A Study of Teaching Practice Competency of Pre-service Teachers in 4-Year and 5-Year Programs in Elementary Education of Faculty of Education, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were to study and compare the teaching practice competency of pre-service teachers in the 4-year program to that of the 5-year program in Elementary Education of the Faculty of Education, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University. The research sample comprised 11 schools that had been used as a site for teaching practicum of the 4-year and 5-year Bachelor of Education students in Primary Education, derived by simple random sampling. The informants were 1) 11 school administrators, 2) 46 supervising teachers—21 teachers of 4-year program pre-service teachers and 25 teachers of 5-year program pre-service teachers, and 3) 6 university supervisors from the Elementary Education Program. The research instrument was an evaluation form on teaching practice competency.
          The research result revealed that 1) the teaching practice competency of pre-service teachers in both 4-year and 5-year programs was overall at the highest level. When considering each aspect, the competency in the aspects of learning management in specific subject areas, learner assessment, improvement and development, and classroom research for learner development were at the highest level; while the aspect of integrated learning management was at a high level. 2) There was no statistical difference in teaching practice competency of 4-year and 5-year pre-service teachers with the 95% confidence interval.