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dc.contributor.authorChristensen, R.
dc.contributor.authorKnezek, G.
dc.contributor.authorTyler-Wood, T.
dc.contributor.authorGibson, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:48:40Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:48:40Z
dc.date.created2013-12-30T20:00:32Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationChristensen, Rhonda and Knezek, Gerald and Tyler-Wood, Tandra and Gibson, David. 2011. simSchool: An online dynamic simulator for enhancing teacher preparation. International Journal of Learning Technology. 6 (2): pp. 201-220.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35261
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/IJLT.2011.042649
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A rationale for using a simulated teaching environment to train pre-service teacher candidates is presented, followed by the key components of the simSchool dynamic simulator created to accomplish this task. Results of analyses of two sets of data, for the areas of pedagogical practices and teaching skills, are used to illustrate that changes in pre-service educators can be assessed as a direct outcome of activities completed within the simulated environment. Major outcomes to date indicate that teacher candidates gain a sense of instructional self-efficacy (confidence in their competence) more rapidly using the simulator, compared to traditional teacher preparation classes and related activities. This outcome is true for pre-service candidates working with simulated students spanning the normal range of personality attributes and sensory abilities, as well as pre-service teacher candidates working with simulated students with disabilities.

dc.publisherInderscience Publishing
dc.titlesimSchool: An online dynamic simulator for enhancing teacher preparation
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume6
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage201
dcterms.source.endPage220
dcterms.source.issn1741-8119
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Learning Technology
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