Sanabria-Morell, Jeniffer

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Mentor and mentee: bridging two perspectives on GTA training a case study on GTA training needs in the department of English at UPRM
(2010) Sanabria-Morell, Jeniffer; Casey, Judith K.; College of Arts and Sciences - Arts; Géliga Vargas, Jocelyn A.; Pratt, Ellen; Carroll, Kevin S.; Department of English; Carrero Figueroa, Rebecca
This case study investigated the opinions that Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) from the English Department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez have regarding the training they received during their placement in the University Teaching Development (UTD) course, as well as the expectations that the coordinators of this course had. Thirteen GTAs and their two UTD coordinators participated in the research. The methods employed for data collection were GTA questionnaire, GTA focus group interview and UTD Coordinators‘ interview. Results showed that GTAs perceived the training course as redundant, as the materials assigned in the course were repeated for the three-semester time period graduate students were requested to take the course. GTAs stated that the course needed to include more hands-on activities dealing with topics such as teaching strategies and classroom management. The UTD coordinators identified classroom management, promoting active learning, and constructing a teaching philosophy as the main GTA training needs.