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Quality of Teacher Education for 21st Century Classrooms
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Chigona, Agnes |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Quality of training that pre-service teachers get has an impact on the quality of education our children will get from the classrooms managed by these new educators when they join the teaching profession. Experience has shown that teachers are more likely to teach the way they were taught. Therefore, poor teacher education quality is more likely to result in poor education quality in schools. The 21 Century classrooms are mostly made up of learners who are digital natives. These classrooms require educators who are well equipped with technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) for effective and enhanced teaching and learning processes. This study aims at investigating the quality of teacher education that new teachers are getting from the four year training program for 21 Century classrooms. The study employs a qualitative research approach whereby in-depth interviews and open-ended questionnaires are used to collect data from final year student teachers and their instructors. Preliminary results show that the graduating student teachers are not receiving the quality of teacher education which will suffice in classrooms occupied by digital natives. The training is lacking knowledge on effective integration of the digital technologies into curriculum delivery. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/22404/Agnes%20Chigona.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
