Abstract
The purpose of the study was to seek a way to strengthen student teachers’ understanding of the complex nature of teaching and increase their competence in solving problems. To accomplish our goal, we embarked upon a study to explore on a computer-mediated conferencing group model enriched with constructivist principles and features of a community of learners. The study is guided by two major models: Problem Solving Approach Model and Interaction Analysis Model (IAM) for Computer-Mediated Communication rooted in social constructivist theory. This study also is aimed at assessing the quality of interaction by means of IAM for examining social construction of knowledge, and of learning experiences of student teachers during computer conferencing while learning problem-solving skills. Implications and suggestions for teacher educators will be offered.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - Nov 1 2013 |
Disciplines
- Educational Administration and Supervision
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
- Educational Leadership
Keywords
- Computer-Mediated Communication
- Constructivist principle
- Interaction analysis model
- Problem solving approach
- Student teaching