Beliefs on the teacher professionalism and teaching models in initial teacher education

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to know student teachers’ beliefs on the teaching profession as well as its relation with diverse teaching methods. A Likert scale questionnaire collected the opinions of 361 students enrolled in the master’s degree in secondary education teacher training. A descriptive methodology was applied through a questionnaire in order to collect the data. The most extended beliefs concerning the teaching profession are identified, emphasising future teachers’ interests in more practical teaching and student-centred approach. This investigation highlights the importance of including within the curriculum of pre-service secondary education teachers, activities that enable students reflect about their own beliefs regarding the teaching profession for the reasons that they are decisive to introduce changes in the teacher training curriculum.

摘要 本研究旨在探究职前中学教师对教师职业的信念，及其与多元教学方法的关联。研究采用李克特量表（Likert scale）问卷，收集了361名攻读中学教师教育硕士学位学生的调研意见。本研究采用描述性研究方法，通过问卷采集调研数据。研究明确了当前职前教师群体中最普遍的职业信念，重点关注到准教师对更具实践性的教学模式与以学生为中心的教学方法的偏好。本研究强调，在中学职前教师的培养课程中，设置能让学生反思自身职业信念的教学活动至关重要——究其原因，这类信念对教师培养课程的改革具有决定性作用。