Examining the SWOT Model (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) of Virtual In-Service Education Systems for Educators from the Perspective of Elementary Teachers.

Abstract

Training courses in the virtual service ofeducators can be considered in line with the updating of information, improvement and promotion of the professional and career of teachers inthe virtual and electronic world.The purpose of the research is toexamine the model(SWOT) in theform ofanalyzing the strengths,weaknesses, opportunities and threats of virtual in-servicetraining courses, including:comprehensive learning management system and training ofeducators(LTMS),Rayadars learning management system and The learning schools ofMeraat were from the point of view of the first grade teachers of Ilam province between2022 and2024.This research was a part of applied research in adescriptive-survey manner and a researcher-made questionnaire was used tocollect information,and the sample size was154 people selected using the simple random sampling method using the Karjesi and Morgan method.The results revealed that the weaknesses include:the length of holding and recording scores in some systems, the lack of standard suitability ofsome test questions, the lack of two-way and active user interaction with course instructors, excessive emphasis on quantitative evaluation and the final grade.And the threats include: lack of monitoring and security necessary and sufficient for each user's participation in real life,disconnection and connection and low speed of the Internet and problems of online payment of the registration fee.The mentioned systems had opportunities in the field ofgoal setting, content and teaching-learning strategies,and the strengths can be: teachers'knowledge ofprofessional teaching skills such as:lesson planning,setting educational goals,assessment and evaluation, knowledge of methods and Creative and diverse models of virtual teaching, communication and classroom management and presentation ofskill-oriented assignments.At the end, practical suggestions are presented.

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Abtahi, S., H. (2013). Training and improvement of human capital, Tehran: Publications of
Organization for Development and Modernization of Industries of Iran (In Persian).
Ahmadi, L. (2021). Analyzing teachers' concerns about virtual education in secondary school (a
phenomenological study). Journal of a new approach in educational sciences, 4(1), 41-35.
(In Persian).
Alipour, M., & G, S., A. (1401). Investigating and comparing the effectiveness of virtual and faceto-face in-service training for teachers based on Kirkpatrick's model. Teacher's Professional
Development Quarterly, 7(1), pp. 31-45. (In Persian).
Altun, T. (2011). INSET (In-service Education and Training) and Professional Development of
Teachers: A Comparison of British and Turkish Cases. US-China Education Reviews, 6, 846-
858.
Ayvaz-Tuncel, Z., Cobanglu, F. (2018). In- Service Teacher Training: Problems of the Teachers as
Learners. International Journal of Instruction, 11(4), 159-174.
Bahrami, B., Hosseini, A. (2014). Investigating the relationship between in-service training
programs and the level of creativity in the teaching of teachers from their schools in the
academic year of 2011-2013. Quarterly Journal of New Research in Human Sciences, 1(4),
161-182. (In Persian).
Bando, R., Li, X. (2014). The Effect of the In-Service Teacher Training as a Second Language. IDB
Publications.
Clandra, B., Puvirajah, A. (2014). Teacher Practice in Multi User Virtual Environments A Fourth
Space. Tech Trends, 58(6), 29-35
Gholami, B., Rashid Nahal, M. (2017). Investigating the role of virtual education in the effectiveness
of the educational system (case study of education teachers in Ilam province). The Third
National Conference on Modern Researches in Education and Modern Researches. (In
Persian).
Darabi Nezhad, T., Amani, T. (2014). Pathology of in-service courses for educators and providing
appropriate solutions for effectiveness in Ilam province, The Second National Conference on
Sustainable Development in Educational Sciences and Psychology, Social and Cultural
Studies. (In Persian).
Datta, D., Philips, M., Bywater, J.P., &. Chiu, J. (2021). Virtual Pre-service and In-service Teacher
Assessment and Feedback via Conversational Agents. Proceedings of the 16th Workshop on
Innovative Use of NLP for Buildings Educational Applications, 185-198.
Deh Halaji, A. (2023). The impact of in-service training on teachers' performance. The first
International Conference of Social Sciences, Sociology and Education with a Forwardlooking Approach. (In Persian).
Hakimzadeh, R., Malekipour, A., Malekipour, M., & Qasimpour, I. (2014). Examining the status of
virtual courses of in-service education for educators (a case study of educators in Dehlran
region). Journal of Information and Communication Technology in Educational Sciences,
5(4), 50-35. (In Persian).

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  • Receive Date: 31 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 03 September 2024
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2024
  • First Publish Date: 11 October 2024
  • Publish Date: 22 September 2024

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