Volume 11 - Volume 11
The Pre-service Teachers’ Internship Program during the Pandemic: Prospects for a New Landscape of Teacher Education
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has made education goes online including teacher education programs. For the
first time, pre-service teachers needed to teach online to school students when they were going through a teaching internship program. This study aimed to determine issues and challenges faced by
pre-service teachers when teaching online during the internship program. The main theory used as
the framework was the behaviorist perspective on education. A number of 71 pre-service teachers
had filled in online surveys that included reflections of teaching for each online teaching session
conducted. The reflections were used as the data source. Data were analyzed using a qualitative
analysis method, namely coding strategies. Themes were generated and discussed. This study found
three primary challenges faced by the pre-service teachers: (1) internet accessibility among school
students, (2) students’ interest and attitude toward online learning, and (3) knowledge and skills of
conducting online teaching and learning including assessment of student learning. Implications for
teacher education programs are discussed and recommendations are made to inform teacher educators and other relevant parties such as governments and philanthropies about ways to improve
practice of online teaching of pre-service teachers.
Paper Details
PaperID: 1977
Author's Name: Muhammad Abd Hadi Bunyamin, Chuzairy Hanri, Mohd Rustam Mohd Rameli and Najua Syuhada Ahmad Alhassora
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Teaching Internship, Pre-service Teachers, COVID-19 Pandemic, Teaching Reflections, Qualitative Research.
Year: 2021
Month: May
Pages: 807-824