The Development of Subject Knowledge in Secondary Initial Teacher Education: A case study of physical education student teachers and their subject mentors

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Smith
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
Gary D Kinchin

The views and beliefs held by entering student teachers can be shaped by their expectations of teaching and initial teacher education. Whilst interest has investigated student teachers’ expectations little exists in physical education. This qualitative paper examines the entering expectations held by 24 PGCE secondary physical education student teachers. Informed by the published literature on student teacher expectations and the specific purposes of this study, data were collected from participants on the first day of their initial teacher education course in the form of an open-ended survey that included eleven items. Participants discussed a range of expectations related to course content, pedagogy, course structure and staffing responsibilities and contributions. Student teachers should be encouraged to explore their expectations and consider which specific elements align with initial preconceptions concerning their teacher education.


2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-29
Author(s):  
Hilde Rustad

Abstract In Norway dance in school is mainly placed within the subject of physical education. This paper is based on a study conducted together with students in physical education teacher education. The main focus is to explore experiences in dance improvisation and contact improvisation as described by physical education student teachers. The study is influenced by phenomenological thinking. The analysis makes evident that the students experienced the subject of dance improvisation and contact improvisation in many different ways. Yet, how the student teachers express their experiences can be divided into the different roles of student-dancers experiencing dancing and student-teachers trying to decide whether what they do in the dance classes can be used in teaching in schools.


2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-97
Author(s):  
Sandra Jederud

Re-organization of practicum within Initial Teacher Education in Sweden has initiated changes of support for student teachers. This article discusses learning during practice, where student teachers are placed with peer students, and what this method of learning indicates how student teachers should learn the profession of teaching. This article examines perceived consequences when student teachers collaborate during practice within ITE. I make use of the concepts of participatory perspective, where practical knowledge is learned through taking part in practice, and spectator perspective, where practical knowledge is learned through reflecting together with peers. This article illuminates how different forms of learning are experienced and valued in this part of teacher education. A case study was conducted among ITE preschool students implementing their final period of practice. Findings show that when student teachers implement practice together, perceptions are that learning through a spectator perspective is seen as an obstacle for learning the profession of teaching authentically.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Ana Luzia Videira Parisotto ◽  
Michelle Mariana Germani

É importante que a abertura para o transformar-se em professor seja iniciada ainda na graduação que deve propiciar experiências formativas que possibilitem o desenvolvimento de conhecimentos necessários à prática profissional, pois é o momento de se construir uma base para o desempenho profissional futuro. Nessa perspectiva, o objetivo do presente artigo é descrever e analisar o perfil socioeconômico-cultural, de leitura e de escrita do aluno ingressante no curso de Pedagogia, em 2017, por meio da aplicação de um questionário. A pesquisa é de abordagem qualitativa, de caráter descritivo-analítico, cuja amostra contou com 79 estudantes: 36 do turno vespertino e 43 do período noturno. Os dados apontam que os alunos do curso de Pedagogia são predominantemente do sexo feminino, jovens, solteiros, advindos da escola pública e sustentados pela família. Seus pais, em sua maioria, concluíram no máximo o ensino fundamental. O principal meio de acesso à informação desses estudantes é a internet, utilizada principalmente para pesquisas e lazer (bate-papos, redes sociais, jogos ou vídeos). Outro aspecto que ficou bastante claro é que tanto o perfil leitor como o escritor se consolidaram em experiências positivas na infância, seja por estímulo de familiares ou da escola. Considerar a relação entre os perfis apresentados pode ser determinante para a formação de um futuro professor com bom nível cultural, que seja um mediador de leitura e escrita.Palavras-chave: Formação Inicial do Professor. Perfil dos Alunos. Curso de Pedagogia.INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION: socioeconomic-cultural, reading and writing profiles of pedagogy studentsAbstractIt is important that student teachers be open to becoming teachers from the very beginning of undergraduate studies, which in turn should provide them with formative experiences that promote the development of practical professional knowledge, as this is the proper time to build the basis for future professional expertise. From this perspective, this article aims to describe and analyze the socioeconomic-cultural, reading and writing profile of students that entered the Pedagogy program in 2017 by means of a questionnaire. The participants in this qualitative research of a descriptive-analytic nature are 79 student teachers: 36 from the afternoon shift and 43 from the evening shift of the program. The results indicate that the students are mostly female, young adults, single, public school graduates, and financially dependent on their families. Most of their parents have only completed elementary school. Their chief information source is the Internet, which is mainly used for leisure (chat-rooms, social networks, games or videos) and research purposes. Moreover, their reading and writing profile was established during childhood, motivated by either their families or their schools. Getting to know their profiles is fundamental to crafting the education of well-rounded teachers capable of facilitating reading and writing.Keywords: Initial Teacher Education. Student Profile. Pedagogy.FORMACIÓN DOCENTE INICIAL: perfiles socioeconomico-cultural, lectura y escritura de alumnos del curso de PedagogiaResumen Es importante que la apertura para transformarse en profesor sea iniciada aún en el pre-grado que debe propiciar experiencias formativas que posibiliten el desarrollo de conocimientos necesarios a la práctica profesional, pues es el momento de construirse una base para el desempeño profesional futuro. En esa perspectiva, el objetivo del presente artículo es describir y analisar el perfil socioeconómico-cultural, de lectura y escritura del alumno ingresante al curso de Pedagogia, en 2017, por medio de la aplicación de un cuestionario. La investigación es de abordaje cualitativa, de carácter descriptivo-analítico, cuya muestra contó con 79 estudiantes: 36 del turno de dia e 43 del periodo nocturno. Los datos apuntan que los alumnos del curso de Pedagogia son predominantemente del sexo femenino, jóvenes, solteros, provenientes de escuelas públicas y sustentados por su família. Sus padres, en la mayoria, concluyeron máximo la enseñanza primaria. El principal medio de acceso a la información de estos estudiantes es el internet, utilizada principalmente para investigación y distracciones (conversaciones, redes sociales, juegos o videos). Otro aspecto que quedo bastante claro es que tanto el perfil del lector como del escritor se consolidan en experiencias positivas en la infancia, sea por estímulo de familiares o de la escuela. Considerar la relación entre los perfiles presentados puede ser determinante para la formación de un futuro profesor com buen nivel cultural, que sea un mediador de lectura y escritura.


