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Modelling a practicum-based teacher professional development program in South Africa and moving it to scale, TPD

South Africa, 2024
Human Development (HD)
Dr Moses Ngware
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13. What aspects of the practicum program do you find effective and why? (open e (q13)

Data file: student teacher survey_v11_final_12062025

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1.⁠ ⁠Hands-on experience: Direct application of theoretical knowledge. 2.⁠ ⁠Mentorship: Guidance from experienced professionals. 3.⁠ ⁠Real-world projects: Relevant, practical, and impactful work. 4.⁠ ⁠Feedback and evaluation: Co
A practicum - it allows me to apply what I have learned in class of my field of study.
After class sessions, learners who don't understand gets to be assisted
All of them. I believe they all prepare us for real-life teaching situations
An effective practicum program combines hands-on experience, mentorship, and reflective feedback to bridge theory and practice, enhancing skill development.
Asking thoughtful questions
Assessment and reflection because i need to reflect on my experience and improve on what I lack
Assessment by mentor
Attendance
Attendance list, because it helps with accountability.
Being able to plan a lesson,l. Engaging with the learners and making sure that they understand.
Being able to teach in a classroom, getting experience and feedback from your mentor teacher. Experiencing the “real” work space
Being exposed to a real life teaching environment is very effective because as a student teacher i get to gain experience and evaluate if there theoretical teachings i am receiving in varsity are useful and effective and i get to apply the know
Being given the platform to teach, that's where I can apply my skills and knowledge gained from the school.
Being in a classroom and experiencing things out of theoretical parts
Being in class dealing with learners and have to understand different behaviors
Being intact with real people, understanding them and their ways of communicating. It helps better understand why they do things the way they do them.
Being on time, prepared, and open to learners and teachers
Being to co-teach
Better resources
Classroom diversity and mentorship
Classroom management and readiness Tim management Being exposed to leaners with different characters
Classroom management for example disciplining children and keeping their attention in class. Patience when interacting with the learners
Classroom managent opportunity and lesson presentation.
Classrooms management skills managing a classroom is a skill that can only be honed through experience.
Co teaching
Co teaching and extra murals activities
Co teaching because it prepares an individual for what to expect during teaching and learning.
Co teaching with mentor
Co teaching with other students
Co-teaching and presentation. Working with the learners and observing their learning process
Co-teaching with mentor teacher and planning lessons . Because it someoyat prepares me for teaching in my own classroom
Consistent exposure to teaching environment before having to teach on their own
Creative projects
Developing learners
Development of curriculum and lesson plans.
Discussion to clarify student roles allowing the students to be efficient and maximize their hands on learning experiences because this can be an effective feedback
Doing a preparation before class, so that I don't forget what I will teach.
Emotional because no one explains how draining it can be and how calmly you should handle the situation in the classroom.
Emotional, I wasn’t aware that the practicals would be emotionally effective
Engagement of real life interaction with teaching and learning
Engagement with the learner and parents , being able to socialize and understand how to deal with parental involvement.
Engaging with co-workers
Engaging with learners and getting to know them
Engaging with the kernels and learning from other teachers. Getting to know personal information about the learners
Engaging with young learners because you get to know how young children thinks and responds to certain challenges
Everything
Everything was effective,on how they communicate with us was helpful
Everything was fine during my practice
Excellence in academics ,because the teachers tend to acknowledge their hardworking through the experience of high pass rate in the school.
Experience and exposure to classroom environment and the school environment (interacting with other teachers and learning from them). You learnt different strategies of teaching and engaging the learners.
Experience, It's so great to be gaining knowledge on dealing with pupils
Exposure to practical teaching experience and helped become a better teacher.
Extra mural activities
Feedback from the mentor on how to improve teaching skills and lesson plans.
Firstly, the hands-on experience in real classroom settings is invaluable. It allows me to apply theoretical knowledge, observe how students respond, and adjust my teaching methods accordingly
For presenting in class: it was very effective based on the the method used during the class
Formulating lessons plans and teaching the class. You learn classmagement and improve your teaching skills.
Gain experience in preparing and teaching for a class. Better understanding of the school environment. E.g. Teacher - teacher/learner/ parent interactions
Gain skills and knowledge on classroom manage. So gain practical teaching experience.
Getting experience
Getting to observe how my mentor handles the classroom.
Given the opportunity to take over, because it helped me to know my weaknesses and also where to correct myself
Giving student teacher an opportunity to be taught
Good interpersonal skills
H
Hands on experience because practical applications of theoretical knowledge in a real world situations
Hands on experience, Mentorship , Lesson planning and peer collaboration
Hands on experiences which is one of the most effective elements is the opportunity for students to gain practical, hands-on experience in real-world settings.
Hands on teaching experience
Hands-on Experience: Practicums provide real-world teaching experience, allowing trainees to apply theoretical knowledge in classroom settings. This helps in developing practical skills, such as classroom management and lesson planning.
