Lesson Planning Challenges of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

This study investigated the difficulties 39 pre-service teachers faced when integrating ICT into their lesson plans for classrooms at Baguio Central University in Baguio City, the Philippines. Poorly stated instructional goals and a failure to address and integrate the three main elements of a lesson plan—learning objectives, learning activities, and assessment—were challenges encountered during lesson planning. Regarding ICT integration, difficulties included a lack of personal laptops and equipment for educational use, a lack of ICT skills among cooperating teachers and pre-service teachers, and limited Internet accessibility. The study's output was a Pre-Service Teachers' Workshop. FGD and document analysis were used to collect data, and thematic analysis was used to interpret the data. It is advised that the preservice training.