Pre-Service Teachers’ Levels Of Reflective Writing Through Weblogs
Volume 7 - Issue 4, April 2024 Edition
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Author(s)
Joy D. Talens
Keywords
levels of reflective writing, weblogs, pre-service teachers
Abstract
One medium to express students’ reflection in the teacher education program is through weblogs found in various social media platforms. Weblog as medium for students’ reflection has been found to have a positive impact in the teaching – learning process. Thus, this study investigated the contents of the pre – service teachers’ reflective writings through weblogs and their levels of reflection in the course Teaching Geography and Natural Resources. Each paragraph or occurrence in the weblogs were analyzed through the identified codes. These reflections were distributed across levels of reflection. Although there were few occurrences categorized as non – reflective writing, still it is worthy to consider that these weblogs are leading to the next level, which is the beginning level of reflective writing. Thus, a rubric to determine the reflective level of students using blogs and procedures on weblogging as requirements for reflecting thinking is being proposed.
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[18] Joy Talens is a graduate of Doctor of Philosophy in Education with Specialization in Educational Management and Master of Arts in Education with Specialization in Science Education Philippine Normal University. She earned her Bachelor of Secondary Education major in General Science (1994), Sacred Heart College, Lucena City, Philippines and completed a course on Management of Marine Biodiversity in the University of the Philippines – Diliman (2011).
[19] Presently, she is a full professor in the Education Department, College of Education, Arts and Sciences of De La Salle Lipa.
[20] Her research interests focus on science education, pre – service teachers’ preparation, in-service training in educational management, assessment and pedagogy, scale development, action research and research culture which had been funded internally and externally by funding agencies such as CHED, PEAC - FAPE and Conservation International.
