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Publication Date: 2013
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A Model for Developing Meta-Cognitive Tools in Teacher Apprenticeships
Bray, Paige; Schatz, Steven
Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, v15 n1 p48-56 2013
This research investigates a model for developing meta-cognitive tools to be used by pre-service teachers during apprenticeship (student teaching) experience to operationalise the epistemological model of Cook and Brown (2009). Meta-cognitive tools have proven to be effective for increasing performance and retention of undergraduate students. Postulating that the student teaching experience is a new type of learning--learning about practice (knowledge in action), instead of learning curriculum or pedagogy (knowledge possessed)--we suggest that a meta-cognitive tool set may prove similarly useful. Before studying the effectiveness of a tool set, however, a model which enables different programmes to evolve and develop appropriate tools is necessary. This case study research explores a model for the development of a context-specific tool set over 18 months, incorporating user feedback, researcher reflection and multiple-tool development. The model showed promise as a starting point for understanding and operationalising complex interactions with theory and practice.
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Metacognition, Student Teaching, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Experience, Case Studies, Models, Preservice Teachers, Material Development, Epistemology, Benchmarking, Self Management, Educational Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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