Some SQU ELT trainers used prescriptive practices contrary to reflective preparation: telling trainees how to teach (74.2% agreement), restricting lesson planning to the teachers guide (53.4%), and training them to teach only the national textbook (66.8%)¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 74.2 per cent of trainees agreed their trainers told them how to teach, and five trainers agreed they did so, which the authors call contrary to preparing a reflective practitioner. → Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi 2010 q2 i? 53.4 per cent of trainees agreed their trainers asked them to use only the teachers guide to plan lessons, and 66.8 per cent agreed they were trained to teach the national textbook. → Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi 2010 (2)

Evidence¶

Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi 2010¶

Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi. (2010). Training English Language Student Teachers to Become Reflective Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol 35, 4. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajtec/vol35/iss4/4/

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Survey findings, reflection-through-formal-instruction theme, Item 5. "74.2 per cent of the trainees agreed that their trainers told them how to teach"; five of the seven responding trainers agreed. A student comment reported trainers making choices on behalf of trainees about what and how to teach.

"In Item 5, 74.2 per cent of the trainees agreed that their trainers told them how to teach and five trainers agreed that they told their student teachers how to teach, which is contrary to the preparation of a reflective practitioner."

Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi 2010 (2)¶

Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi. (2010). Training English Language Student Teachers to Become Reflective Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol 35, 4. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajtec/vol35/iss4/4/

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Survey findings, reflection-through-practical-experience theme, Items 17–18. "53.4 per cent of the trainees agreed that their trainers asked them to use only the teachers guide" and "66.8 per cent agreed that their trainers trained them to teach the national textbook"; six trainers disagreed on Item 17 while six agreed on Item 18.

"in Item 17, 53.4 per cent of the trainees agreed that their trainers asked them to use only the teachers guide to plan their lessons and in Item 18, 66.8 per cent agreed that their trainers trained them to teach the national textbook."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Trainee and trainer responses contradicted each other on ten questionnaire items (4, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25), suggesting a lack of coordination among trainers
• SQU ELT trainers encouraged peer observation and same-day feedback sessions, with 78.9% of trainees agreeing trainers encouraged class visits and 81.9% agreeing feedback came the same day as observation — related
• Gaps in reflective training: 42.9 per cent of trainees had not experienced on-line collaborative talk and 42 per cent had not been asked to produce written assignments about ELT in Oman — related