Investigating the quality of implementation of the internship course in Farhangian University from the perspective of Science department students

Asghari, Fateme

doi:10.48310/esip.2025.20814.1020

Investigating the quality of implementation of the internship course in Farhangian University from the perspective of Science department students

Document Type : Original Paper

Author

Fateme Asghari

Department of Physics Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran

10.48310/esip.2025.20814.1020

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of internship implementation from the perspective of students at Shahid Sharafat Center, Nasibeh Campus, Tehran. The research focuses on the internship course within Sciences group. Employing a descriptive-survey method, the statistical population consists of students admitted in 2020 in Sciences majors. Out of 263 students in fields such as mathematics education, physics, chemistry, biology, and general science, 198 completed the questionnaire. The research instrument was a researcher-developed questionnaire, validated by experts and yielding a reliability coefficient of 0.92. The questionnaire comprises 38 items across three main dimensions: the role of the academic supervisor, the mentor teacher, and the internship curriculum—assessing how effectively these components bring student-teachers closer to educational and developmental goals. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26. The findings indicate that students generally rated the internship as effective, the role of the academic supervisor as satisfactory, and the role of the mentor teacher as weak.

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Main Subjects

Teacher Education

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