Hands-on experience, mentorship and feedback, diverse learner exposure and self assessment.
Hands-on experience, mentorship, reflective practice and collaboration
Hands-on experience: The program provides valuable hands-on experience in a real-world setting, allowing me to apply theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom.
Have a comprehensive orientation. Have a discussion to clarify student roles, allowing the student to be efficient and maximize their hands-on learning opportunities.
Have protected and supervised time that way everything works out perfectly
Having a mentor provides guidance, feedback, and support, which helps student teachers develop confidence and refine their teaching skills.
Having the knowledge of teaching learners
Having to learn new things at classroom, working together with learners, having to deal with different learners.
Having to teach by myself without the mentor in class.. because it helps me develop character of being a teacher and also helps in coming up with ideas on how I can manage a classroom
Helping other learners to creating future Being a role model
How we acknowledge the field of teaching and dealing with learners practically
I do not find any effective
I don't find any effective in practicum program
I find it useful and beneficial and it has a comprehensive orientation
I find several aspects of the practicum program particularly effective: * Mentorship: Having a dedicated mentor teacher provides invaluable guidance and support. They offer advice on lesson planning, classroom management, and student engagement
I find the matter of long time of being pn practical more effective and the fact that we don't have a psychological help after or before that.
I find the teaching part effective
I gain experience in the teaching world.
I get to learn a lot about teaching
I have grown my pedagogical skills
I use methods of presentation in class that were taught at the university
I was observing so I don't have a lot to say
Interacting with learners and the mentor.
Interacting with other student teachers to share ideas.
Interaction between me and my mentor It gives me more experience about the subject
Is experential learning experience that provides hand on training and real world application of skills
It Helps with the things we dont learn at the university, interms of how to teach, keeping up with a schedule, it basically enhances your skills.
It allows one to apply what you've learned during class in the field. I think practices also allows us to make sense of what we learned during lessons. Being in the classroom with learners makes us make sense of the content and knowledge we lea
It allows us students to share what we have learned in class to a real environment.
It helps me a lot in teaching practice
It helps you how to understand learners
It is a good school
It is close by
It was effective because they do things according to the school policy they listen to the principal
Its helps me be ready for the challenges that I will face as a qualified teacher
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Knowledgeable mentor, Got to know alot about being an educator
Language learning, I got to learn how to teach in different languages
Learned how to handle learners and to be prepared for class
Learned interpersonal skills and classroom management
Learners engagement in hands-on activities
Learning and teaching
Learning from experienced teachers
Learning how to guide the classroom, preparing lessons, preparing and marking assessments
Learning how to manage children.
Learning new things
Lesson plan because it helps me manage time in class
Lesson planning and delivery Because it helped me develop my instructional skills and adapt my teaching methods to meet the needs of diverse learners
Lesson planning, it is very detailed and it helps us with direction on what to take on daily prepation of classes. Lesson planning bridges the curriculum intent and daily teaching, which also helps in identifying key areas to improve on that a
Making learners understand more
Mentor is collaborative
Mentor provided the information, correct me and guided me
Mentorship
Mentorship - regular feedback and guidance from expirenced professionals enhanced my confidence
Mentorship and reflection and evaluation, it helps me to develop professional skills and confidence
Mentorship because I am getting guidance from experienced professionals.
Mentorship, getting regular feedback and guidance from experienced teachers.
None
Nothing
Observation and co-teaching helps a lot because as a student teacher you gain experience.
Observations and lesson plans, they were helpful in class preparations and knowing on topics to repeat for learners to understand better
Observing mentors when they are presenting lessons in class because you learn a lot from them
Observing the mentor and how they teach
Pedagogical knowledge
Practial lessons
Practical
Practical aspects make you more responsible and prepared for the future.
Practical experience helped better understand theory and improved teaching skills
Practical experience leading to gaining knowledge, teaching skills, and classmanagement. You become emotionally prepared for when you start teaching.
Prepares one to ensure if they will be able to be super teachers
Preparing at home in front of a mirror first so that when I'm in front of pupils I don't make mistakes
Preparing of lessons, the school being closer to home,
Presenting in class
Presenting in class is very effective because i can put the methods that I was taught at the university into practice
Presenting in class: Using methods taught at university and see their effectiveness
Presenting lessons to the children. During the lesson you can observe how children are different to another.
Readiness
Real life experience
Real-World Experience: Practicums provide students with hands-on experience, allowing them to apply theoretical knowledge in real-life situations. This bridge between theory and practice helps deepen understanding and boosts confidence in their
Real-world problem-solving as it addresses challenges
Reflection practice because it enables me to identify my strengths, weaknesses and area of improvement
Regular guidance and feedback from mentor
Regular guidance from mentor helps me refine skills and addresses challenges
Regular guidance from mentor helps me refine skills and gain valuable insights.
