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Publication Date: 2004-Apr
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Reflection as a Visible Outcome for Preservice Teachers
Ward, John R.; McCotter, Suzanne S.
Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v20 n3 p243-257 Apr 2004
As the standards movement progresses, efforts to encourage reflection by student teachers are often undermined. In this piece, we analyze exemplars of student teacher reflection coming from two very different approaches to outcomes-based teacher preparation. We use these exemplars to develop a rubric that illuminates the dimensions and qualities of reflection. This rubric helps clarify how meaningful reflection and an emphasis on learning are not incompatible if the focus is placed on the process of learning, rather than on outcomes alone. Finally, we contend that engagement in the process of reflection and reflection on the moral enterprise of teaching can be considered as important outcomes in their own right.
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching, Scoring Rubrics, Learning Processes, Outcome Based Education, Standards
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Language: English
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