Co-Teaching in Student Teaching of an Elementary Education Program

Successful co-teaching relies on essential elements, such as collaborative planning, communication skills, partnership relationship, classroom application, knowledge base, and co-teaching approaches. The objective of this study is to examine if teacher candidates and cooperating teachers use differe...

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Main Author Chang, Sau Hou
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2014
Subjects
Classroom Techniques
Collegiality
Communication Skills
Cooperating Teachers
Cooperative Planning
Educational Practices
Elementary Education
Instructional Effectiveness
Knowledge Base for Teaching
Likert Scales
Preservice Teachers
Student Surveys
Student Teaching
Teacher Collaboration
Teacher Surveys
Teaching Methods
Team Teaching
United States (Midwest)
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Summary:Successful co-teaching relies on essential elements, such as collaborative planning, communication skills, partnership relationship, classroom application, knowledge base, and co-teaching approaches. The objective of this study is to examine if teacher candidates and cooperating teachers use different essential co-teaching elements to implement co-teaching at the beginning and end of student teaching. Twenty-six teacher candidates and sixteen cooperating teachers completed the Essential Elements of Co-Teaching (EECT) survey by the end of student teaching. The results show that teacher candidates and cooperating teachers use different co-teaching elements and approaches by the end of student teaching. Implications for student teaching are recommended.