Experiences from the course “Pedagogical Intervention in Preschool Education”: the vision from the faculty trainers, preschool teachers and students

As part of the educational formation of students from II level of the Associate dregree, from the Pedagogy major with an emphasis on preschool teaching from Universidad Nacional. There is a course named “Pedagogical Intervention in Early Childhood Education” which carries out the process of the intensive practicum. In this article you will find a review of the program’s objetives, experiences and challenges, taking the experiences from the academic team, who have guided this process over the past two years, and the point of views from students and preschool teachers.

Attention to Diversity from an Interdisciplinary Perspective: Results from the Final Graduation Project from a Group of Students Majoring in Preschool Education and Special Education

Nowadays, the topic of diversity is being studied, particularly in the field of the formation of future educators, where it is clearly evident in each one of the students. In order to understand this concept and meet the challenges it demands, this investigation, through the experience of action research, looks for a real picture of how this diversity is served in Guanacaste’s rural contexts. This is accomplished by identifying those ways to guide a better teachers’ work, and by taking into account the educational planning and the participation of the different sectors involved in the process of teaching and learning.

Strategies to Promote Research and Logical Reasoning in the Teaching of Mathematics in the Schools

The purpose of this paper is to raise a debate on the urgent need for teachers to generate innovative situations in the teaching-learning process, in the field of Mathematics, as a way for students to develop logical reasoning and research skills applicable to everyday situations. It includes some statistical data and possible reasons for the poor performance and dissatisfaction of students towards Mathematics. Since teachers are called to offer meaningful and functional learning experiences to students, in order to promote the pleasure of learning, teacher training should include experiences that can be put into practice by teachers in the education centers. This paper includes a work proposal for Mathematics Teaching to generate discussion, curiosity and logical reasoning in students, together with the Mathematical problem solving study.

Relevant Aspects on Teaching Probability and Statistics in Basic General Education

Probability and Statistics were included in the Basic General Education curricula by the Ministry of Public Education (Costa Rica), since 1995. To analyze the teaching reality in these fields, a research was conducted in two educational regions of the country: Heredia and Pérez Zeledón. The survey included university training and updating processes of teachers teaching Statistics and Probability in the schools. The research demonstrated the limited university training in these fields, the dissatisfaction of teachers about it, and the poor support of training institutions to their professional exercise.

Pedagogical Mediation for the Autonomy of Future Professionals in Teacher Training

This article studies the importance of pedagogical mediation in helping first-year students in the Teacher Training area to advance from intellectual heteronomy to intellectual autonomy. It explains some strategies and experiences implemented by the authors. It focuses on the need of paying attention to students in order to understand their expectations, opinions and previous experiences as a basis for developing different topics and concepts, to favor an actual free participation in the pedagogical mediation dynamics and, consequently, opportunities for students to express themselves with autonomy. The aforementioned strategies allow for the transition from a pedagogy centered on teaching to a pedagogy centered on learning, in such a way that the future educator becomes a protagonist in his/her formation and constructs his/her own intellectual identity, based on the concept of action-reflection-action. The authors of this article consider that the first year in higher education is a privileged opportunity to develop the autonomy of future teachers, and, as stated by Freire (2004), the respect for autonomy is an ethical imperative.

Competencies Required in Education Research and Teaching Systematization according to Students from the Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education Programs of the University of Costa Rica

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of two online forums carried out with the participation of 42 students of the Licenciaturas  in Preschool Education, Primary Education and Secondary Education of the University of Costa Rica. The main purpose of the forums was to determine the insights of the participant students about the competencies they have achieved in the field of education research, and which have been the essential tools for them to systematize their own teaching practices. The discussion forums were part of the course FD5091 Métodos de Investigación Educativa [Education Research Methods] of the School of Teacher Education, delivered from March-April 2010.  Of the sample, 60 percent were students of the Preschool teaching program, 35 percent were from the Primary Education teaching program and 5 percent were from the Secondary Education teaching program in the fields of Science, Mathematics and Social Studies. According to the insights and beliefs showed by the participants –both, the future teachers and the profession practitioners–, there are no opportunities for research or systematization of their own teaching mediation, in the current work situation.(1) Translator’s Note: In Costa Rica, the “Licenciatura” is a one-year post-Bachelor study program, usually including thesis. “Primary Education” refers to students from the 1st to 6th grades, and “Secondary Education” refers to students from the 7th to 11th grades.

