A Reconsideration of the Practicum as the Critical Element of Teacher Education

An Exploratory Study of the Clinical Observation System: A Systematic Approach to Student Teacher Observations During Field Experience

“…Although the results of research on student teaching have been inconclusive and often contradictory (Hull and Baker, 1984;Hersh, Hull and Leighton, 1982) it is apparent that there are elements within student teaching which loom as being important for the development of the student teacher. Some research studies isolate factors considered to be important; for example, the changes in attitudes of the student teacher which can be attributed to student teaching experiences, the value of the relationships between the co-operating teacher and student teacher, the impact of the university supervisor, the quality of the supervision and consequent feedback provided to the student teacher and the effect of the co-operating teacher as a model (Hull, Baker, Kyle and Goad, 1983).…”