Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Classroom Practice in a Virtual World: A Pilot Study Using Second Life.
Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Classroom Practice in a Virtual World: A Pilot Study Using Second Life.
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为职前教师在虚拟世界中进行课堂实践做好准备：利用“第二人生”进行的试点研究。
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2013
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Ben Cleland
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T. Muir;J. Allen;C. Rayner;Ben Cleland
许多职前教师觉得自己还没有准备好教有不同需求和能力的学生，在进行实习体验时，他们继续关注课堂行为管理。为了解决这些问题，教师教育工作者探索了其他教学方法，包括基于计算机的模拟和沉浸在虚拟世界中。本文报告了一项试点研究的结果，该研究由八名职前教师进行，他们在第二人生（SL）™中创建的虚拟教室中操作化身。职前教师能够让学生扮演不同行为的角色，并就他们的经历进行反思性讨论。结果显示，职前教师很高兴有机会参与真实的课堂体验，而不会影响“真正的”学生，但事实证明，SL平台在实现理想教学法的某些方面存在局限性。本初步研究的结果与改善职前教师的实习准备有关。
Many pre-service teachers feel under-prepared to teach students with a diverse range of needs and abilities and continue to be concerned about classroom behaviour management when undertaking practicum experiences. In order to address these concerns, teacher educators have explored alternative pedagogical approaches, including computer based simulations and immersion in virtual worlds. This paper reports on the results of a pilot study conducted with eight pre-service teachers who operated avatars in a virtual classroom created within Second Life (SL)™. The pre-service teachers were able to role-play students with a diverse range of behaviours and engage in reflective discussion about their experiences. The results showed that the pre-service teachers appreciated the opportunity to engage in an authentic classroom experience without impacting on "real" students, but that the platform of SL proved limiting in enacting certain aspects of desired teaching pedagogy. The findings of this pilot study are discussed in relation to improving the preparation of pre-service teachers for practicum.