MOODLE PLATFORM: AN E-LEARNING EXPERIENCE TO ENHANCE TEACHING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES OF FUTURE KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS

This research study presents students' behavior characteristics regarding the impact of e-learning experience on teaching professional competences. It started from the main question if e-tools can have training values for pre-service teacher education? Therefore, this case-study is about a concrete experience by virtual world technology into the student's learning environment of 126 students, with ages between 19 to 50 years old, from second year of university studies, future kindergarten and primary school teachers from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi. This research is focused on development of eight teaching professional aspects by interaction with a Moodle platform, such as: values and professional identity, social relationships, learning process, contents, planning capacity, organising capacity, communication and teaching skills. There were used two types of intruments: a qualitative one through personal reflection and a quantitative questionnaire (Liken scale) about all eight teaching professional competences mentioned above and reflected into all activities developed during a semester by using a moodle platform. The results of in-depth survey of this case-study are structured on categories of teaching professional competences developed through an e-learning experience. Because a review on impact of e-learning platform on students' teaching professional competences of future kindergarten and primary school teachers still remains difficult to measure (looking only at the diversity of inputs on social aspects), some areas for further investigation and research could consist into: an analyze of the students' learning styles, gender, or what are the advantages and disadvantages on teaching process hold by female and male learners by the exposure to e-learning experiences.