Using a simulation to teach reading assessment to preservice teachers
Abstract
All teachers must be literacy leaders in their classrooms and schools. Recent concerns surrounding teacher quality and literacy teacher preparation prompted the current inquiry, which examined the diverse ways in which literacy teacher educators cultivate literacy leadership among preservice teachers. The authors used a one‐shot qualitative research design and applied understandings related to distributed leadership and teacher leadership as theoretical lenses. Sixty‐five respondents participated in the current inquiry, and data were analyzed using a three‐level classification diversity analysis. Three themes emerged during data analysis: Two addressed specific preparation techniques for literacy leadership that occurred in university contexts and community and professional contexts, and the third drew attention to the inadequacy of preparation efforts with literacy leadership. A discussion of findings for each theme is provided, as well as implications and recommendations for literacy teacher educators and teacher preparation program administrators.
Reference
Ferguson, K. (2017). Using a Simulation to Teach Reading Assessment to Preservice Teachers. The Reading Teacher, 70(5), 561-569.
Journal
The Reading Teacher
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
- Qualitiative
- Quantitative
- Survey
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Graduate and undergraduate
Preservice Sample Size
65
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
Data Analysis Tools
- Descriptive statistics
- Thematic analysis
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
1. What do preservice teachers learn about literacy
by participating in a reading assessment
simulation?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
2. What are preservice teachers’ attitudes toward
reading assessments after participating
in the simulation?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
3. What are preservice teachers’ attitudes toward
the use of simulations in preservice
education?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes