Study of Usefulness of interventions in Process of Practice Teaching Vijayashree G.R

1. Study of Usefulness of interventions in Process of Practice Teaching Vijayashree G.R APILD-karnataka

2. Context Project of APF in PES college of Education (B.Ed) (2009 to 2012) APF intervened in academic activities of B.Ed colleges in the areas like • Admission • Administration • Classroom Practices • Practice Teaching • Assessment and Evaluation

3. PRACTICE TEACHING

4. content Analysis Synthesis Induction??? Student Teachers Ho, how to tackle venu’s mischief behavior? How to manage class?? INPUT H O, Application of Matrices??? Hi, I know how to use PowerPoint!!! PRACTICE TEACHING SCHOOL EXPERIENCES Pedagogy I S S U E S Is it physical change or chemical change? Constructivism OUT PUT Which experiment shall I do for Newton's 1st law? Student Teachers with new INSIGHTS Technology Adolescents

5. Process of Interventions

10. To study the usefulness of interventions in the Process of Practice Teaching

11. Objectives of the Study To find the usefulness of interventions in the Process of Practice Teaching • Micro teaching and communication skills • Content and Pedagogical knowledge • ICT (Information and communication technology) • Management skills in classroom transactions • Lesson plan writing • Preparation of Teaching aids • Evaluation skills • Observation skills

12. Data Collection Data collected through informal interviews of teacher educators and Student teachers Limitations of the Study The study is based on responses given during informal interviews and therefore indicates the perceived usefulness of certain interventions made during the B.Ed program. The data cannot provide information about the effectiveness of these interventions in terms of specifically defined parameters such as content knowledge, attitude and skills of the student teachers

13. Analysis of Data

14. Percentage wise response of teacher educators and student teachers about the usefulness of interventions

15. Teacher Educators Opinion

16. Student Teachers Opinion

17. Positive responses towards • Observations and reflective feedback • Content and pedagogical knowledge • Technology • Construction of test items • Communication skill Non positive responses towards • Teaching and Learning Materials • Lesson Plan writing

18. Conclusions

19. Reasons for Positive Responses Towards Interventions • Integration of classrooms with communication skills. • Allow students to talk in classes -- Discussions, arguments, debates, ….. • Reading materials and reproduce with self experiences by students. • Constructive class room approaches. • Group works • Allow students for Field Experiences – observations, Case Studies. • Access for Good books and technology . • Reflective Dairy writing by Teacher Educators. • Detailed reflective feed back sessions for student teachers

20. Challenges Faced • Rigid frame work of Bangalore University • Fixed type of activities – ( for instant – micro teaching, Lesson plan ..) • Time constraint • No good books in kannada language • Adapting to new methods of learning

21. Way Forward…. This study gives only the directions for useful activities in B.Ed programme and the challenges faced during interventions. These observations can lead to further quality improvement in B.Ed colleges which intern shall lead to improvement of quality of education in schools..

22. Thanks