Innovation in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

Innovation in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation

Examining the Degree of Alignment of Farhangian University's Curriculum with the Research-based Teacher Training Approach

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Marzban Adibmanesh
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jitle.2024.486338.1015
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the degree of alignment of the Farhangian University curriculum with the research-oriented teacher training approach, for this purpose, the elements of the Farhangian University curriculum were examined based on the research-oriented teacher training approach. The research method is descriptive-analytical, the statistical population, the educational system of Iran and the teacher training approach are research-oriented, the sample size is the four elements of Farhangian University curriculum and the teacher training curriculum is research-oriented. The required information was obtained from searching in library resources and printed research reports and searching on the global Internet and the websites of the Ministry of Education and Farhangian University. The general finding of the research indicates the relative attention of Farhangian University curriculum in the curriculum goals to the research-oriented teacher training approach. The curriculum content of Farhangian University does not provide the basis for research works, the teaching methods used are passive methods, in teacher training, research is based on evaluation in the form of self-evaluation and feedback, and this evaluation method is related to the usual methods of evaluating the university curriculum. It has no educators.
Keywords
Keywords: Curriculum
Farhangian University
Research-oriented teacher training
Subjects
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