INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE

Carmen Popa

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2016

INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING THROUGH PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE

Carmen Popa

Abstract :

 A fundamental role in the development of the psycho–pedagogical competence of preschool and primary school teachers during their initial teacher training is given to pedagogical experience, a training program based on specific teaching activities for this level of education. The hereby research intends to find aspects concerning the way students from the University of Oradea, specialization of Pedagogy of Primary and Preschool Education set their goals for their professional training through pedagogical practice. For this, a questionnaire design by Swiss researchers (Gutzwiller–Helfenfinger, Luthiger, 2010) was used. We worked with those items that dealt with aspects concerning: student expectations for the support given by their training mentor, student self–assessment for professional competences and the belief that being a teachers is the best possible option for them.Data analysis underlines the necessity of a real support and actual methodological advice for primary school class activities, especially for the students that already have teaching experience.