The role of ePortfolios in supporting vocational teacher students’ learning

Authors

  • Liana Roos
  • Karmen Trasberg
  • Diana Eller
  • Karmen Kalk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2022.10.1.05

Keywords:

ePortfolio, student teachers, vocational teacher, professional standard

Abstract

Siinses uurimuses seati eesmärgiks selgitada välja kutseõpetajakoolituse üliõpilaste arusaamad kutsestandardile toetuva e-portfoolio rollist õpingute toetamisel ning nende kogemused e-portfoolio koostamise protsessis. Viie fookusrühma intervjuu (n = 19) induktiivse sisuanalüüsi tulemused näitavad, et kutsestandardile toetuvat e-portfooliot kogetakse õpingute teljena, mis muudab nähtavaks varasema erialase töökogemuse, õppimise ja arengu ning kujundab arusaama kutseõpetaja elukutsest. Samas rõhutavad tulemused e-portfoolio lõimimise olulisust kutseõpetaja bakalaureuseõppekavasse ning vajadust tõhustada juhendamist eeskätt protsessi alguses, et toetada üliõpilaste toimetulekut e-portfoolio avatud olemuse ning kohati vastuoluliste eesmärkidega.

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2022-05-01

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Roos, L., Trasberg, K., Eller, D., & Kalk, K. (2022). The role of ePortfolios in supporting vocational teacher students’ learning. Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri. Estonian Journal of Education, 10(1), 90–117. https://doi.org/10.12697/eha.2022.10.1.05

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