. In almost all countries, a discriminatory climate—i.e., student perceptions of teachers’ discriminatory beliefs and behaviors in school—was associated with lower math and reading scores across all pupils, although minorities perceived a more discriminatory climate. Lower school belonging and lower values attributed to learning partially mediated these associations. The findings demonstrate that schools’ ethnic and racial climates predict standardized academic performance across schools and countries among pupils from both ethnic majority and minority groups.

CÁC YẾU TỐ ẢNH HƯỞNG ĐẾN VIỆC THỰC HIỆN GIÁO DỤC PHÁT TRIỂN BỀN VỮNG Ở VIỆT NAM: GÓC NHÌN CỦA SINH VIÊN SƯ PHẠM ĐỊA LÍ

Education for sustainable development (ESD) is considered both a goal and a means to achieve sustainable development. ESD implementation is impacted by different factors. To contribute to a better understanding of ESD implementation, this study investigates factors impacting ESD implementation in Vietnam from the perceptions of Geography student teachers. We conducted in-depth interviews with 25 Geography student teachers from different teacher education institutions in Vietnam. The respondents often mentioned disadvantages rather than advantages. They emphasized the following factors: society, curriculum, and teachers’ competencies (ICT skills, pedagogical and pedagogical content knowledge, etc.). The results reflect the challenges in implementing ESD in the context of a developing country. Based on the results, the authors suggest ways forward to promote ESD in Vietnam.

Influence of COVID-19 restrictions on student satisfaction with undergraduate pathology teaching in an Australian University

IntroductionAlmost three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to reflect on student perceptions of online teaching, and more specifically, if mobility restrictions imposed as public health measures significantly influenced how students perceived online teaching. The aim of this study was to investigate if student perceptions of teaching quality of undergraduate courses would differ when evaluated at times of increasing or relaxing COVID-related mobility restrictions.MethodsWe compared student feedback for two third-year undergraduate Pathology courses taken as part of a Bachelor of Medical Sciences / Science degree in an Australian University from 2019 to 2021. Quantitative feedback on five domains (overall satisfaction, belongingness within a learning community, satisfaction with assessments, adequacy of learning resources, satisfaction with teacher feedback) were categorized into groups based on calendar year or prevailing COVID restrictions (times with no, increasing or relaxing restrictions), and compared. There were no significant changes to the course content during this time, but face-to-face teaching in 2019 changed to predominantly online teaching in 2020 and 2021.ResultsFeedback scores were significantly better (p &amp;lt; 0.017) at times of increased COVID restrictions compared to times with relaxing COVID restrictions across all five domains assessed. Interestingly, when grouped by calendar years (instead of prevailing COVID restrictions), there were mostly no significant differences in the feedback scores, despite the shift to online teaching in 2020/21.ConclusionAt times of increasing mobility restrictions, students may appreciate the consistency offered by well-structured online teaching but when restrictions are relaxed, online-only teaching may not meet their expectations. The teaching methods need to adapt to prevailing situation by focusing on more hands on and face-to-face teaching when circumstances allow it.

Examining the Learning Losses of Students in the Covid-19 Process According to Teachers’ Opinions

Although the Covid-19 pandemic was primarily a medical emergency, it had far-reaching effects on schools and their students. During the time of the pandemic, the regular schedule of classes had to be put on hold, and students had to adapt to circumstances with which they were not familiar. It is claimed that students suffer adverse consequences as a result of this scenario. Because of this, it's crucial to know how many academic opportunities students lost due to the pandemic. The study moves in this direction by collecting and analyzing teacher perceptions of students' learning losses during the Covid-19 process. The study, conceived as a phenomenology, involved 26 educators from a wide range of institutions, fields, and grade levels. The research utilized a simple and quick sampling strategy. The information was gathered with the help of a semi-structured interview form. Content analysis was performed on the collected data. Academic losses, loss of skill development, psychological losses, loss of equal education, loss of health and safety, and social losses have been revealed as the learning losses experienced by students during the Covid-19 process, as reflected in the opinions of the teachers. It is possible to devise social and cultural activities and educational support programs to make up for the student's social, economic, health, and educational setbacks.

