RESEARCH NOTE | The Student Teaching Experience

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Teacher education programs are tasked with setting a curriculum and building learning experiences that prepares students for the challenges and rigors of professional teaching. One major learning experience is student teaching. This research note details findings from the Benchworks Teacher Education Exit Assessment of over 2,500 students who were either about to or recently had graduated from a teacher education program (hereafter referred to as graduating students) from 21 colleges and universities in the United States. In particular, this research notes explores the student teaching experience, and concepts that relate to quality student teaching experiences.

Key Questions:
1. How satisfied were program graduates with student teaching?
2. What concepts are most closely related to student teaching satisfaction?
3. How does student teaching satisfaction relate to the overall teaching education program experience?

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