Common Problems Faced by Student Teachers in Their Teaching Practicum

Abstract

This research is about the problems occurred in teaching practicum. The data were collected from student teachers’ journals about their progress throughout their teaching practicum. From the journals there are problems that hinder their performance in teaching practicum. Guidelines in the teaching practicum were used as research instrument as this was a descriptive-qualitative research. The data were analyzed through coding process and then classified into several themes and subthemes. This research found out that there were several problems: student teachers, students, mentor teachers, and system or context of teaching.