| Title: |
Pinnacle: Evaluation of the Graduate Teacher Training Program at the ANU |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Barthwal, Aditi; Chenoweth, Diane; Day, Cathy; Hughes, Meredith; Kirk, Elizabeth; Kitson, Simon; Limpanuparb, Taweetham; Marshall, Penelope; Shellard, John |
| Source: |
Australian Universities' Review. 2011 53(1):14-20. |
| Availability: |
National Tertiary Education Union. PO Box 1323, South Melbourne 3205, Australia. Tel: +61-3-92541910; Fax: +61-3-92541915; e-mail: editor@aur.org.au; Web site: http://www.aur.org.au |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
7 |
| Publication Date: |
2011 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Feedback (Response); Mentors; Program Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; Curriculum Development; Teacher Education Programs; Program Evaluation; Teaching Skills; Skill Development; Participant Satisfaction; Program Descriptions; Doctoral Programs; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Australia |
| ISSN: |
0818-8068 |
| Abstract: |
Pinnacle is the ANU's teacher training programme for full time PhD students. The Pinnacle Teacher Training Program provides a mentoring system that aims to equip postgraduate students with the skills and theoretical background that they will need to become high quality lecturers. This article describes Pinnacle, and discusses the assessment of its effectiveness by past Pinnacle participants, using quantitative and qualitative feedback. There were differences in the perceived effectiveness of Pinnacle related to participants' sex and their academic discipline. Overall, the participants found that the opportunity to deliver lectures, to work closely with their mentor, and to reflect on their own teaching philosophy and practice gave them a sense of being confident and competent teachers by the end of the programme. Pinnacle provides an opportunity to reflect on the practice of teaching before habit and academic pressures permanently shape teaching practices. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
9 |
| Entry Date: |
2011 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ926445 |
| Database: |
ERIC |