Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views

Gladys Sunzuma; Nicholas Zezekwa; Isaac Gwizangwe; Gracious Zinyeka

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Gladys Sunzuma ¹ ^* , Nicholas Zezekwa ¹ , Isaac Gwizangwe ¹ , Gracious Zinyeka ¹

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¹ Bindura University of Science Education, Bindura, ZIMBABWE^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The study focuses on peer and teacher educators’ assessments in teacher education and the level of agreement between pre-service teachers’ and teacher educators’ assessments. The study employed a mixed-method approach using a lesson observation and assessment instrument and interviews to gather data. Seven conveniently sampled pre-service teachers and two teacher educators participated in this study. The findings showed statistically significant differences between pre-service teachers’ and teacher educators’ scores on ten items, and their scores were not statistically significant on five of the items. The pre-service teachers scored higher marks than the teacher educators. Their reasons for scoring higher marks were to maintain relationships and lack of content and pedagogical knowledge. Pre-service teachers need to know that peer teaching and assessment are meant for long-lasting learning instead of simply scoring marks.

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peer
peer teaching and assessment
pre-service teachers
teacher educators
peer feedback

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PEDAGOGICAL RES, Volume 7, Issue 3, July 2022, Article No: em0130

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Sunzuma, G., Zezekwa, N., Gwizangwe, I., & Zinyeka, G. (2022). Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views. Pedagogical Research, 7(3), em0130. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/12097

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Sunzuma G, Zezekwa N, Gwizangwe I, Zinyeka G. Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2022;7(3):em0130. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/12097

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Sunzuma G, Zezekwa N, Gwizangwe I, Zinyeka G. Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views. PEDAGOGICAL RES. 2022;7(3), em0130. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/12097

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Sunzuma, Gladys, Nicholas Zezekwa, Isaac Gwizangwe, and Gracious Zinyeka. "Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views". Pedagogical Research 2022 7 no. 3 (2022): em0130. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/12097

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Sunzuma, G., Zezekwa, N., Gwizangwe, I., and Zinyeka, G. (2022). Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views. Pedagogical Research, 7(3), em0130. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/12097

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Sunzuma, Gladys et al. "Peer feedback versus teacher educators feedback in peer teaching: Zimbabwean teacher educators and pre-service teachers’ views". Pedagogical Research, vol. 7, no. 3, 2022, em0130. https://doi.org/10.29333/pr/12097