Edukologijos (pradinio ugdymo) studijų programos studentų praktikantų problemos ir paramos poreikiai

Abstract

In the Master’s study ”The problems and need for help among students practicing at school, studying according to the programme of educology (primary education)” scientific, pedagogical and psychological literature, referred to the appointment of a guardian to trainee-teachers is being discussed. A theory and practice problem in teachers’ preparation is being discussed as well as the problems of organising pedagogical practice in Lithuania, possible ways of their solution. The importance of communication and reflection of a pedagogue is also dealt with. An investigation is going on in the study about the problems students face during their pedagogical practice at school. On the data of carried out numerous research it is stated that both university and college students have difficulties during their pedagogical practice while integrating themselves into school-life, communicating with hyperactive schoolchildren, formulating lesson tasks and finding ways how to solve communicaton problems both between pupils and teachers. College students tend to overestimate themselves in pedagogical work. University students, whose psychological preparation is better, evaluate themselves more critically, they are more inclined to analyse their work and solve their problems by themselves. The study also analyses problems that teachers-experts, who have trainees in primary classes, face. According to the data of qualitative research, pedagogues willingly help students to integrate into school-life, but trainees most often break down the existing work rythm which results in a worse quality of lessons. The majority of pedagogues declare that the trainees’ preparation to work at school is insufficient. They lack psychological skills, especially the ability to command the class, are not able to foresee possible situations during the lessons. This often hinders them to organise a succesful teaching process. A hypothesis is put forward in this study that, on the one hand, the majority of trainees during their pedagogical practice experience stress and fear-thus the aid of an experienced warden is necessary. On the other hand, pedagogues taking care of trainees are not specially prepared to fulfill the functions of guardianship. The hypothesis is confirmed in this study.