THE IMPACT OF PRACTICUM TRAINING IN IMPROVING TEACHING COMPETENCES AMONG ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA STUDENTS -ANALYTICAL STUDY-
Abstract
Many
trends have appeared in the field of teacher preparation all emphasizing the
necessity to keep abreast of scientific, educational and technological
developments. Part of such trends are developing curricula and identifying
principles and guidelines for teacher preparation including: general,
specialized and educational preparation, practicum training and practical
education before and during the career. Current technological developments
require teacher’s mastery of how to deal with modern teaching methods such as
computer software and internet and how to use them efficiently with the
students. On these grounds, development of teacher preparation programs is
essential to cater for society’s developmental needs and respond to job market
needs.
This
study aims at exploring the degree of competence students of professional
post-graduate diploma in teaching acquire from practicum training. The
questions of the study are as follows:
What
is the impact of Practicum program in improving students of professional
post-graduate diploma teaching competences?
•What
is the correlational relation between the practicum program competences and specialization?
•What
is the correlational relation between the practicum program competences and
students GPA?
An
instrument of measuring the competences of practicum training was specially
designed and used to answer the above questions with appropriate validity and
reliability indicators. The sample of the study consisted of 264 students
enrolled in the professional post-graduate diploma in teaching in the second
semester 2013-2014. The statistical analysis of the data was carried out using
SPSS program.
The
findings indicated statistically significant differences in the attitudes of
the students of the professional post-graduate diploma in teaching towards the
impact of the Practicum program in improving students’ teaching competences.
The differences are attributed to the specialization variable. There are no
statistically significant differences attributed to the cumulative grade point
average. The study has a number of recommendations in light of the findings.
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Tareq Al-khasawneh
United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Ftieha
United Arab Emirates
Ghanem Al Bustami
United Arab Emirates
Publication Date
April 30, 2018
Submission Date
February 11, 2018
Acceptance Date
April 4, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 4 Number: 10
