Informatologia, Vol. 40 No. 2, 2007.
Professional paper
Training in Methodology for Future Primary School Teachers (Grades 1-4) on Teaching Fine Arts to Pupils
Anita Rončević
Sonja Ivić
Linda Juraković
Abstract
Each society creates its education policy that provides the basis of the system of education and training, and trains staff needed for its implementation: pre-school teachers, teachers and professors.Socio-cultural and individual prerequisites have been merged with the stages of the education process: planning, organization, implementation and evaluation. The essence of evaluation is to express achievements related to pupils' development by identifying realistic teaching aims and tasks i.e. concretization. In addition, the tendency is to upgrade the teaching process. These teaching abilities are acquired in the higher education process and in the course of work with primary school pupils. The subject-matter of our research is the evaluation of methodology training of students in the program for primary school teachers (grades 1-4). The aim is to create teachers focused on development, putting traditional teaching behind us, and upgrading students’ practical experience in methodology.The humanistic approach to training of future teachers for work with children presents a key prerequisite for the quality of the teaching process. We have conducted research on all actors of practical work in methodology: pupils, teachers-mentors, a methodology professor, and students.The results have shown that practical work in fine arts methodology has a significant role in professional training of students in the program for primary school teachers (grades 1-4), and that it has been under-represented in the curriculum and syllabus.It should be emphasized that all actors of practical work in methodology benefit from it: in terms of pupils the presence of students creates some dynamics in the teaching process; students are trained for their work with children; teachers-mentors obtain new theoretical knowledge, ideas i.e. incentives for work and continuous education; while a methodology professor follows the work of each student, and reviews his/her teaching.
Keywords
evaluation; methodology training of students; personal qualifications; professional qualifications; teacher; mentor
Hrčak ID:
13379
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Publication date:
15.6.2007.
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