The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors

Background/purpose – This paper aims to examine school mentors’ assessments on the degree of competences developed by preservice (candidate) teachers they supervise during teaching practicum (TP). Materials/methods – A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a questionnaire appli...

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Main Author: Inmaculada Rodríguez, María-Luisa Barceló, Belén Poveda, Ernesto López-Gómez
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Published: ÜNİVERSİTEPARK Limited 2022-06-01
Series:Educational Process: International Journal
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Online Access:https://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_252/EDUPIJ_252_article_62ba3abb7e573.pdf
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description Background/purpose – This paper aims to examine school mentors’ assessments on the degree of competences developed by preservice (candidate) teachers they supervise during teaching practicum (TP). Materials/methods – A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a questionnaire applied to 373 school mentors for the evaluation of competences of 989 preservice teachers studying Early Childhood Education or Primary Education degrees at the end of three TP periods conducted in schools located in one region of Spain. Results – From the perspective of school mentors, this study highlights that preservice teachers’ competences are progressively developed during periods of TP in teacher education. The results show a more positive assessment of the school mentors about the development of the preservice teachers’ personal competences than their professional competences. Conclusion – The main contribution of this study is the innovative approach applied to competence development in the TP, based on school mentors as the assessors. Keywords: teacher practicum, preservice teacher training, practicum supervision, teacher education, school mentor
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spelling doaj-art-b9f143107c7a4605b9e5dfee5882e4b52025-08-20T02:19:19ZengÜNİVERSİTEPARK LimitedEducational Process: International Journal2147-09012022-06-0111210.22521/edupij.2022.112.1The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as AssessorsInmaculada Rodríguez, María-Luisa Barceló, Belén Poveda, Ernesto López-Gómezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6264-6646Background/purpose – This paper aims to examine school mentors’ assessments on the degree of competences developed by preservice (candidate) teachers they supervise during teaching practicum (TP). Materials/methods – A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with a questionnaire applied to 373 school mentors for the evaluation of competences of 989 preservice teachers studying Early Childhood Education or Primary Education degrees at the end of three TP periods conducted in schools located in one region of Spain. Results – From the perspective of school mentors, this study highlights that preservice teachers’ competences are progressively developed during periods of TP in teacher education. The results show a more positive assessment of the school mentors about the development of the preservice teachers’ personal competences than their professional competences. Conclusion – The main contribution of this study is the innovative approach applied to competence development in the TP, based on school mentors as the assessors. Keywords: teacher practicum, preservice teacher training, practicum supervision, teacher education, school mentorhttps://www.edupij.com/files/1/articles/article_252/EDUPIJ_252_article_62ba3abb7e573.pdfteacher practicumpreservice teacher trainingpracticum supervisionteacher education
spellingShingle Inmaculada Rodríguez, María-Luisa Barceló, Belén Poveda, Ernesto López-Gómez
The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors
Educational Process: International Journal
teacher practicum
preservice teacher training
practicum supervision
teacher education
title The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors
title_full The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors
title_fullStr The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors
title_full_unstemmed The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors
title_short The Development of Competences in Teaching Practicum: Perspective of School Mentors as Assessors
title_sort development of competences in teaching practicum perspective of school mentors as assessors
topic teacher practicum
preservice teacher training
practicum supervision
teacher education
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