Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor

This study was carried out to determine the aspects of effective reflective practice from the perspectives of the teachers and SISC+ officers, to explore the current reflective practice among English language teachers in a secondary school in Kulai and to investigate the perceptions of the teachers...

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Main Author: Indiran, Nandini
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2021
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spelling my-utm-ep.1026182023-09-09T01:59:01Z Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor 2021 Indiran, Nandini H Social Sciences (General) This study was carried out to determine the aspects of effective reflective practice from the perspectives of the teachers and SISC+ officers, to explore the current reflective practice among English language teachers in a secondary school in Kulai and to investigate the perceptions of the teachers towards the SISC+ officers in supporting reflective practice among the teachers. The respondents of this study consisted of the English language teachers in a secondary school in Kulai and SISC+ Officers in Kulai district. This study was done qualitatively through document analysis of reflections written by the teachers, focus groups conducted among the English language teachers and semi-structured interviews with the SISC+ Officers. The data gathered were analysed qualitatively. The findings of this study show that the teachers and SISC+ Officers believe that having the ability to reflect on the lessons should be continuous, consistent and timely to empower future learning. The findings also show that the teachers display a high level of reflective practice in their daily teaching. In addition, the findings also reveal that the SISC+ Officers play a vital role in supporting reflective practice among teachers. Two-pronged approach should be developed to further strengthen the support system between the SISC+ Officers and teachers. Further longitudinal study should be carried out with the addition of journal writing to gauge if the teachers’ self-belief change over the course of time. 2021 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/102618/ http://eprints.utm.my/102618/1/NandiniIndiranMSP2021.pdf.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:150444 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities - School of Education
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Indiran, Nandini
Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor
description This study was carried out to determine the aspects of effective reflective practice from the perspectives of the teachers and SISC+ officers, to explore the current reflective practice among English language teachers in a secondary school in Kulai and to investigate the perceptions of the teachers towards the SISC+ officers in supporting reflective practice among the teachers. The respondents of this study consisted of the English language teachers in a secondary school in Kulai and SISC+ Officers in Kulai district. This study was done qualitatively through document analysis of reflections written by the teachers, focus groups conducted among the English language teachers and semi-structured interviews with the SISC+ Officers. The data gathered were analysed qualitatively. The findings of this study show that the teachers and SISC+ Officers believe that having the ability to reflect on the lessons should be continuous, consistent and timely to empower future learning. The findings also show that the teachers display a high level of reflective practice in their daily teaching. In addition, the findings also reveal that the SISC+ Officers play a vital role in supporting reflective practice among teachers. Two-pronged approach should be developed to further strengthen the support system between the SISC+ Officers and teachers. Further longitudinal study should be carried out with the addition of journal writing to gauge if the teachers’ self-belief change over the course of time.
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title Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor
title_short Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor
title_full Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor
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title_full_unstemmed Reflective practice among in-service English teachers in a secondary school in Johor
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