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¶

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q2 i? The analysis revealed a contradiction between trainees' and trainers' responses on Items 4, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23 and 25. → Ali Al-Issa & Ali Al-Bulushi 2010 q2 i? The authors attribute the contradiction partly to the 39 per cent response rate and to respondents having been trained by only some trainers. → 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/

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Conclusion section of the survey study. "a contradiction between the trainees’ responses on one hand and those of the trainers on the other" on ten named items; the authors link this to a lack of coordination among trainers in selecting and implementing reflection approaches.

"The analysis and discussion of the data have revealed that there is a contradiction between the trainees’ responses on one hand and those of the trainers on the other in relation to Items 4, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23 and 25."

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/

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Authors' stated possible explanations in the Conclusion: "more than half of the trainees did not complete the questionnaire", and respondents were "taught and trained by certain trainers and not by others".

"One possible reason for this contradiction is that more than half of the trainees did not complete the questionnaire. Another could be that the trainees who did so were taught and trained by certain trainers and not by others."

Discussion¶

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