ERIC Number: EJ1456976
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
EISSN: EISSN-1467-8535
Preservice Teachers' Learning by Design through Space Construction in the Metaverse
British Journal of Educational Technology, v56 n1 p208-230 2025
Teachers who know what, how and why to teach are essential for successful student learning. However, many preservice teachers (PSTs) lack teaching experience and the ability to integrate theory and practice. To help bridge this gap, this study employed a learning-by-design project approach in which 22 Korean PSTs developed lesson plans for middle school English classes, constructed virtual classrooms in the metaverse based on their English lesson plans, and conducted microteaching in the virtual classrooms. The study used a qualitative research method and focused on an emic perspective with multiple data sets, including the PSTs' reflection papers and post-interviews as primary data, and their lesson plans, virtual classrooms and recordings of microteaching as secondary data. The results showed that the project supported learning by design, and that it also helped PSTs understand learners and learning, redefine the teacher's role as a designer and facilitator, connect theories to practice and improve their teaching skills. The findings can be used as a reference for future teacher training.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Learning Processes, Design, Middle School Teachers, Lesson Plans, Foreign Countries, Microteaching, Virtual Classrooms, Reflective Teaching, Teacher Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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