Assessment of Pre-service Teachers on the Practice Teaching Program Inputs for Program Enhancement

Teaching is regarded as the most important of all professions as the other professions highly depend on teachers. As such, proper training of future teachers is of equal importance as it acquaints the pre-service teachers to the reality of the world of work in the classroom. Thus, this descriptive study was conducted to ascertain the assessment of Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education pre-service teachers on the Practice Teaching Program in one state college in the Philippines. A total of 64 pre-service teachers, 48 BEEd and 16 BSEd, were involved as respondents in the study. Findings of this study revealed that both the BEEd and BSEd pre-service teachers had favorable perceptions toward the implementation of the Practice Teaching Program as to Orientation Activities, Rapport with the School Community, Practicum Site, Auxiliary Services, and Activities of Pre-Service Teachers. Assessments of the two groups of pre-service teachers on the program along the five aspects did not significantly differ. The study yields vital implications to the Teacher Education Institutions as it encourages them, through their curriculum experts and program implementers, to revisit and enhance their existing Teacher Education Curriculum in order to make it more responsive to the changing needs of the teaching profession. Furthermore, it also encourages the teaching community, especially the pre-service teachers, to take an active involvement in the design, implementation, and evaluation to ensure the successful implementation of the program.

Keywords: assessment, pre-service teachers, practice teaching program