Author(s):  
Daniela Maria Cretu

Practicum is a central component of initial teacher education programs. Most teacher education studies focus on practicum in primary and secondary school, while the practicum in kindergartens has received less attention in international literature. The goal of this study is to explore student teachers’ perceptions of practicum experience in kindergarten, within the context of an initial teacher education program. A total of 42 final year student teachers enrolled in the Pedagogy of Primary and Preschool Education program at a Romanian university participated in the study. They completed a questionnaire about their final practicum experience in kindergarten, concerning the benefits of the practicum, the difficulties encountered, and the ways of coping with them. The main benefits reported by the participants were: professional relationships, planning and practicing teaching, professional and personal skill development, and insights into the preschool education system. Difficulties included: implementing instruction, class management and self-concerns issues. The student teachers relied on internal resources, but also on external resources (the preschool mentor teachers, the student teacher supervisor and the colleagues) for overcoming the difficulties encountered during practicum. Based on their testimonies, we suggest possible improvements to the teacher education program.


2021 ◽  
pp. 003452372198937
Author(s):  
Caroline Elbra-Ramsay

This paper reports the findings of a small-scale study seeking to investigate how student teachers, within a three-year undergraduate programme, understand feedback. Feedback has been central to debates and discussion in the assessment literature in recent years. Hence, in this paper, feedback is positioned within the often-contradictory discourses of assessment, including perspectives on student and teacher feedback. The study focused on two first year undergraduate student teachers at a small university in England and considered the relationships between their understanding of feedback as a student, their understanding of feedback as an emerging teacher, and the key influences shaping these understandings. A phenomenological case study methodology was employed with interviews as the prime method of data collection. Themes emerged as part of an Nvivo analysis, including emotional responses, relationships and dialogue, all of which appear to have impacted on the students’ conceptual understanding of feedback as indelibly shaped by its interpersonal and affective, rather than purely cognitive or ideational, dimensions. The paper therefore seeks to contribute to the wider feedback discourse by offering an analysis of empirical data. Although situated within English teacher education, there are tentative conclusions that are applicable to international teacher education and as well as higher education more generally.


2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. e149-e157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth U. Grillo ◽  
Justine Fugowski

Author(s):  
Sue Garton

The last 20-25 years have seen a significant shift in the views about what teachers need to know to be able to teach. This shift has led to new developments in the theory of second language teacher education (SLTE) and a growth in research in this area. One area of research concerns the attitudes and expectations of those learning to become teachers. While most studies in this area focus on teacher education programmes in BANA countries, this article looks at data from student teachers studying in Russia and Uzbekistan. The study employed a quantitative and qualitative research design, using a researcher-designed on-line questionnaire. Through snowball sampling, data from 161 students and recent graduates in the two countries were collected, analysed, and compared to investigate the content of SLTE programmes. The study identified what the novice teachers felt were the strengths and weaknesses of their programme, and what changes they would like to see. Results showed that while the respondents were mainly satisfied with their methodology, and theoretical linguistics courses, they felt the need for more practice, both teaching and language practice. The data also revealed that, in Uzbekistan in particular, the idea of global English struggles to take hold as native-speaker models remain the norm. The implications of the study underline the need for SLTE to explicitly link theory to practice and to promote the idea of varieties of English, rather than focus on native-speaker norms.


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