The Literacies for learning in further education framework describes nine aspects of a literacy practice that elaborate the basic questions of what?, why?, who?, and how? that are needed to understand and describe literacy practices. The framework was used to analyse two literacy practices encountered on initial teacher education courses in the post-compulsory education and training (PCET) phas...

What do I expect when stating that "I am going to be a teacher"? Social roles, including professional roles, often become part of people's identity and thus, of the self. As people typically strive for maintaining a positive sense of self, threats to one's role identity are likely to induce stress. In line with these considerations, Semmer et al. recently (e.g., Semmer et al., 2007, 2015) intro...

This study presents the pedagogical content knowledge of science tutors colleges education and its impact on advancement teacher trainees. A descriptive survey design was employed to obtain data for using 120 trainees six from two education. The research instruments used were a questionnaire, interview guide, observation checklist. found that demonstrated by dependent number years teaching expe...

Background: Feedback is an essential element of the educational process for clinical trainees. Performance-based feedback enables good habits to be reinforced and faulty ones to be corrected. Despite its importance, most trainees feel that they do not receive adequate feedback and if they do, the process is not effective. Aims and methods: The authors reviewed the literature on feedback and pre...

An understanding of the objectives in the short term for the tutorial itself and in the longer term of the course itself needs to be clearly understood by both the tutor and trainees alike. The tutor needs to arm himself with certain skills and knowledge. Skills required are good communicative skills, a strong empathy for his trainees, and leadership skills. These skills are acquired over time ...

V príspevku sú prezentované niektoré výsledky výskumného šetrenia súčasného stavu a potrieb inovácií pregraduálnej prípravy učiteľov v oblasti rozvíjania ich didakticko-technologických kompetencií. rámci bola z pohľadu výskumnej vzorky 280 študentov učiteľstva posudzovaná miera významnosti vybraných softvérových aplikácií vo vzťahu k rozvíjaniu profesijnej ...

Background: Feedback is an essential element of the educational process for clinical trainees. Performance-based feedback enables good habits to be reinforced and faulty ones to be corrected. Despite its importance, most trainees feel that they do not receive adequate feedback and if they do, the process is not effective. Aims and methods: The authors reviewed the literature on feedback and pre...

BACKGROUND Feedback is an essential element of the educational process for clinical trainees. Performance-based feedback enables good habits to be reinforced and faulty ones to be corrected. Despite its importance, most trainees feel that they do not receive adequate feedback and if they do, the process is not effective. AIMS AND METHODS The authors reviewed the literature on feedback and pre...

The notion that trainee teachers are anxious at the prospect of standing before their first class is as commonplace as it is understandable. This small-scale study, carried out with a group of aspiring Further Education (FE) lecturers on a Stage One Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme in 2007, is the first of a series of three articles which promises to inform pedagogical practice in the ...