Empirical Research on Professional Growth Value of Critical Events to Student Teachers

Abstract

Critical events of the educational practice are functional events experienced by student teachers during the internship to have a great influence on their educational concepts and educational behaviors.[1] For the professional growth of student teachers, critical events play a profound and important role, specifically in optimizing professional reflection, strengthening professional cooperation, enriching professional knowledge, enhancing practical ability, and riching professional emotions, etc.. It is an effective attempt and favorable way to analyze the critical events during the internship period to improve the professional growth level of student teachers, and it is also a new path in the field of pre-service teacher education research.