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Michael, Rinat; Levi-Keren, Michal; Efrati-Virtzer, Meira; Cinamon, Rachel Gali – Teacher Development, 2020
Teachers working in special education are confronted with various requirements. Their ability to cope with these requirements may be largely influenced by their levels of self-efficacy which start to develop during their academic studies and specifically while gaining practical experience. This study examined the contribution of experience-related…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
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Ng, Pak Tee; Lim, Kam Ming; Low, Ee Ling; Hui, Chenri – Teacher Development, 2018
While teacher retention is a pressing issue for many jurisdictions, Singapore has a relatively low teacher attrition rate. Drawing on the experiences of student teachers from the sole institute for pre-service teacher education in Singapore, this article argues that it is important to expose teacher candidates to a substantial period of school…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Field Experience Programs, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Karal, Isik Saliha; Alev, Nedim – Teacher Development, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of pre-service physics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) on the subject of electricity and magnetism after their completion of physics and mathematics courses. A descriptive longitudinal development research was carried out with 13 pre-service teachers (PTs) who completed…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Mentors, Teacher Education
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Gleaves, Alan; Walker, Caroline – Teacher Development, 2010
Research suggests that pre-service teaching students embarking on practice placements encounter affect both in a personal and a professional sense more acutely than at any other time during their professional careers. A few studies emphasise the use of electronic communications in facilitating effective peer and tutor support during these…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Cheng, May May-hung; Tang, Sylvia Yee-fan – Teacher Development, 2008
The field experience component in a teacher education programme serves both a gate-keeping function and a formative purpose that supports student teacher development. The authors were members of a research team which took care of the re-design of the assessment instrument for the field experience component of a teacher education programme, as well…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Professional Development, Teacher Education Programs
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Cheng, May May-Hung – Teacher Development, 2005
The field experience component in the four-year Bachelor of Education programme (Primary) at The Hong Kong Institute of Education offers a number of opportunities for students to observe or teach in a school. The aim of this article is to analyse the learning of the student-teachers and the supporting teachers during the field experience period in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities, Professional Development