file for all students and their assessor and one file for each set of learning outcomes. External
requirements in Australia resulted in one-framework or set of learning outcomes being uploaded
for an entire cohort. The outcome of this application was that the software can now be used in
teacher education programmes more effectively and expediently.
How was it developed?
The initial “Preservice teacher tracker” resulted in a number of trials and in house testing in the
first phase of development. This App allowed simple access to the criteria or learning outcomes to
be assessed and provided the opportunity for the user to rate the student's performance on a five
star (0-4) scale; as well as take video and photos to support this rating. The supervisor could then
add feedback comments to the specific learning outcome for the student to review when they
logged into the system. The student and the supervising teacher could review and discuss the
video, images and feedback and create a goal for the student; along with strategies and a time line
for improvement.
The website was created to allow increased access to reflective data and to ensure that the data
collected was accessible by both the supervising teacher and the pre-service teacher. Figure 1
shows how the learning outcomes were presented and the highlighted icon to the right of the
learning outcome indicate data is housed there which is accessible by clicking the icon.
Figure 1.
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