The teacher training institution is an important place in supplying content and pedagogical training to teacher trainees. However, applying this knowledge in a natural setting is another challenge faced by the trainee teachers. Thus, there is a need to empower the capability of trainee teachers to refine their teaching skills independently. One of the ways to develop and cultivate this need is by improving how reflective practice is conducted during their teacher practice. The issue of improving the quality of reflective practice has been addressed especially through variety of mediums, such as the use of paper-based method and electronic-based method, and such as the use of blog sites, online forums and chat sites, and more recently social networking sites, like Facebook. However, the use of social networking websites, such as Facebook, have received little attention, even though a handful of studies have reported on its many benefits for reflective practice. Therefore, this conceptual paper is written to provide a review of past studies that explored the potential of using Facebook Group discussion platform for trainee teachers as a tool for reflective practice.
The implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19 has various effects on the community, regardless of the field they are involved in. Enforcement order to stay at home has resulted to the closure and restriction of all types of operations including the education sector. Due to the implementation of MCO, the teaching and learning activities that used to be conducted face-to-face have been completely replaced by online learning. This situation eventually has given some stressful impact and has caused difficulties to students of higher learning institutions to continue their studies virtually. Various factors have been found as stressors among undergraduate students. It is hoped that this study would help to find effective ways to reduce stress among undergraduate students.
Numerous researches have been conducted in relation to knowledge integration in the teaching and learning process especially related to Science and Islamic education. However, only few studies have researched on the integration of naqli knowledge in English classes. Due to that, this study is proposed to research on readiness to apply knowledge integration in English class. This study will be conducted on Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) trainee teacher’s from Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) to find out their level of readiness to integrate naqli and aqli knowledge in English class. This study will apply quantitative method of data collection by using questionnaires to gather the data. This study is as an attempt to investigate the issue of knowledge integration in Malaysian context which is hoped will lead to the improvement of the quality of TESL trainee teachers particularly in KUIS.
Teaching reflection has been practicedthrough a variety of mediums, such as the use of teaching logs and diaries, blog sites, online forums and chat sites, and more recently social networking sites, like Facebook. However, the use of social networking websites, such as Facebook, has received little attention, even though a handful of studies have also reported on its many benefits for reflection of teaching practice. Therefore, this study explored the experiences of three trainee teachers from a teacher education institution in Selangor who were undertaking Diploma in Teaching (Teaching of English as a Second Language) on their use of Facebook group discussion platform to reflect on their teaching practices. This study adapted a qualitative approach which includes semi structured interview and document analysis of their Facebook group discussion platform in reflecting their teaching practicum experiences. Based on the findings, it was found that trainee teachers showed high interest in using Facebook in an academic setting. Due to certain features in Facebook that provided a systematic and structured organization of notifications, Facebook caters as a supportive virtual platform in promoting reflective practice as it provides moral support during teaching practicum session and it was able to create solidarity among them.
Facebook is one of the popular social networking websites which is not only popular because of its usage as a socializing platform, but also its role in educational setting. It has received much attention among educators and researchers who have been investigating the role of Facebook as a teaching tool. However, the roles that it can play in promoting learning are still being explored. This study investigated the use of Facebook, in preparing students before coming to lecture-based classes. This study involved 47 semester three students of Diploma in Teaching (Teaching English as a Second Language) of International Islamic University College Selangor (KUIS) whereby five of them were randomly selected to be interviewed. The data for this study was collected through interview sessions of five subjects. It was found that the use of Facebook has helped to make students more prepared as they became more engaged and motivated by participating actively in classroom discussion.
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