Open AccessTEACHING BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF TEACHER-EDUCATORS TEACHING IN B.ED. HONS. ELEMENTARY AT A PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITY IN GILGIT CITY
Author(s) -
Dil Angaiz,
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Shazia Kanwal,
Salma Jan,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-3137
pISSN - 2710-3129
DOI - 10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.266
Subject(s) - summative assessment , formative assessment , psychology , mathematics education , pedagogy , variety (cybernetics) , qualitative research , population , public university , sociology , mathematics , political science , social science , statistics , demography , public administration
The purpose of this research study was to examine the teaching beliefs and practices of teacher educators teaching in B.Ed. Hons regarding elementary program in a public sector university in Gilgit city. Within qualitative research, case study design was employed to conduct the research study. Ten teacher educators were selected from within a total population of seventeen teacher educators teaching in the B.Ed. Hons. Elementary program was selected through convenient sampling technique. Research tools included descriptive interview questionnaire, and document analysis. Findings of the study revealed that teachers seemed to believe in variety of teaching strategies and emphasized on giving feedback to students along with other formative and summative assessment strategies. Findings indicated effect of teacher preparation programs in changing teachers' beliefs and practices. However, there appears to be inconsistency in teachers' beliefs and practices. Future research should explore the variation between beliefs and practices. Key Terms: Pedagogical beliefs and practices, Teacher educators, Elementary programs, Public university, Teaching learning