Respect
Selecting for our self e.g like foong tl the school to ask for space
Session before practicum
Spesenting in class. It is effective in class because i will be applying what i learned from the class
Staff meeting: real life experience of what to expect and challenges faced by teachers including home situations for learners e.g. Some learners did not have school uniforms due to financial issues and the school had to raise funds to buy them
Student teaching, it is effective because it is done 2 times in year which helps me to gain skills and experience for teaching
Taking practicals is not good as it drains us, I have to choose to be paid
Tasks that I do during my practicals
Teachers demonstrate
Teaching
Teaching alone without supervision
Teaching and learning aspect and classroom management
Teaching and learning; very interesting
Teaching because that's what I went for
Teaching experience
Teaching in Teaching and development of careculam.
Teaching in class and attending staff meetings as we got to learn more about teaching practice and learning from the other teachers.
Teaching in class and being involved in development of the curriculum.
Teaching in class and development of curriculum(participate in meetings on discussions of the curriculum)
Teaching in class and development of curriculum.
Teaching in class and development of curriculum/lesson plans
Teaching in class and development of lesson plans and curriculum
Teaching in class and development of the curriculum
Teaching in class and development of the curriculum and lesson plans.
Teaching in class and the development of curriculum
Teaching in class. Preparing lessons and engaging with learners, get to know possible future colleagues
Teaching in the classroom gives more confidence and knowledge
Teaching learners I felt developed
Teaching on my own
Teaching practice module. It is important because you can not become a teacher if you to not complete it.
Teaching the learners as it prepares you for the world of teaching
Teaching the learners because i gain more knowledge
Teaching the learners because i learn how to handle them and how to connect with learners
Teaching the subject in a manner learners understands They get good marks
Teamwok
The School have resources
The Setting Less numbers of students because I can get to know who is who
The activities done in and out of class.. because that's when you can spot out the abilities and talents of the children as we all know young ones learns more by playing so they don't get bored
The aspect of to apply what I learned during the class
The experience I get from my mentor and working with learners every year it is a blessing to me
The experience of co teaching
The extra curricular activities
The meetings with the stuff
The mentor being there to guide me whenever I need help and showing me how it is to be a teacher, I feel like that on its own is what every student teacher needs
The method for presenting in class . I find it effective because when I'm presenting I'm using methods that I was taught in class and see if they are effective .
The one for presenting in class I find it very effective when I present I use the way I was taught and put it in the presentation.
The one for presenting in class, because when i present in class i use methods of presentation taught at the university as theory and be able to see their effectiveness
The one for presenting in class,I find it very effective because when I am in class I use it
The practical application of skills learned during coursework allows for a deeper understanding of concepts and fosters confidence in real-world situations.
The practicum program is effective in several ways. It provides real-world teaching experience, allowing me to apply the theories and methods learned in a classroom setting. This hands-on approach helps me understand how to manage diverse learn
The practicum program offers valuable hands-on experience in real classroom settings. This practical application of theoretical knowledge allows me to see how various teaching strategies work in action, helping to reinforce and deepen my unders
The practicum program's effectiveness often lies in its hands-on approach, allowing participants to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world settings.
The school is competent
The school setting, there are written boards that indicate what is not allowed in school Board written:No bullying, No late coming. Read your books daily. It reminds learners of what is wrong and what is right
The school was not organized, Deputy principal introduced the card to Leaners when they go to toilet if found without a card you get suspended
The school was well organized and structured. All the teachers knew what is expected of them on the daily basis.
The structure mentorship provide by experience professionals offers invaluable guidance and real-world
The teaching methods used
They include:working with my mentor as I was able to get feedback and closely working with her. Lesson planning which I got opportunities to plan and execute lessons,using my theoratical knowledge into practice
They prepare us for the real life world situation, they place you in an instant where you as a teacher have to make your own decisions, and it makes sure you are ready for your profession.
They sharpen us for real life teaching
They use a different curriculum than CAPS or IEB. It’s called Funda Wande and is much better structured
To get to learn with what you see. School being organized
To stand in front of learners and teach them it gives you the opportunity to be prepared for the future
Understand the working environment, getting to know real world teaching experience
University selection
Videos explaining what is required for my practium
We are allowed to place ourselves
When I collaborate with my mentor teacher and we plan lessons
Where I hv to do the lesson myself - I get to see myself useful and my confidence level gets better and better
Where the mentor guides me on what to do and what not to do
Working with a mentor
Y
Yhe school is very good
You are given a chance to know what a real classroom feels like and you see different leaners with different learning levels
being involved with learners and learning about them, how they respond and their mannerisms. It helped me better understand them and now i know how to deal with situations and how to communicate better with them.
exposure to professional culture, mentorship and guidance, thus this are very crucial because having experienced mentors who can provide guidance, feedback, and support is crucial for building confidence in the field if study and being competen
exposure to real teaching environment and enhancing my skills as a student teacher
having to get a chance to teach on my own so that I can have experience
observation, you get to see how teaching is done and how qualified teachers conduct themselves in the workplace
observing
team work
the school based cause that where you find real and engage to more real thing
work in class and help with lessons
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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