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ERIC Number: EJ1195278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-1307-4733
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A Case Study on Assessing Reflectivity Levels of Pre-Service Language Teachers through Journals
Tuncer, Hülya; Özkan, Yonca
Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), v12 n2 p173-186 2018
Reflectivity is regarded as an indispensable component of teacher education. Through a reflective teaching/learning model, pre-service teachers may have the opportunity to become a reflective practitioner and train their students in a more reflective fashion. With this in mind, 12 pre-service teachers were assigned to keep reflective journals for a ten-week practicum period. Each week, they were assigned a new task related to the practicum components involving classroom management, lesson planning, micro-teaching, and teachers' roles. The data obtained from the reflective journals and face-to-face interviews were analysed in accordance with grounded theory including initial and focused coding. The findings suggest that the level of reflectivity of participants mostly remained on the very first level of reflectivity (Recall Level). Upper levels of reflectivity (Rationalization and Reflective Level) were observed to be rather lower than the Recall Level, implying that such reflectivity practices require longer stretches of time to gain the habit of reflective thinking. Also, most of the participants highlighted the contribution of journals to the enhancement of critical reflection.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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