Core Pedagogy: Individual Uncertainty, Shared Practice, Formative Ethos

From Section:
Theories & Approaches
Published:
May. 02, 2015

Source: Journal of Teacher Education 66(3), p. 215-226, May/June 2015

This paper outlines the diffusion of one such pedagogy from medical to teacher education.
The concept of clinical simulations is outlined through the lens of “signature pedagogies” and their uncertain, engaging, formative qualities.

Implemented in five different teacher preparation programs, simulation data highlight design principles and resulting outcomes for general scholastic and subject-specific problems of practice.


Updated: Nov. 20, 2018
Keywords:
Problem-based learning (PBL) | Teacher education programs | Teacher induction | Teachers’ learning | Teaching methods