A Qualitative Study of Learning Outcomes in Student Teachers' Professional Development: A Case Study of Teaching Practicum Courses

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1 Farhangian University

2 Farhangian university

10.48310/jcdr.2025.19145.1171

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Background and Objectives: This qualitative study aimed to identify the learning outcomes of teaching practicum courses (1, 2, 3, and 4) in three dimensions: knowledge, attitude, and skills. Methods: The research utilized 48 practicum reports, video reviews of student teachers' teaching performances, and direct observation of practicum activities. The study population consisted of elementary education student teachers admitted in 2020 to Shahid Bahonar Higher Education Center, Tehran University of Cultural Studies, who had completed all four practicum courses over two years. The sample included 48 practicum reports, analyzed through content analysis and coding processes using MAXQDA (2020) software. Findings: The learning outcomes were identified across three dimensions (knowledge, attitude, and skills), comprising 10 main codes and 60 sub-codes. Conclusions: The data analysis revealed that, in the skills dimension, most students considered teaching-learning skills, social and interaction skills, knowledge application, and research skills as the most significant learning outcomes of the internship courses. In the attitudinal dimension, they highlighted professional development and attitude, professional ethics, and professional self-confidence. In the knowledge dimension, they referred to content knowledge of the courses and pedagogical knowledge.

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