@article{Samina Naseem, Anam Iqbal, Shafia Azam_2023, title={Assessment Practices of Practicum Supervisors}, volume={6}, url={https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jcte/article/view/725}, DOI={10.58444/jcte.v6i1.725}, abstractNote={<p>Assessment, undoubtedly, plays a significant role, not only in helping<br>students learn but also in improving instruction. Using assessment<br>practices mentioned in the National Professional Standards for Teachers<br>in Pakistan (2009) as an analytical framework, this qualitative study<br>documented the assessment practices of practicum supervisors from three<br>major teacher preparation programs (TPPs) in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.<br>Faculty members who had served practicum twice and student teachers<br>from the VIII semester were the participants. The main data sources -<br>interviews and focused group discussion, were transcribed verbatim and<br>coded using provisional themes. The analysis revealed that practicum<br>supervisors from the three TPPs were not following NPSTP as a guide to<br>assess student teachers’ (STs) teaching. This study underscores the role of<br>practicum supervisors in improving learning experiences for STs during<br>practicum and identifies the current assessment practices to suggest<br>focusing on all the aspects i.e., lesson planning, management, assessment,<br>and teaching, and should use the NPSTP’s assessment rubric for STs<br>assessment to make practicum more beneficial and productive.</p>}, number={1}, journal={JCTE}, author={Samina Naseem, Anam Iqbal, Shafia Azam}, year={2023}, month={Mar.} }