A systematic review of the research on the knowledge and skills of Australian preservice teachers

Jennifer Stephenson*

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    Abstract

    Since knowledge and skills related to curriculum content and pedagogy are crucial for teachers, it is of interest to explore the research relating to what preservice teachers know and can do. Refereed journal articles published between 2005 and 2015 that reported on the assessment of the knowledge or skills of Australian preservice teachers are reviewed. Data were extracted from 52 articles relating to the context of the research, participants in the research and the adequacy of the knowledge and skills of preservice teachers. Most authors expressed some concern about the level of knowledge and skills of preservice teachers and where both were reported there was often a discrepancy between perceived and actual knowledge.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number7
    Pages (from-to)121-137
    Number of pages17
    JournalAustralian Journal of Teacher Education
    Volume43
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2018

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