@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4271,
	  title     = {Using Serious Games to Improve the Preparation of Pre-Service Teachers in Bulgaria},
	  author    = {Rumyana Peytcheva-Forsyth and  Blagovesna Yovkova},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {This paper presents the outcomes of a qualitative
study which aims to investigate the pedagogical potentials of serious
games in the preparation of future teachers. The authors discuss the
existing problems and barriers associated with the organization of
teaching practices in Bulgaria as part of the pre-service teacher
training, as well as the attitudes and perceptions of the interviewed
academics, teachers and trainees concerning the integration of serious
games in the teaching practicum. The study outcomes strongly
confirm the positive attitudes of the respondents to the introduction
of virtual learning environments for the development of professional
skills of future teachers as a supplement to the traditional forms of
education. Through the inclusion of serious games it is expected to
improve the quality of practical training of pre-service teachers as
they overcome many of the problems identified in the existing
teaching practices. The outcomes of the study will inform the design
of the educational simulation software which is part of the project
SimAula Tomorrow's Teachers Training.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences},
	  volume    = {6},
	  number    = {6},
	  year      = {2012},
	  pages     = {1281 - 1288},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4271},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/66},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 66, 2012},
	}