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dc.contributor.authorOlufsen, Magne
dc.contributor.authorKarlsen, Solveig
dc.contributor.authorSæleset, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorThorvaldsen, Steinar
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-05T08:46:32Z
dc.date.available2021-07-05T08:46:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-07
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, most Nordic countries have seen reforms in their teacher education programme, giving rise to an ongoing debate on these programmes’ content, structure, and quality. As part of a recent reform of teacher education in Norway, new Master’s-level programme have been introduced to educate teachers for grades 5–10, whereby pre-service teachers (PSTs) take specialised content courses and undergo field placements twice a year. The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of the specialised content courses on student teaching. In this study, we used a survey design to collect quantitative data from PSTs and qualitative data from mentor teachers. PSTs teaching subjects they specialised in had a more positive teaching experience related to perceived learning outcomes in subject matter knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. The data from mentor teachers reinforce this finding; they reported that PSTs who taught subjects they specialised in showed faster learning progressions, were better at using different instructional strategies, and reflected more during guidance. The link between the specialised content courses and student teaching increases the coherence of the programme.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlufsen M, Karlsen S, Sæleset J, Thorvaldsen S. The impact of specialised content courses on student teaching in a Norwegian teacher education programme. Education Inquiry. 2021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1897140
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/20004508.2021.1892908
dc.identifier.issn2000-4508
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21722
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalEducation Inquiry
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Education: 280en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280en_US
dc.titleThe impact of specialised content courses on student teaching in a Norwegian teacher education programmeen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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