Conferencing Sessions in 'KBKK (Kerja Kursus Berpotfolio)': How Do Trainees Teachers View Them?
The focus of this paper is to gain some insights into the portfolio conferences used by trainees while working on their KKB (portfolio coursework). A number of literature has stated the importance of conferencing in the process of a portfolio program. Farr and Tone (1994) stated 'successful use of portfolios depends on them (portfolio conferences)'. The study was carried our on 34 English Language trainee teachers. They indicated that conferencing sessions were helpful in helping them to improve their language and communication skills. The study showed that trainees' and mentors' support for each other was important in ensuring that the coursework was completed. The approach used in carrying out the conferencing promoted collaborative and cooperative learning among the trainees. These sessions created opportunities for them to increase their commitment to self-evaluation, self-direction and to establish goals and priorities - elements essential to the completion of their coursework and for their professional development and growth. However, they expressed that the question of the suitability of venue and the scheduling of conferencing time needed to be addressed. These sessions were informally scheduled and were carried outside class contact hours. Some trainees pointed that this caused some difficulties in planning and organizing sessions with their mentors as well as with their group members, particularly as they had to try to fit the sessions to accommodate everyone's time. It is therefore recommended that sessions should be formally scheduled into the timetable. A formal schedule as well as a structured approach of conducting the sessions could give the trainees' portfolios and their individual analysis of their portfolio a kind of weight, importance, or endorsement that they would otherwise not have. |
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Gain some insights into the portfolio conferences used by trainees while working on their KKB (portfolio coursework)
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This study was carried out on 34 PI/KT trainee teachers. They were working on their English KKB coursework from February to April, 1999.
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