Pre-service teacher perceptions of teaching health education online

IF 1 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Health Education Pub Date : 2021-05-21 DOI:10.1108/HE-01-2021-0004

Vaughan Cruickshank, C. Mainsbridge

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Abstract

PurposeThe forced shift to online teaching delivery during COVID-19 suppression measures in 2020 was a complex challenge for Australian teachers. Teachers were given very little time to prepare online content and very little professional development to teach online. Their experiences prompted discussion about the abilities of pre-service teachers (PST) to adapt content to online delivery if another pandemic occurred while they were teaching in the future.Design/methodology/approachPST majoring in Health and Physical Education were required to adapt a 4-weeks high school health education unit for online delivery. This study analysed data from PST personal reflections and focus groups to gain a better understanding of their perceptions about teaching health education online and their confidence to adapt tasks and activities from face-to-face delivery or develop unique online tasks.FindingsPST reported varied confidence and competence to plan for and engage in online health education teaching. PST were concerned about student learning and engagement online, and unsure how to best differentiate activities to ensure all student could meet the intended outcomes.Originality/valueLittle is known about the confidence and competence of PST to deliver fully online school health education. It is important to know more about this phenomenon to inform teacher education and teacher professional development to ensure teachers are better prepared for online delivery in the future.

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职前教师对在线健康教育教学的看法

目的在2020年新冠肺炎防控措施期间，被迫转向在线教学对澳大利亚教师来说是一个复杂的挑战。教师们几乎没有时间准备在线内容，也很少有专业发展来在线教学。他们的经历引发了关于职前教师（PST）在未来教学期间如果再次发生疫情，将内容适应在线交付的能力的讨论。健康与体育专业的设计/方法/方法PST被要求调整一个为期4周的高中健康教育单元进行在线授课。这项研究分析了PST个人反思和焦点小组的数据，以更好地了解他们对在线健康教育教学的看法，以及他们调整面对面授课任务和活动或开发独特在线任务的信心。FindingsPST报告称，计划和参与在线健康教育教学的信心和能力各不相同。PST关注学生的在线学习和参与度，不确定如何最好地区分活动，以确保所有学生都能达到预期结果。原创性/价值对于PST提供全面在线学校健康教育的信心和能力知之甚少。重要的是要更多地了解这一现象，为教师教育和教师专业发展提供信息，以确保教师为未来的在线授课做好更好的准备。

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Health Education PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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