ERIC Number: EJ1014641
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Intentions and Behaviours: Record-Keeping Practices of Pre-Service Teachers during Professional Experience
Shaw, Simon G.; Pedersen, Scott; Cooley, Dean; Callingham, Rosemary A.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v38 n6 Article 5 Jun 2013
The current expectation of teachers in Australia is that they are able to collect, interpret, and use data related to teaching and learning. Digital technologies in schools, such as electronic methods of record-keeping, offer enhanced opportunities for teachers to perform this skill, and its application has been growing steadily in education. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine fourth-year pre-service teachers' behaviour in record-keeping whilst on their final professional experience placement. Using Ajzen's (1992) theory of planned behavior, this study found that most pre-service teachers exhibited positive attitudes toward the behaviour of recording, using, and analysing classroom data. Despite this positive attitude, many pre-service teachers were unable to maintain any system of record-keeping whilst on placement. For many, this was due to a number of external influences or perceived external influences, which acted as a constraint to their behaviour. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Recordkeeping, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teaching, Behavior Theories, Positive Attitudes, Student Teachers, Information Technology, Standards, Likert Scales, Student Attitudes, Trust (Psychology), Surveys
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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