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Exploring Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of Lesson Planning in…
Exploring Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of Lesson Planning in Primary Education
Keywords
lesson plan
pre-service teachers
teacher training
learning environment
learning destinations
teaching-learning process
students' learning styles
Introduction
lesson plans are of great importance in providing an effective learning environment
A lesson plan is a document that shows what will happen in a particular timeframe
Lesson planning connects requirements of the
curriculum and textbooks with what is presented in the classroom
Lesson plans help pre-service teachers to close the gap between theory and practice.
The research aims
to understand pre-service teachers' perceptions of lesson plans
to understand how they think their plans facilitate their creation of an effective teaching-learning
process
Sampling and Data Collection
The sample involved pre-service
teachers who enrolled in a Teaching Experience course during the 2015-2015 academic year. 18 pre-service teachers participated in the research.
Data Analysis
Difficulties of Planning a Lesson and Functions of the Lesson Plans During the Teaching-Learning
Process.
Findings
Pre-service teachers stated above that when they plan their lessons during their practice, they find it
difficult to find an activity that is appropriate regarding the students' learning level.
apart from students' learning levels, during planning she needs to know students' characteristics, individual differences, needs, and expectations.
Pre-service teachers indicated that students’ characteristics and learning levels in a classroom are important factors in preparing lesson plans.
Pre-service teachers use the guide books.
Effective
teaching in pedagogy courses will contribute to the pre-service teachers’ ability to plan their lessons and professional development.
Lesson plans show differences according to the different subjects.
Conclusion and Discussion
Pre-service
teachers lack experience regarding planning and managing teaching activities
lesson plans with peers,teacher educators, and mentor teachers, which helps us to understand their implicit pedagogical knowledge
Guide books aim to help teachers understand how to teach the subjects, establish
relationships between the knowledge, skills and ideas and to decide the activities will be used during the teaching-learning
planning a lesson is a difficult and complex process which involves an understanding of content and pedagogical knowledge, as well as the ability to use critical thinking skills