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Changes in professional vision in the context of practice

Preservice teachers’ professional vision changes following practical experience: a video-based approach in university-based teacher education

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In initial teacher education, it is a challenge to foster the development of teaching skills proximal to classroom action. In this study, the impact of a combined practical and theoretical university-based term on preservice teachers’ professional vision is investigated by a video-based approach to supervising their knowledge acquisition and assessing their learning outcomes. Participants were N = 109 preservice teachers attending a 5-month theory practice term guided through video-based courses about effective teaching and learning. We measured their changes in professional vision using the video-based tool Observer. Our results show that preservice teachers positively change their professional vision during the theory practice term, especially if they show low entry levels at the beginning. Their notes on the observed teaching lessons illustrate these changes.

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Stürmer, K., Seidel, T. & Schäfer, S. Changes in professional vision in the context of practice. Gruppendyn Organisationsberat 44, 339–355 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-013-0216-0

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