An Evaluative Case Study on Professional Competency of Preservice Information Technology Teachers

The purpose of this study is to evaluate preservice Information Technology (IT) teachers' professional competency in the teaching process. The study was designed on the basis of evaluative case study. The participants of the study consisted of seven preservice IT teachers attending the departme...

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Published in:TOJET the Turkish online journal of educational technology 2011-07, Vol.10 (3), p.33
Main Author: Kabakci Yurdakul, Isil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Studies
Computer Science Education
Computer Uses in Education
Cooperating Teachers
Correlation
Data acquisition
Data analysis
Data collection
Education
Educational Environment
Educational materials
Educational Policy
Educational Technology
Elementary School Teachers
Foreign Countries
Guides
Higher education
Information Technology
Instructional Materials
Interviews
Logic
Low level
Mentors
Participatory Research
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice Teachers
Professional development
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative Research
Student Teacher Evaluation
Student teachers
Teacher Competencies
Teacher education
Teacher Improvement
Teachers
Technology adoption
Technology assessment
Thinking Skills
Turkey
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to evaluate preservice Information Technology (IT) teachers' professional competency in the teaching process. The study was designed on the basis of evaluative case study. The participants of the study consisted of seven preservice IT teachers attending the department of Computer Education and Instructional Technologies (CEIT) at the College of Education of the higher education institution in Turkey in the spring semester of the 2008-2009 academic year, one participant researcher and one mentor teacher. In the study, the qualitative research data collection methods such as small-group interviews, observations and field notes were used, while the evaluation forms of the participant researcher and mentor teacher, the reflections of mentor teachers, and the researcher's journals were used as supplementary data sources. Inductive data analysis methods were employed in this study. The findings of the study indicated that the preservice IT teachers were competent in the preparation of instructional materials, in the use of instructional materials and technological tools and in the implementation of assessment and evaluation activities. However, the preservice IT teachers had a low level of competency in the use of technological concepts and in the observation of students' development. The findings of the study were discussed based on the handbook that was published by the MoNE. The research also has implications for future research, IT teachers and IT preservice teachers. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1303-6521
1303-6521