International Journal in Management & Social Science
Year : 2015, Volume : 3, Issue : 6
First page : ( 147) Last page : ( 163)
Online ISSN : 2321-1784.

Identification of Best Practices in Transfer of Training in Teacher Education as Perceived by Teacher Trainees

Dr. Grover Vijay Kumar

Associate Professor DAV College of Education, Abohar, Punja

Online published on 22 June, 2018.

Abstract

This paper is devoted to investigate best practices for transfer of training as perceived by teacher trainees. It is thought that it would be best to study the subject from point of view of customer of the service. An opinionnaire was developed and standardised which could be scored for preference on different training practices as perceived by the participants. Data was analysed by utilising cluster analysis to make group of items which were dubbed (named) after studying nature of items. These groups of items formed factors running under the concept under investigation. Items in these groups are ranked ordered to understand nature and preference of trainees for practices. Also factors are ranked ordered on the basis of average score for the items as well as factors. On the basis of these rankings and t-test across attribute variables research questions were answered. It has been found that best practices for teacher training as perceived by the trainees could be classified in terms of six (Training in technical skills, Training in content accuracy and management skills, Teacher led monitoring, Training in relation management, Training in preparation and use of teaching aids and Training in presentation skills), four (Student concern, Content concern, Tool concern, Technique concern) and finally two (Task & Relation) factors. Also it is found that preference for practices in teacher training do not differ significantly across attribute variables-Gender, Locality and Experience. Study revealed that teacher trainees endorse practices in vogue as well as want to include emerging practices involving technology and techniques.

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Keywords

Teacher education, teaching practice, training, transfer of training, teacher trainees.

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