Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Reading Strategies within a Mixed Reality Simulation Environment
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| Title: | Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach Reading Strategies within a Mixed Reality Simulation Environment |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Carisma Nel (ORCID |
| Source: | Language Teaching Research Quarterly. 2024 41:21-36. |
| Availability: | European Knowledge Development (EUROKD). e-mail: editorial@eurokd.com; Web site: https://www.eurokd.com/journal/jd/1 |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Computer Simulation, Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, Educational Technology, Direct Instruction, Foreign Countries, Mentors, Teacher Educators |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| ISSN: | 2667-6753 |
| Abstract: | As a language teacher, teacher educator and researcher, to me the name Rebecca Oxford has always been synonymous with language learning strategies across the world and specifically the theme of its teachability. Rebecca has always stated that the language teacher's role includes strategy instruction even if it achieves only partial success. Research has focused almost exclusively on how reading comprehension strategies, the focus of this study, can be taught to learners, but the preparedness of pre-service teachers to teach reading strategies has seldom been the focus within initial teacher education programs. The purpose of this study was to determine participants' perceptions of teaching within a mixed reality simulation environment with a specific focus on the explicit instruction of reading comprehension strategies. A case study approach was utilized, and ten second-year pre-service teachers enrolled for the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree as well as one mentor teacher and one teacher educator were purposefully selected to participate in the study. The results indicated that the themes corresponded with the activities during the different stages of a mixed reality simulation action review cycle and included show and tell, collaborative brainstorming, deconstruction of the core teaching practice, anxiety and disbelief, pause and redo, coaching and feedback and focused reflection. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1441450 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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