A comparison of perceptions of knowledge and skills held by primary and secondary teachers : from the entry to exit of their preservice programme

• Published in: The Australian journal of teacher education Vol. 33; no. 3; pp. 77 - 93
• Main Authors: Wong, Angela F., Chong, Sylvia, Choy, Doris, Wong, Isabella, Goh, Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Edith Cowan University 01.06.2008
• Subjects: Achievement Gains; Cohort Analysis; Comparative Analysis; Effect Size; Elementary School Teachers; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Graduate students; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Knowledge Level; Likert Scales; Longitudinal Studies; Multivariate Analysis; Preservice Teacher Education; Preservice Teachers; Primary school teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Singapore; Skill Development; Statistical Analysis; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Teachers; Teacher attitudes; Universities; Singapore
• ISSN: 0313-5373; 1835-517X; 1835-517X
• DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2008v33n3.6

This study investigates if there were differences in the levels of pedagogical knowledge and skills as perceived by the student teachers who were enrolled in the Primary and the Secondary Post Graduate Diploma in Education programme at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. 170 Primary and 426 Secondary student teachers participated in the study. The results showed that there were no significant differences at the beginning of the programme between the two cohorts. However, there were significant differences between the two groups at the end of programme, with the Primary student teachers tending to perceive themselves as gaining more pedagogical knowledge and skills by the end of their initial teacher preparation programme than the Secondary student teachers. [Author abstract]