Rosie Le Cornu
The school coordinator – usually a principal or deputy principal – can play a key role in ensuring that practicum provides quality learning opportunities for pre-service teachers. Traditionally the coordinator's role has been seen as purely managerial and administrative, but recent research has found that the coordinator helps to monitor and assess pre-service teachers' practicum experiences, and provides pedagogical and pastoral support. A study in South Australia has examined the coordinator's pedagogical role. It shows how a small group of coordinators have contributed to the development of learning communities that unite the pre-service teachers with experienced school staff and university staff.
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Heather T. Hill, Laura Kapitula, Kristin Umland
Researchers consider the degree to which value-added scores based on student performance match other indicators of teacher quality – American Educational Research Journal.
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Pauline Moley, Patricia Bandré, John E George
Middle school students' motivation and engagement in English literature classes is affected by the way their texts are selected, and by their teacher's approach to instruction – Theory into Practice.
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