THE PIBID AS ITS STUDENTS: CONTRIBUTIONS IN INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING

On this qualitative and interpretative paper, we analyze what contributions of Scholarship Program Initiation to Teaching (PIBID), funded by CAPES, has given to the formation of their fellows in UNIOESTE, considering the enactment of Law 12,796, of 4 April 2013 amending the text of the Guidelines and Framework Law 9394/96 to include the PIBID, now considered in the country a program of Public Policy which aims to encourage the training of professional teachers to act in public basic education. We conducted semistructured interviews with academic students of the subproject Spanish PIBID UNIOESTE to verify the potential of the program and how they evaluate their participation in PIBID regarding your training. We’ve used as the theoretical studies regarding initial teacher training (GATTI (2010, 2012), GATTI; BARRETTO; ANDRÉ (2011)), studies evaluating subprojects PIBID program (MATTHEW; KADRI EL, Silva (2013)) and official documents such as National Curriculum Guidelines for Teacher Education (2002), the National Policy on Education Professionals Teaching of Basic Education (2009) and decrees that provide for the PIBID. The analysis reveals a very positive perception of the contributions PIBID in teacher training.

La formación inicial del docente en trabajo como eje transversal.

Evaluar la práctica y el conocimiento de los docentes venezolanos sobre el trabajo como eje transversal y hacer una propuesta para formación inicial sobre el tratamiento de este eje. Realidad educativa venezolana. En una primera parte se describe la educación y su vinculación económica. En una segunda parte se escribe el trabajo y su implicación en el desarrollo de la sociedad. En una tercera parte se hace una descripción de los conceptos de estado, globalización y educación. En una cuarta parte se explican los ejes transversales como realidad educativa. En una quinta parte se explican las propuestas del Ministerio de Educación Venezolano para mejorar la educación. En la siguiente parte se explica la organización flexible y el eje transversal. En la séptima parte se expone la formación inicial del docente en el trabajo como eje transversal en Venezuela. En la octava parte se expone el diseño del estudio. En la novena se explican los resultados obtenidos. Por último se explican las conclusiones de la tesis. Los maestros no manejan el trabajo como eje transversal.

Afectos y demostraciones geométricas en la formación inicial docente.

Resumen tomado de la publicación

Formación inicial y permanente del docente.

El artículo forma parte de un dossier titulado: El sistema educativo alemán

La profesión docente en Europa : perfil, tendencia y problemática : la formación inicial.

. Número monográfico con el título: La tarea de enseñar: atraer, formar, retener y desarrollar buen profesorado. El presente artículo forma parte del capítulo: Comentarios a los Informes EURYDICE y OCDE sobre la cuestión docente. Resumen tomado de la publicación

Investigar desde el método biográfico-narrativo : análisis de las percepciones de un docente a lo largo de su vida profesional en relación a su formación inicial y continua como variable de desarrollo profesional.

El uso de técnicas biográficas en la investigación educativa facilita la comprensión del punto de vista del biografiado, el ambiente socio-cultural que le rodea y la secuencia de experiencias pasadas. El objetivo es destacar la importancia reflexivo-formativa que tienen las autobiografías, diarios de clase, etc. dentro del campo educativo, ya que pueden servir para formar e investigar dentro de la línea del Desarrollo Profesional de los Docentes y convertirse así en un elemento heurístico que permita evolucionar la práctica docente y dotarle de mayores procesos reflexivos.

Emancipación y tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación en la formación inicial del profesorado : un análisis de mi práctica docente universitaria.

Monográfico con el título: la investigación y la innovación universitaria, un campo emergente y en coordinación

Estilos de Aprendizaje en la Formación Inicial Docente.

Resumen basado en el de la publicación

La formación inicial docente : hacia un enfoque por competencias.

El artículo forma parte de un monográfico de la revista dedicado a la educación por competencias