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Aspden  \nMassey University, New Zealand, [k.m.aspden@massey.ac.nz](k.m.aspden@massey.ac.nz)  \nRecommended Citation  \nAspden, K. M. (2017). The Complexity of Practicum Assessment in Teacher Education: An Examination of Four New Zealand Case Studies.. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (12).  \nRetrieved from [http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss12/8](http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss12/8)  \nThis Journal Article is posted at Research Online.  \n[http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss12/8](http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol42/iss12/8)  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nThe Complexity of Practicum Assessment in Teacher Education: An Examination of Four New Zealand Case Studies.  \nKaryn Aspden  \nMassey University, New Zealand  \nAbstract: Practicum is a key element of initial teacher  \neducation (ITE) programmes, designed to support the  \nprofessional growth of student teachers. Practicum is also a  \nkey point of assessment, leading to a determination of the  \nstudent’sprofessional growth and their readiness to teach and  \nenter the teaching profession. This study sought to understand  \nthe way in which the assessment of practicum was enacted and  \nexperienced within New Zealand early childhood ITE  \nprogrammes. Case study methodology was used to explore the  \nexperiences of practicum triads from four participating  \ninstitutions. Data included recordings of triadic assessment  \nmeetings, post-assessment interviews with the student teachers,  \nassociate teachers and teacher educators, and examination of  \nassociated assessment documentation. In presenting key  \nfeatures of the four case studies it is argued that practicum  \nassessment is complex and multi-faceted, enacted with  \ninstitutional parameters, but highly individualised in practice.  \nIntroduction  \nInitial teacher education (ITE) encompasses formal programmes of study designed to prepare student teachers to enter the teaching profession and to provide prospective teachers with the professional knowledge, skills and dispositions to support effective teaching and learning (Grudnoff & Williams, 2010) . ITE programmes are a key mechanism for the training of new and beginning teachers and typically include some form of accreditation at state or national level. The assessment of practicum plays a critical role in the determining the student’s readiness to teach and achievement of expected graduate standards,(for example, as set by the Education Council Aotearoa New Zealand, or the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership) . As a result, the assessment of practicum must weave together elements of supportive guidance for the student, alongside judgements as to the achievement of expected competencies and ultimately, gatekeeping into the profession of teaching. This study explored the way in which the assessment of practicum was enacted at four ITE providers in New Zealand, and illuminated the experiences ofthe key practicum triad members: student teacher, associate teacher and teacher educator. This paper reports key findings to emerge from the case study phase of a larger doctoral study, to highlight the complexity of the assessment act, the influencing variables that shaped the assessment experience, and the way in which such experiences were both institutionalised and individualised.  \nVol 42, 12, December 2017 128  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nPracticum  \nThe term‘practicum’ represents the component of initial teacher education programmes in which a student teacher spends time in an educational setting for the purpose of developing their skills as a teacher, applying the knowledge gained in their course work to the everyday context of teaching and learning (Haigh & Ell, 2014; McGee, Ferrier-Kerr & Miller, 2001), as well a","cbCait90oDaRNoxy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait90oDaRNoxy","pdf",343935,17,"English","# Introduction\n## Practicum\n## The Assessment of Practicum","[{\"question\":\"What role does practicum play in initial teacher education?\",\"answer\":\"Practicum supports student teachers’ professional growth and also serves as a key assessment point that influences judgments about readiness to teach and entry into the profession.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study investigate practicum assessment in New Zealand ITE programmes?\",\"answer\":\"It uses case study methodology to explore experiences of practicum triads from four participating institutions, drawing on recordings, post-assessment interviews, and analysis of assessment documentation.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is practicum assessment described as complex?\",\"answer\":\"The study argues that assessment is multi-faceted and shaped by institutional parameters while remaining highly individualized in how assessment is enacted during practice.\"}]","The Complexity of Practicum Assessment in Teacher Education - An Examination of Four New Zealand Case Studies | PDF",1792077913,43]