ERIC Number: EJ1047071
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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The Literacy Skills of Secondary Teaching Undergraduates: Results of Diagnostic Testing and a Discussion of Findings
Moon, Brian
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v39 n12 Article 8 Dec 2014
The capacity of secondary school teachers to support general literacy and to teach discipline-specific literacy skills depends upon their personal literacy competence. Diagnostic testing of 203 secondary teaching undergraduates at one Australian university revealed deficiencies in personal literacy competence that could affect their future teaching effectiveness. The sample of undergraduates was tested in spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation. Analysis of the results showed high rates of error on general spelling and vocabulary tasks. The degree of error in many cases was severe. For some undergraduates, the prospect of successful remediation so late in their academic career appeared poor. It is suggested that universities need to monitor admission standards and continue to invest in ongoing remediation.
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Preschool Teachers, Competence, Teacher Competencies, Spelling, Vocabulary, Foreign Countries, Error Patterns, Literacy, Teaching Skills, Standard Spoken Usage, Grammar, Punctuation, Sentences
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: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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