Student Responses to an ICT-Based E-Assessment Application for the Teaching Practicum/Teaching Practice MODULE
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| Title: | Student Responses to an ICT-Based E-Assessment Application for the Teaching Practicum/Teaching Practice MODULE |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Davids, M. Noor |
| Source: | International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education. 2017 13(3):15-26. |
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| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Teacher Education Programs, Practicums, Evaluation Methods, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Focus Groups, Critical Theory, Student Surveys, Lesson Plans |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| DOI: | 10.4018/IJICTE.2017070102 |
| ISSN: | 1550-1876 |
| Abstract: | Situated within the context of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in South Africa, this study introduces the notion of an interactive Teaching Practicum E- Assessment application: e-assessment application for the teaching practicum/Teaching Practice module to replace the current model of assessment. At present students enrolled for an Initial Teacher Education qualification have to complete a compulsory Teaching Practice module. The successful completion of the module arguably provides evidence of students' readiness for professional practice. The assessment of the teaching practicum is often riddled with anxiety on the part of the students and conflict between students and their supervisor. Two interrelated research questions guided this study: What are students' experiences of the current teaching practicum assessment? and What were students' responses to the ICT-based assessment proposal? Data were collected from a sample of Teaching Practice students (N = 40) and a focus group discussion conducted with eight (8) students. Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) and critical connectivity theory provided the study with analytical and conceptual lenses. Findings are discussed in response to the research questions posed in preparation of the software development stage of the project. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1167669 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Situated within the context of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in South Africa, this study introduces the notion of an interactive Teaching Practicum E- Assessment application: e-assessment application for the teaching practicum/Teaching Practice module to replace the current model of assessment. At present students enrolled for an Initial Teacher Education qualification have to complete a compulsory Teaching Practice module. The successful completion of the module arguably provides evidence of students' readiness for professional practice. The assessment of the teaching practicum is often riddled with anxiety on the part of the students and conflict between students and their supervisor. Two interrelated research questions guided this study: What are students' experiences of the current teaching practicum assessment? and What were students' responses to the ICT-based assessment proposal? Data were collected from a sample of Teaching Practice students (N = 40) and a focus group discussion conducted with eight (8) students. Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK) and critical connectivity theory provided the study with analytical and conceptual lenses. Findings are discussed in response to the research questions posed in preparation of the software development stage of the project. |
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| ISSN: | 1550-1876 |
| DOI: | 10.4018/IJICTE.2017070102 |
