Self-Evaluation as a Form of Reflective Practice in the Practicum
Self-Evaluation as a Form of Reflective Practice in the Practicum
Author(s): Hanife Taşdemir, Fatma GümüşokSubject(s): Foreign languages learning, School education, Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: reflective practice; self-evaluation; practicum; pre-service teachers; English as a foreign language;
Summary/Abstract: This research aims to explore the content of the reflection that preservice EFL teachers are engaged in their self-evaluation reports during the practicum process at a public university teacher education program. So far, most reflection research in teacher education has concentrated on the levels of reflection pre-service teachers are involved in. Against this backdrop, we analyzed self-evaluation reports that the participant teachers wrote after three teaching tasks in the practicum. In general, the findings suggest that the pre-service EFL teachers reflected mostly on the instructional processes. The other areas they considered in their selfevaluations were learner motivation and engagement, their self as a teacher and classroom management. The findings also demonstrate that there is a change in the focus regarding the self as a teacher during the practicum. We conclude that examining the content of reflection has the potential to guide and inform practicum regarding the areas to reflect on through various tasks.
Journal: Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi
- Issue Year: 9/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 515-534
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English