Student Teachers’ Reflective Practices Using Journal Writing As E-Portfolio During Teaching Internship At The Time Of Covid 19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study focuses on the reflective practices that preservice teachers do during field teaching practice at the time of COVID 19. The purpose of this research to describe their reflections on online school-based teaching practicum. The data were collected by utilizing journal writing as eportfolio documents that were during teaching practice. The collected data were analyzed thematically using reflection according Bain, Ballantyne, Packer, & Mills, (1999) on preservice teachers’ reflection. The research reveals three thematic findings that namely, Focus on Teaching, Focus on Self, and Focus on Professional Issues. In addition, which theme and sub-theme frequently identified includes General Teaching Issues (GTI), Specific Lessons or Incidents (SI), Own Teaching Approach (OTA), Relationship/Discussion with Supervising Teaching (RST), Teaching as Professional (TP). Thus, this research implies that the use of journal writing as eportfolios can facilitate the reflection practice of prospective teachers.