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1. Mentor Teacher’s Perception On UPSI’s Trainee
Teacher Teaching Effectiveness
Norazman Arbin
Sazelli Abdul Ghani , Mohd Syafarudy Abu and Firdaus
Mohamad Hamzah

2. INTRODUCTION
• The aimof this study was to determine mentor
teacher’s perception on UPSI’s trainee teachers teaching
effectiveness during their teaching practicum
• This study focused onthe lesson’s planning
objectives, instructional delivery and personal
development
• Carried out using a set of questionnaires
involving a sample of 50 mentor teachers

3. • Teacher is the backboneto the scaffolding structure
of making the education policy a success
• Changes in curriculum needs trained,
competentand effectiveteachers to face new
challenges
• For example: to create an effective learning environment,
first and foremost, a teacher should preparea
good lesson plan

4. Trainee teachers are future educators that will influence the
future of the education system
However, there were some trainee teachers who showed
vulnerabilityduring their teaching practices
• Write lesson plans with vaguelearning objectives.
• The lesson plans also tend to be briefand shallow
• Instructional steps are not in accordancewith the
sequence of the subject’s content

5. • The mentor teacher plays a role in providing
guidanceafter the teaching session
• If these aspects are not fully met by the trainee
teacher, then problems will arise in teaching and it will lead to
ineffective teaching session
to assist and monitor the trainee teacher
during the implementation of the teaching and
learning processes

6. From the perspectivesof the mentor teachers:
the question of the effectiveness of trainee teacher
teaching in terms of lesson plans, teaching development, attitude
and personality during the process of teaching and learning
should be studied

7. Objectives of the Study
Determine the level of the mentor teacher’s perception on
UPSI trainee teacher’s :
teaching preparation
teaching development
attitudesand personality

8. Methodology
Descriptive study using a quantitative
approach through a set of questionnaires that
used 5-point Likert scale - given to 50 mentor teachers
from schools in the districts of Batang Padang, Hilir Perak
and Kinta, Perak
A total of 18 schools were randomly
chosento participate in this research

9. The instrument :
set of questionnairesthat based on Mentor
Teacher’s Perception on UPSI Science Trainee Teachers
modifiedaccordingly to match the respondent’s
suitability
Clustersamplingtechnique was used to select
the mentor teachers

10. The pilot studywas conducted before the actual
research was carried out
Validity: language used and to check whether the
items were clear and easy to understand
Reliability: ten sets of questionnaires were
distributed to ten randomly selected mentor teachers from
a chosen school in Tanjung Malim
Cronbach Alpha’s reliability coefficient
of 0.85

11. To determine the level of the mentor teacher’s
perception on effective teaching, we calculate the
average mean score for each item
Categorizedas follows:
• low (mean score of 1.00 – 2.00)
• moderate (mean score of 2.01 – 3.00)
• high (mean score of 3.01 – 4.00)
• very high (mean score of 4.01 – 5.00)

12. Findings and Discussion
What was the level of the mentor teacher’s perception toward
UPSI trainee teachers teaching preparation?
Mean Scores For The Mentor Teacher’s Perception on Teaching Preparation Aspect
The overall mean score for the teaching preparation aspect is
4.41 which can be considered as at a very good level

13. Average of lesson preparation(item 1, item 2) was
4.08.
prepared learning objectivesto be in accordance with
the syllabus requirements
However, should be tailored according to the abilityof the
students
For planning the content - appropriate with the
learning objective and the syllabus (item 3 – 4.26)

14. Staginglesson - well organized and clear in order to achieve
the learning objectives (item 4 – 4.28)
Others:
Able to plan appropriate strategiesand activities
Excellent in choosing an interesting and varied teaching
aidsto assist the teaching and learning process

15. What was the level of the mentor teacher’s perception toward
UPSI trainee teachers teaching preparation?
Mean Score For Perceptions of Mentor In The Aspect of Teaching Development

16. Averagemeanscore for teaching development aspect is 3.77
Overall assumption:
• beginning of the lesson
• teaching development
• closure
effective

17. establish a state of student's readinessbut not really
comprehensive
interactionbetween trainee teachers and students was not
carried out extensively
Some drawbacks:

18. What is the level of the mentor teacher’s perception toward UPSI
trainee teacher’s attitude and personality ?
Mean Scores For The Mentor Teacher’s Perception on The Aspect Of Attitude and
Personality
Averagemeanscore of 4.51.

19. Showed that the attitude and personality of UPSI’s trainee teachers
were at a very good throughout their teaching practices
As an educator should have an attractive appearance and
a pleasant personality - appropriate traits in a career like
the teaching profession.
The mentor teachers also agreed that the UPSI’s trainee teachers
were always positive and friendly toward students and
school staff

20. Conclusion
The mentor teacher’s perceptionon UPSI’s trainee
teachers teaching effectiveness as being very good based
on the three aspects evaluated
However, some deficiencieswhich require
improvement :
student's readinessin the classroom
some of the trainee teachers were not able to
attract student’s attention at the beginning of
the lesson

21. • student‘s interaction
teaching and learning activities can also be
implemented more effectively through
multilateralinteraction
could still improve by using a more expressive and
effective languageto instruct the students
active interaction and thus able to provide
opportunities for passivestudentsbe
involved

22. Finally,
We assert that there is still room for
improvement ​​for the trainee teachers to make
despite the study’ finding that their teaching effectiveness
is at a good level as seen by the mentor teachers.
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