Data were collected from 307 senior level student teachers over 3 semesters in rural and urban placements and from 78 cooperating teachers on the qualities they considered most important for cooperating teachers. Cooperating teachers also offered information about skills and practices that work successfully in the student teaching relationship.…

The purpose of this study was to train cooperating teachers in a Behavioral Model of Supervision (BMS-PE). Four cooperating teachers in suburban school districts in central Ohio were trained using this model that emphasized communicating feedback with more details and holding teachers more accountable for their performances during post-teaching…

A series of conferences with supervising teachers involving 10 female students training to be teachers of young children was examined. Conferences were conducted after the supervising teacher had observed the teaching of the students. All participating students were early childhood education majors involved in student teaching at least 25 hours…

Student teachers enrolled in an extended practicum or internship experience participated in a study of the occurrence of "critical incidents" during the teaching experience. The students attended a workshop in which the concept of "critical incidence" was defined, and were provided opportunities for practice before undergoing the teaching…

A study was made on the efficacy of prompting as a supervisory aid to preservice physical education teachers. Three student teachers were prompted in specific behaviors during teaching sessions with their students. Communication was by way of a wireless microphone and a FM receiver with mini-earphone. The students were prompted on: (1) use of…

FOUR GROUPS OF 15 STUDENT TEACHERS EACH WERE USED TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT (A) THOSE TAUGHT INTERACTION ANALYSIS WOULD BE MORE INDIRECT (ACCEPTING OF PUPIL FEELINGS AND IDEAS, ENCOURAGING, QUESTIONING) AT THE END OF STUDENT TEACHING THAN THOSE TAUGHT LEARNING THEORY, AND (B) AMONG THOSE TAUGHT INTERACTION ANALYSIS, THOSE SUPERVISED BY…

The use of specific psychological constructs in the classroom provides a criterion for the selection of topics for construction of a course in educational psychology. A model course is outlined. Using a tutorial-supervisory format, student teachers and inservice teachers work together as experimenters testing the validity of psychological theories…

This study ascertained the relationship between rankings of 47 supervising classroom teachers and their attitudes toward education. Independent rankings of supervisory effectiveness were obtained from 47 classroom teachers, 91 student teachers, and 12 university personnel. Each classroom teacher completed two standardized attitude toward education…

Attitudes of student teachers and cooperating teachers were measured during a one-year postgraduate program for secondary school teachers at an Australian university. Student teachers' attitudes tended to be stable over time, although their views moved closer to those of cooperating teachers during practice teaching. (Author/PP)

Traditional supervision of teachers in American schools is often mislabeled. In practice, it is more an exercise in administrative monitoring and evaluation instead of a method to help teachers grow and improve professionally. Clinical supervision, developed as an alternative to traditional supervisory methods, focuses on the non-evaluative use of…

Suggests an eight-step approach to student teacher observations to increase students' professional growth including simulation, peer-reaction, video review, practice teaching, audio review, real teaching, tape review, and post-observation conference. (RC)

This study explored expectations, perceptions, and qualities of mentoring relationships between cooperating and student teachers at two institutions, investigating features necessary for successful, satisfactory relationships. Interviews indicated that cooperating teachers tended to function as advisors rather than mentors. Mentoring relationships…

Surveys about student teacher and student counselor supervision examined whether student practicum progress and supervisory strategies were consistent with a developmental model. Progress was consistent with a developmental model for student counselors but not student teachers. Supervision strategies for student counselors and student teachers…

Presents a six-phase model of the interdependent relationship between cooperating teachers and their student teachers in early childhood settings: (1) anticipation/excitement for cooperating teachers and anxiety/euphoria for student teachers; (2) confusion/clarity for both; (3) onstage/backstage and competence/inadequacy; (4) letting go/hanging on…

TEACHER EDUCATORS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND PURDUE UNIVERSITY IDENTIFIED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COLLEGE SUPERVISOR TO THE STUDENT TEACHING SITUATION BY MEANS OF THE CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNIQUE. COLLEGE SUPERVISORS, SUPERVISING TEACHERS, AND STUDENT TEACHERS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE STUDENT…