Career Preparation: Identification of Student Teachers’ Needs in the School-to-work Transition

Lessons Learned from Online Teaching and Their Implications for Students’ Future Careers: Combined PLS-SEM and IPA Approach

“…This result was explained by a direct proportional relationship between student perception of a teacher's participation in educational activity, courses conducted more interactively, a teacher's ability to maintain student attention, and the content of didactic activities on knowledge and skills acquired. These results are in line with other studies that have found that: (1) the quality of the educational process (i.e., the teaching activities, content of the educational process, and the teaching staff) positively influence the knowledge, skills, and skills of the students [19,52]; (2) the development of occupational competencies of a student is influenced by a variety of factors including well-designed curriculum, as well as other elements such as content delivery, student assessment methods (curriculum implementation), instructional quality, and the quality of learning and teaching materials and methods [32,53]; (3) student achievement is related to teacher skills [54][55][56]; (4) academic success and long-term development of students are both significantly affected by teachers' professional competence [18,57]; and (5) competent teachers who possess knowledge on the subject and convey it to students contribute to student development and stimulate their critical thinking skills [58]. Similarly, the effect of teacher competence and involvement on student skill and knowledge development is fully mediated by student interest and participation in teaching activities.…”

“…Here, the role of teachers is to use their skills and abilities to support students. Therefore, the quality of the educational activities carried out by the teachers is paramount as it influences the performance of students [18]. Student success is based on an ability to adapt to the learning environment, which is often complex, where one is educated with scientific content, practical activities, and social interactions [19].…”

“…In general, the teaching staff has certain particularities based on a multitude of factors, among which the following can be found: personal traits, teaching skills, the ability to represent a model or example to follow, in-depth knowledge of the discipline, and dedication to the educational activity and the institution where they work [18].…”