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## Evaluate The following are researches that you need to review and evaluate. Cite the purpose of the research and discuss its characteristics. **b.1.** Teaching Practice Experience for Undergraduate Student Teachers: A case study of the department of education at Sokoine University of Agricul...

## Evaluate The following are researches that you need to review and evaluate. Cite the purpose of the research and discuss its characteristics. **b.1.** Teaching Practice Experience for Undergraduate Student Teachers: A case study of the department of education at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania - Benedicto William Msangya, Stelyus L. Mkoma and Wang Yihuan ### Abstract Education is the key to development. However, it is impossible to think the quality of education without having academically qualified and professional responsible teachers. The main objective of this study was to examine the perspectives of undergraduate student teachers towards teaching practice experience as a tool of learning to teach. A qualitative research methods approach using semi-structure questionnaires was carried out to 351 second and third year undergraduate student teachers in the department of education of the Faculty of Science at Sokoine University of Agriculture. The findings indicate that the student teachers perceived teaching practice as an important tool of learning to teach because it promoted the development of teaching experience and prepared them for the real world of work. The results also revealed that teaching practice is sufficiently emphasized and the lack of financial support and the mismatch of the teaching practice period with local secondary school calendar were the main challenges. The study recommends provision of adequate funds on time, close supervision, building strong university partnership with the local secondary schools, and interventions must be implemented if not improved and given its due attention. - Keywords: Practicum experience, Undergraduate, Education students, Morogoro, Tanzania. fb.com/visayasstateu.tolosa | vsu.edu.ph