Structural relationships among student teachers’ roles-strategies in promoting autonomous language learning

Evidence suggests that autonomous language learning has been one of the primary areas of interest in the field of English Language Teaching due to its fundamental roles in empowering students in taking the responsibility for their learning both in and out of the classroom. This study set out to investigate the structural relationships among the dimensions of English student teacher perception towards their roles and strategies in promoting autonomous language learning and professional autonomy. A total of 357 student teachers of English from Indonesia participated in this study. Eligibility criteria required the participants to have taken courses on English Language Teaching Methodology to ensure their understanding about the concepts of autonomous language learning and their future roles and strategies in fostering and promoting autonomous language learning. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with MPlus 7.2 was used to test the models proposed in this study. The findings showed that the dimensions of student teacher roles and strategies in promoting autonomous language learning and professional autonomy were weakly to moderately related to one another, suggesting how teacher education institutions need to provide sufficient trainings on the concept and practice of autonomous language learning. Several noteworthy findings are summarized and discussed thoroughly in the discussion section.

HOW DOES CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CHANGES DURING PANDEMIC AFFECT ON PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY?

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted clinical medical education, and clinical learning was forced to swiftly adapt by blending offline clinical services with online learning. Changes in the clinical learning environment will have an impact on professional identity. This study aimed to determine the impact of changes in the learning environment on medical students' professional identity. Methods: This was a two-phase mixed-method study with an explanatory sequential design. The PHEEM instrument measured students' perceptions of the learning environment before and during the pandemic, and PIM was used to measure professional identity. Fifty-one clinical students participated in this phase. In the second qualitative phase, fifteen students were selected to join three focus group discussions based on the proportion of sex and completion of the clinical rotation.Results: there was a significant decrease in student perceptions of teaching during the pandemic (p 0.003). This result is in line with qualitative findings, namely a decrease in opportunities for participation and interaction in the social aspects of learning. This lowered self-confidence in clinical competence was supported by a higher correlation between perceptions of the learning environment and professional identity before the pandemic than during the pandemic (respectively r 0.561; 0.554 p &lt; 0.01).Conclusion: During the pandemic, there was a decrease in clinical students' participation opportunities, which resulted in decreased confidence in specific clinical competencies, but decreased participation had no effect on comfort and willingness to be engaged in the medical profession. This situation brings awareness to further improve competence through various training and practices.

Perceived teacher autonomy support for adolescents' reading achievement: The mediation roles of control-value appraisals and emotions.

Analyzing students’ internal cognitive-motivational appraisals and achievement emotions is of pivotal importance for educational outcomes and student individual wellbeing, yet little is shown about their associations with teacher autonomy support. This study investigates the relationship between perceived teacher autonomy support and reading achievement by addressing mediating influences of control and value-related constructs, i.e., reading self-efficacy, meaning in life, and reading enjoyment. Multiple mediation modeling was adopted to test the proposed model with carrying out a total of 12,058 students from 361 schools in China in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 reading database. The results elucidated that student-perceived teacher autonomy support is significantly positively related to adolescents’ reading outcomes by fostering internal control and value appraisals and academic enjoyment. These current findings confirm the positive correlation between teacher autonomy support and adolescents’ motivational and emotional factors, providing significant practical implications for educators to adopt various teaching strategies to enhance adolescents’ self-efficacy, intrinsic values, and positive emotions.

Expectancy-value profiles in math: How are student-perceived teaching behaviors related to motivational transitions?

This longitudinal study aimed to investigate how motivational transitions of adolescents in the domain of mathematics from Grades 9 to 10 were related to student-perceived mathematics teacher support and student-oriented teaching. Data were drawn from the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and its German national extension called PISA Plus 2012–2013. We used a subsample of 2605 students (51.0 % girls) from 198 classrooms. Using latent profile analyses, we identified three motivational patterns based on expectancy-value theory that were meaningfully associated with students' mathematics test scores and work ethics. Latent transition analyses showed that these patterns were mostly stable across time. Occurring changes were characterized by a decrease in mathematics motivation across time. Student-oriented teaching as reported by students in Grade 9 impeded maladaptive motivational transitions. Students with particularly low interest and utility value benefitted from teachers who direct their instruction at students' motivational characteristics.

