Reflective journals have been used widely in teacher education programs to promote reflective thinking (Freidus, 1998; Carter & Francis, 2000; Yost, Senter & ForlenzoBailey, 2000). Smyth (1992) advocated that posing a series of questions to be answered in written journals could enhance reflective thinking. It was for this reason that reflective responses to directed questions were introduced in...

While reflective thinking practices are thought to be a factor in building bridges between course of study and personal experience resulting engaging personalized learning activities, the present examined potential disparities how they influence preservice mathematics teachers' behavior. Underpinned by positivist paradigm, employed quantitative research approach survey design. Data was collecte...

The level of quality reflective practice remains low among student teachers majoring in Mathematics education. This paper aims to identify the levels possessed by education a teacher training program at higher learning institutions Namibia. professional status requires that become practitioners develop their effectiveness- skill they can acquire during training. A reflection framework was used ...

<p style="text-align: justify;">During the pandemic, online classes were held around world, which facilitated access to observe teaching practices. This is a relevant experience, since there are few reflective instances in schools, even though public education policy emphasizes practice professional development of teachers. In this regard, observation videos shows high potential, helping ...

Professional development is critical in providing constant updates on EFL teachers’ teaching practice. This mixed methods study was conducted to explore the effects of participation in action research on EFL teachers’ practice. Eighteen junior school English teachers participated in this study. Teacher participants conducted their action research during a five-month period. The quantitative pha...

This qualitative case study of four middle school and secondary mathematics teachers examines how teachers’ reflective practice supported their selection strategies that align with the needs current education according to 10 dimensions education. The findings suggest reflection practice, through collaboration other creating a positive safe environment within classroom for students’ feedback, im...

 In view of the fact that pre-service teachers’ critical reflection through evaluating teaching activity of their peers is an important part of practicum activity, the current study aimed to analyze the recall and reflection journals written by pre-service teachers to identify and evaluate the discoursal features of their journals. To this end, a total of 272 recall and reflection journals writ...

PURPOSE Reflection is increasingly being used in higher education, but the criteria to assess the depth of reflection in student essays are difficult to define. This article tested the hypothesis that a good reflective essay contains more terms indicating mental processes. METHODS The authors selected two essays written by first year medical students at The University of Hong Kong, after thei...