Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP)

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP) was a five-year research project which started in 2011 and which focused on exploring issues around teacher professionalism and how teachers are being prepared to enter the educational labour market.

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The project was prompted by concerns about the poor quality of schooling outcomes in South Africa and consideration of research that has shown teacher quality to be a key determinant in learning outcomes. And while much is known about the poor performance of learners in the South African school system, we have little systematic knowledge about teachers

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The Initial Teacher Education Research Project Report on performance in ITERP Maths test - Lynn Bowie, December 2015

Author: JET

Published: 2024

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP) studied the BEd curricula for mathematics, language, and literacy for teachers intending to teach in the Intermediate Phase at 5 universities (Taylor, 2014; Deacon, 2016). In addition, tests in maths and English were used to assess the extent to which samples of 4th-year students and newly qualified teachers (NQTs) from these universities had mastered the content of these subjects, at the level of the primary school curriculum. This document provides a summary of the performance of the 4th year students who wrote the pilot test in 2014 and the NQTs who wrote the revised test in 2015.

Keywords: Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP), ITERP, Teacher Education

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The Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP): Brief for DHET Research Bulletin

Report on the 2013 Survey of Final Year Initial Teacher Education Students

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project Final Report

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project: The Initial Professional Development of Teachers: A Literature Review

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project: Newly Qualified Teachers in South Africa: Report on the 2014 Telephonic Follow-up Survey of the 2013 Class of Final Year Initial Teacher Education Students

Newly Qualified Intermediate Phase Teachers in South Africa Final Report on the ITERP NQT Symposium, July 2015

Thinking, Language and Learning in Initial Teacher Education

Initial Teacher Education Research Project Phase II: From Research to Action

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project: An Examination of Aspects of Initial Teacher Education Curricula at Five Higher Education Institutions: Summary Report

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project: Report on Mathematics Courses for Intermediate Phase Student Teachers at Five Universities

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project: An Analysis of Teaching Practice Assessment Instruments: A Cross-institutional Case Study of Five Universities in South Africa

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project: Report on English Courses for Intermediate Phase Student Teachers at Five Universities

What Conceptions of Teaching are Conveyed by TP Assessment Instruments?

Epistemological Transformation: Implications for Educational Research and Practice

Author: Reed, Y

Published: 2015

Keynote address delivered at Rhodes University PhD Symposium, July 2015 by Yvonne Reed, School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand. Presents an overview of findings from several research studies, including the Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP).

Keywords: Project resources, Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP)

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Knowledge and Judgement for Assessing Student Teaching: A Cross-Institutional Analysis of Teaching Practicum Assessment Instruments

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Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP)

The Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP) was a five-year research project which started in 2011 and which focused on exploring issues around teacher professionalism and how teachers are being prepared to enter the educational labour market.

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