The Complexity of Practicum Assessment in Teacher Education: An Examination of Four New Zealand Case Studies

Autor/in	Aspden, Karyn M.
Titel	The Complexity of Practicum Assessment in Teacher Education: An Examination of Four New Zealand Case Studies
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (2017) 12, S.128-143, Artikel 8 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-5373
Schlagwörter	Practicums; Case Studies; Teacher Education Programs; Faculty Development; Preschool Teachers; Early Childhood Education; Student Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Meetings; Foreign Countries; Teacher Educators; Student Evaluation; Mixed Methods Research; Semi Structured Interviews; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Meeting; Tagung; Ausland; Teacher education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Neuseeland
Abstract	Practicum is a key element of initial teacher education (ITE) programmes, designed to support the professional growth of student teachers. Practicum is also a key point of assessment, leading to a determination of the student's professional growth and their readiness to teach and enter the teaching profession. This study sought to understand the way in which the assessment of practicum was enacted and experienced within New Zealand early childhood ITE programmes. Case study methodology was used to explore the experiences of practicum triads from four participating institutions. Data included recordings of triadic assessment meetings, post-assessment interviews with the student teachers, associate teachers and teacher educators, and examination of associated assessment documentation. In presenting key features of the four case studies it is argued that practicum assessment is complex and multi-faceted, enacted with institutional parameters, but highly individualised in practice. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01