Abstract
Teachers’ personal theories depends upon Teachers perceptions, their learned experiences and
knowledge have an implicit or explicit impact on their learning. Researches on “personal practical
theories (PPTs)” evidenced that these perceptions can have impact on their practices in
classrooms. At present time students have more opportunities of learning than before. This
research was mix method in nature and interviews and questionnaire were used for data collections
to study the opinions and perceptions of teachers about themselves. The research was carried out
to investigate the perceptions of prospective teachers of elementary level. Study found diverse
opinions from the participants because they have their various personal practical theories and
different sources played the role for development of these theories. The aim of this study was to
aid teacher educators for improved understanding of the prospective teachers’ beliefs that these
prospective teachers bring to their teacher education program. These beliefs may influence the
knowledge and practice of prospective teachers.
Mubushira Khalid, Tanveer Iqbal, Aroona Hashmi. (2019) Content and Sources of Prospective Teachers’ Personal Practical Theories (PPTS) at University of Punjab, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-29, Issue-2.
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