Investigating the Literacy, Numeracy and ICT Demands of Primary Teacher Education

Title
Investigating the Literacy, Numeracy and ICT Demands of Primary Teacher Education
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
de Silva Joyce, Helen
Tobias, Stephen
Feez, Susan
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-2640
Email: sfeez@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sfeez
Chan, Eveline
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1096-0158
Email: echan4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:echan4
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.14221/ajte.2014v39n9.9
UNE publication id
une:15939
Abstract
Pre-service teacher education programs are required to graduate students who meet externally determined standards in literacy and numeracy. However, little is known about the literacy, numeracy and ICT knowledge and skills demanded of teacher education students as they complete assessment tasks on which successful completion of their teaching degrees depends. This paper reports on the initial phase of a project that involved collecting and analysing assessment tasks across all subjects in a Bachelor of Education (Primary) program at a regional university in order to determine the range of task types. The findings of this project indicate that student teachers would be better equipped to meet assessment demands if provided with more support as they strive to respond to assessment tasks. Such support would also contribute to the ability of student teachers to meet externally determined standards of literacy and numeracy and information and communication technology required of graduate teachers.
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Citation
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(9), p. 111-129
ISSN
1835-517X
0313-5373
Start page
111
End page
129

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