studying the Problems Concerning the Internship (Teaching Practice) Course from the Farhangian University Students' Point of View

Authors
Heshmatollah Mortazavizadeh 1
Ahmad Reza Nasr Isfahani 2
1 farhagian university
2 University Isfahan
10.52547/erj.4.34.60
Abstract
Abstract

Internship is the apex of teacher training which converts learning situations into pportunities for the student-teacher's success.The present paper aims at identifying the problems concerning the internship (teaching practice) course in Farhangian University and finding appropriate solutions to overcome them in order to improve the quality of the internship course to prepare student teachers to get into the profession of teaching. Questionnaires were used to collect data for the present descriptive research. The participants in the research are the same as the whole statistical population. For data analysis, frequency and frequency percentage in descriptive statistics were used. Findings show that the most important problems regarding the internship course are observing teachers in urban schools while having their initial employment in rural ones, teachers' lack of time for discussion with the students on reviewing and criticizing teaching methods and on overcoming the potential problems, school teachers' insufficient skills in using media and new educational technologies, school teachers' low understanding of the educational theories, developmental psychology, and learning theories, and finally school teachers' insufficient mastering on using appropriate teaching methods and models.
Keywords
internship
teaching practice
Farhangian University
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