Abstract

CAIRES, Susana M; ALMEIDA, Leandro S  and  DIANA A, Vieira. THE PRACTICUM IN INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION: VALIDATION OF THE SHORT VERSION OF THE INVENTORY OF EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE TEACHING PRACTICE. Aval. psicol. [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.1, pp. 1-12. ISSN 1677-0471.

The aim of this study is to assess, through confirmatory factor analysis, the psychometric characteristics of the short version of the Inventory of Experiences and Perceptions of the Teaching Practice. This self-report measure evaluates - according to the student teacher’s perspective - the most significant aspects of the practicum, an experience that takes place by the end of the course and corresponding to the first teaching contact. Two hundred and ninety five student teachers participated in this study. This short version is composed of 28 items, explaining 49% of the total variance and distributed among four factors: Learning and supervision (10 items); Emotional and physical impact (6 items); Professional and institutional socialization (6 items); and, Vocational aspects (6 items). This instrument was submitted to confirmatory factor analysis and the results presented satisfactory adjustment indexes.

Keywords : Instrument development; Professional Education; Student teachers’ experience.

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