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Student Teaching Practice In Two Elementary Teacher Preparation Programs, Ping Liu
Student Teaching Practice In Two Elementary Teacher Preparation Programs, Ping Liu
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
This study examines student teaching of elementary teacher preparation programs in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States of America (USA). Two programs comparable in program design, course requirements and goals were selected for exploration. The key aspects that were studied about student teaching include its unit ratio in a program, features of placements, written work by student teachers and evaluation. Findings indicate that these programs share the same basic elements related to student teaching but differences exist in student teaching sequence, focus on candidates’ practice to assume teaching responsibilities, participation in evaluation and level of peer …