REFLECTIVE PRACTICE TRAINING EFFECT ON THE ATTITUDE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS TOWARDS TEACHING

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Keywords: attitude towards teaching, reflective practice, prospective teacher, training, effect

Abstract: Teaching and learning in this technological advanced era are full of challenges. In order to cope with these challenges that are associated with professional development of prospective teachers; there is a desire need to consider the efficiency of their teaching practicum critical and decisive factor. The main purpose of this research was to find out the effect of reflective practices training on the attitude of prospective teachers towards teaching. The nature of this research was experimental. Total 80 students selected from 2 universities for experiment. Both groups were asked to complete the Teacher Attitude toward Teaching Scale (TATTS) before intervention and after intervention. Both groups were offered subject of Reflective Practices in their semester VI. Reflective practices training module was developed by the researcher. Experimental group was taught through this module comprised practical activities regarding reflective practices.. Independent t -test was used to find the difference between two groups. The findings suggest that prospective teacher’s attitude toward teaching were significantly different after getting reflective practices training. Above mentioned findings indicate the importance of reflective practices training for bringing change in prospective teacher’s attitude towards teaching and bridging the gap between theory and practice.