Reflective Thinking Practices among Pre-Service Teachers: Comparison between Malaysia and Australia

Autor/inn/en	Choy, Siew Chee; Dinham, Judith; Yim, Joanne Sau-Ching; Williams, Paul
Titel	Reflective Thinking Practices among Pre-Service Teachers: Comparison between Malaysia and Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46 (2021) 2, S.1-15, Artikel 1 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-517X
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Comparative Education; Foreign Countries; Reflective Teaching; Lifelong Learning; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Self Concept; Thinking Skills; Reflection; Cultural Differences; Malaysia; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausland; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Selbstkonzept; Denkfähigkeit; Kultureller Unterschied; Australien
Abstract	Reflective practices are considered an important part of a pre-service teachers' (PSTs) professional learning experiences. However, there has been much criticisms on its efficacy as a learning tool for teacher professional development. This paper will relate a study that was designed to compare reflective teaching practices in two culturally different countries, namely Malaysia and Australia. These two countries were chosen as they offered an opportunity to study differences in reflective thinking practices from an Asian and a Western cultural perspective among PSTs. The study used a framework using five constructs: lifelong learning skills, self-assessment, self-belief, teaching awareness, and reflective thinking. The sample consisted of 387 Malaysian PSTs and 378 Australian PSTs who are enrolled in Bachelor level programmes. The results clearly indicate that while reflective thinking is emphasised in the teacher education programmes, the conceptualisation of the process of reflective thinking between the two cohorts of PSTs are very different. Limitations and implications for practice are discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01