This follow-up study of preservice teachers contains data relative to the undergraduates' self-evaluation of teaching abilities, and the assessments administered through the application of the same rating scale by the respective cooperating teachers and university supervisors. A total of 58 undergraduates participated in the study. Data were…

This paper presents an analysis of the perceptions intern language arts teachers have of the roles their cooperating teachers play in content and pedagogical knowledge development. Eight secondary student interns in secondary language arts participated who were completing a 14-week teaching internship which was the final requirement of a 5-year…

This study evaluated and compared two models of teacher education, a traditional certificate-only and a fifth-year Master of Arts in Teaching program, to determine their effectiveness in producing desirable outcomes in preservice teacher candidates. The salient characteristics of each of the programs are described. Most of the subjects of the…

The student teacher, practicum, or field experience student can fit readily into a whole language classroom even if he or she has not been trained to use the process. The teacher needs to take time to discover the student associate's strengths and abilities; time taken to examine these abilities and to consider how they might be mutually…

Brief discussions are presented on the areas a cooperating teacher should concentrate on in the initial conference to determine the needs of a new student teacher. These areas include: (1) determining the student teacher's career aspirations; (2) identifying the academic training and preparation of the student teacher; (3) discovering the student…

A collaborative research and development project resulted in three research/intervention projects (R/IPs) using an inquiry-based process for student teachers, cooperating teachers, and teacher education faculty. A cross-site analysis identified relative differences among the three projects, variables associated with the projects, and interactions…

The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore adapted and implemented a Partnership Model with schools in 1999 to help student teachers translate what they have learned in the teacher education programme into practice during the Practicum. This was realized through the utilization of classroom practitioners as cooperating teachers (CTs) to…

Cooperating teachers and college faculty were surveyed to determine (1) the role in field experiences which cooperating teachers presently perform, (2) the role they would perform in an ideal state, (3) discrepencies between supervisory faculty and cooperating teacher perceptions, and (4) replicability of the findings in another geographic area.…

Designed to evaluate organizational effectiveness in the education practicum at the University of Alberta, this study had three purposes. The first was to apply the concepts of organizational effectiveness to the design and administration of relevant evaluation instruments. The second was to conduct a pilot-test of items that might be incorporated…

This study investigates the validity of the Teacher Performance Assessment Instruments (TPAI) as they relate to the achievement of pupils taught by student teachers. Five separate instruments compose the TPAI: 1) teaching plans, 2) classroom procedures, 3) interpersonal skills, 4) professional standards, and 5) student perceptions. Participating…

A campus-based education program for preservice students in secondary education that incorporates formal study with an active internship in the local schools is described. University faculty are primarily responsible for the campus-based learning experience while personnel of the local school district assume responsiblity for field-based site…

Little is known about the social aspects of the student teaching experience. Case studies of one successful and one unsuccessful student teacher present characteristics that may be advantageous or detrimental to the success of the experience. A patron cooperating teacher, congruent beliefs about classroom management, the ability to put all other…

THE PURPOSE WAS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION OF THE NEEDS THAT AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM MIGHT MEET AND THE LEVEL OF INTEREST NOW PREVALENT AT THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEVEL. CONTACTS WERE MADE WITH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS, RESEARCHERS, COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, AND GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. QUESTIONNAIRES AND PERSONAL…

A report is given on a research study designed to improve evaluation of the performance of student teachers. The focus of this study was to isolate general categories of critical tasks perceived to be the most important by school personnel and to determine if groups of school personnel placed the same relative degree of importance on each of the…

A review of the literature regarding the tradition of the student teaching practicum and significant criticisms of student teacher supervisors and supervisory programs are presented. Particular attention is paid to the state of the art in physical education teacher preparation. Core problems in practicum design and operation are addressed, and…