Pre-service teachers struggle with instructional design and lesson planning despite existing standards and coursework¶

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q1 i? Prior Thai studies and the authors' own qualitative data indicate pre-service teachers encounter difficulties in lesson plan writing, designing engaging activities, sequencing instructional steps, and selecting appropriate methods and media. → Khaewphuang 2025

Evidence¶

Khaewphuang 2025¶

Khaewphuang, P., & Nuangchalerm, P. (2025). Components and Indicators of Instructional Design Competence for Thai Pre-Service Teachers. Journal of Practical Studies in Education, 6(2), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.46809/jpse.v6i2.97

q1 · i? · associational · r2

The article cites prior Thai studies (Pornviriyasakul 2011; Chaowakiratipong 2017; Kerdnate & Phueadchantheuk 2020) and the authors' own interviews and lesson-plan analyses from second-year pre-service teachers, reporting difficulties in designing engaging activities and writing lesson plans.

"Pornviriyasakul (2011) found that during their teaching practicum, pre-service teachers encountered difficulties in instructional design, lesson plan writing, devising engaging learning activities, and sequencing instructional steps."

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