This study examined the distance teaching practices that early childhood preservice teachers chose for working with kindergarten students during the COVID-19 lockdown. The study involved 32 female preservice teachers studying at teacher training institutions in Israel. The study used the qualitative research method. The data analysis revealed that…

The ability of teachers to adopt inquiry-based learning depends to a large extent on their knowledge, skills, perception, and attitudes toward it. Therefore, it is important to explore the preservice teachers' experience of learning and teaching with this method, with the assistance and mediation of preservice teachers' educators. Preservice…

Given the great importance of integrating computers into kindergartens and the fact that today such integration has been implemented only partially, there is a need for research to examine the factors that make it difficult to achieve this end. Thus our study focused on the attitudes of preservice kindergarten teachers regarding the integration of…

Purpose: Education systems worldwide are facing the question whether to adopt the "Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)" approach and allow students to bring their personal laptops to school. The purpose of the study was to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using a laptop during lessons in schools and in institutions of higher…

Integration of blended learning environments into the learning process of teacher training may lead to the realization of an educational vision of creating a collaborative learning environment, with the aim to develop social-emotional skills and establish a learning community. The research question of this study was: What are the factors that…

Using video to record lessons conducted by pre-service teachers is easier today than it was in the past, opening the possibility opens for them to observe themselves and learn from their videotaped lessons. In this study, we examined how classroom video recording affected the reflective process, self-efficacy, and a sense of threat/challenge of…