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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

dc.contributor.advisor Casey, Judith K.
dc.contributor.author Sanabria-Morell, Jeniffer
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Arts en_US
dc.contributor.committee Géliga Vargas, Jocelyn A.
dc.contributor.committee Pratt, Ellen
dc.contributor.committee Carroll, Kevin S.
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Carrero Figueroa, Rebecca
dc.date.accessioned 2018-09-14T19:44:35Z
dc.date.available 2018-09-14T19:44:35Z
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.description.abstract 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.
dc.description.abstract Este estudio de caso investigó las opiniones que los asistentes de cátedra (GTAs, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Inglés tenían sobre el adiestramiento que recibieron en el curso University Teaching Development, así como las expectativas y opiniones que las encargadas del entrenamiento tenían sobre el mismo. Trece GTAs y las dos coordinadoras del curso participaron en la investigación. Los datos se recopilaron mediante cuestionarios y entrevistas. Los resultados indican que los GTAs percibían que el curso era repetitivo, ya que los temas discutidos en los tres semestres que se requiere tomar el curso, son los mismos. Éstos también indicaron que se necesitaban más actividades prácticas que aborden temas como estrategias de enseñanza y manejo del salón de clases. Las coordinadoras, por su parte, identificaron manejo de salón, promoción de aprendizaje activo y redacción de una filosofía de enseñanza como las necesidades primordiales de entrenamiento de los GTAs.
dc.description.graduationYear 2010 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/884
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2010 Jeniffer Sanabria Morell en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Graduate teaching assistants en_US
dc.subject University teaching development course en_US
dc.subject Classroom management en_US
dc.subject Active learning en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Graduate teaching asisstant -- Training of -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Graduate teaching asisstent -- Puerto Rico -- Case studies en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Classroom management -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Active learning -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus -- English Department en_US
dc.title Mentor and mentee: bridging two perspectives on GTA training a case study on GTA training needs in the department of English at UPRM en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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