Effectiveness of Teaching Practice Supervision as Perceived by Student-Teachers in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria

Teaching practice is central to achieving the goals of teacher education. It provides student-teachers needed experience in real teaching and learning environment. This study examined student-teachers perception of the effectiveness of teaching practice supervision. The quantitative descriptive method was employed to conduct the study. Random sampling technique was employed to sample 150 student-teachers at the 400 level of a university in the metropolis. A researchers-designed questionnaire titled “Student-teachers’ Perception of the Effectiveness of Teaching Practice Supervision Questionnaire (STPETPSQ)” was used for data collection, with descriptive and inferential statistics used for data analysis. Findings revealed that the majority of the student-teachers perceived teaching practice supervision as effective for improving students’ teaching knowledge and skills. There was no significant difference was established in the perception of student-teachers on the basis of departments. It was recommended that teaching practice supervision should be improved upon to assist student-teachers to adopt appropriate and varied teaching methods.

Towards Enhancing Quality Physical Education Lessons: The Role of Improvisation

The role of improvisation is crucial in the formation of new ideas, and it is paramount where real objects are difficult to come across. However, there is little literature on the role of improvisation in the classroom teaching and teacher education context and how its practices in teaching could enhance education, as well as students learning in different contexts and domains. Therefore, this study examined the perceptions of student-teachers at colleges of education in Ghana on the role of improvisation in enhancing quality Physical Education lessons. The study adopted a qualitative approach as the research design to collect data from 10 student-teachers. The instrument used to gather the data was semistructured interviews while purposive and random sampling techniques were employed to select the participants. Thematic analysis was the main tool for the data analysis. The study revealed five themes namely: (1) promote understanding and maximise learners’ participation, (2) Reduce cost and expenditure, (3) Assist to achieve learning objectives (4) Promote creativity and innovation and (5) Make the learning experience real. These themes provide evidence of the role of improvisation in enhancing quality physical education lessons among college of education students in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study recommends that teachers should be creative and have in-depth knowledge of improvisation to assist in effective teaching and learning to improve learners’ experiences.

Teacher Perceptions as an Entry Point for Talent Spotting and Development

Researchers investigated the impact of a professional learning intervention focused on teaching teachers to increase rigor, challenge, and engagement to reveal talent in low-income learners. The professional learning intervention’s goal, to improve teachers’ ability to recognize student ability and talent through use of proven high-level curricular and instructional strategies, focused teacher learning on culturally responsive teaching, fundamental principles of learning, and specific curriculum. Researchers hypothesized teacher perceptions of students’ abilities would shift from a deficit view to a strengths-based one. Results indicated that teacher beliefs were positively impacted after one year and that those impacts leveled off over time. Specifically, teachers’ perceptions of student potential and the importance of talent development improved. Engagement in professional learning predicted positive change in classroom support, organization, and instruction. Finally, the professional learning intervention positively impacted teacher efficacy related to engaging, instructing, and managing learners.

Perceptions of Ghanaian Student Teachers on Benefits and Challenges of the Flipped Classroom: A Case Study

The views of student teachers on using the flipped classroom approach were investigated in three Ghanaian colleges of education during the 2020/2021 academic year. A questionnaire with open-ended questions was used to collect data from 143 student teachers. Responses were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. In addition, a focus group interview was taken to examine some of the issues in more depth The flipped classroom approach allowed the students to feel that they were in control of their own learning by using self-paced and collaborative learning. The approach also deepened their conceptual understanding as well as their learning skills. The student teachers also experienced three interconnected challenges, including inadequate ICT infrastructures, such as poor internet connectivity, lack of skills to use ICT, and increased workload. The flipped classroom approach can positively impact students’ learning, but educators planning to use the approach should consider the adequacy of the ICT infrastructure available.