ERIC Number: EJ1182815
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun
Pages: 15
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Impact of Pre-Service Teachers on P-5 Student Learning: Results of Unit Instructions
Lu, Hsiu-Lien; Arrington, Nancy M.; Griffin, Bryan W.
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v18 n2 p39-53 Jun 2018
This quantitative study utilized 1,640 P-5 students' learning outcomes as a result of unit instructions that pre-service teachers gave to P-5 students in the field. The study investigated the difference in P-5 student learning outcomes after a unit instruction by three pre-service teaching practicum course tiers, considering socioeconomic statuses, student grade levels, and subject areas of the content taught by the pre-service teacher. Using normalized gain scores, we used a t test and regression analysis to analyze the data. Based on the findings, recommendations for pre-service teacher education include three items: a) to provide differentiated supervision based on pre-service teachers' experiences and needs, b) to require a proportionate and incremental assignment responding to the amount of pre-service teachers' experiences and hours in the classroom, and c) to incorporate co-teaching opportunities to facilitate peer learning and support in early field experiences.
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Elementary School Students, Units of Study, Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Socioeconomic Status, Instructional Program Divisions, Intellectual Disciplines, Teacher Influence, Supervision, Student Placement, Pretests Posttests, Experience, Scores, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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