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Teacher preparation and PD

Items about teacher preparation and pd, from the Field tags described on our Method page. Field tags come from keyword rules applied to each item's title and abstract. Source: Field tag definitions.

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29 tracked items

Level 3: Controlled comparison: 1 Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: 5 Technical test: 1 Commentary: 5 Not yet classified: 17

Level 3: Controlled comparisonLevel-4 candidate (held at 3: preprint, needs full-text human check)Outcome: Learning or achievementPreprintStudy type: Randomized controlled trial

AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance (opens in new tab)

2026-04-06 · arXiv (back catalog) · Study (preprint)

People often optimize for long-term goals in collaboration: A mentor or companion doesn't just answer questions, but also scaffolds learning, tracks progress, and prioritizes the other person's growth over immediate results. In contrast, current AI systems are fundamentally short-sighted collaborators -- optimized for...

Why this label for AI Assistance Reduces Persistence and Hurts Independent Performance
  • Level 3: Controlled comparison (human override): Label correction only, level unchanged. The arXiv abstract describes participants only as 'people' and does not say how long they used the AI, so the automated labels 'Learners: Adult learners' and 'Short exposure' are not supported by the source. Removed to match the corrected explainer.
  • Changed from: Level 3: Controlled comparison
  • Grader A: R5 design ceiling: randomized controlled trials assign human participants and measure unassisted performance; Level 4 verification and uncertainty information are not reported.
  • Grader B: R5 design: series of RCTs (N=1,222) on unassisted performance and persistence; R7 preprint and short-exposure caps hold at max Level 3; human review needed before any upgrade.
  • Rule version: METHODOLOGY v0.3, pipeline v1, rules rules-v0.4
  • Cognitive load: matched 'cognitive offloading'
  • Reading and writing: matched 'reading comprehension'

Graded blind by two AI graders against our published method. Human grade change 2026-10-24, approved by Matt, Oct 24 2026 Method

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratoryProvisional (rules only)

Connectivism as an Innovative Didactic Experience in Preservice Physics Teacher Education (opens in new tab)

2026-10-19 · arXiv physics.ed-ph · Study (preprint)

This chapter examines the use of connectivism as a pedagogical approach in preservice physics teacher education through a classroom experience conducted in a Contemporary Physics course at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC). The study involved 21 preservice teachers organized into four...

Why this label for Connectivism as an Innovative Didactic Experience in Preservice Physics Teacher
  • Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R5 design: descriptive (F3): Descriptive, qualitative, pilot or deployment study with real participants.
  • Preprint: not peer reviewed; capped at Level 3

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratoryLearners: Higher-ed studentsOutcome: Perception or attitudePreprintPerception onlyStudy type: Cross-sectional

The AI Adaptation Gap in Higher Education: Students, Faculty, and Administrative Staff (opens in new tab)

2026-08-25 · arXiv (back catalog) · Study (preprint)

The purpose of this study was to analyze patterns of artificial intelligence (AI) use and attitudes toward AI among students, faculty, and administrative staff at a large university specializing in teacher education. The analytical sample comprised 1809 students, 250 faculty members, and 62 administrative staff...

Why this label for The AI Adaptation Gap in Higher Education: Students, Faculty, and Administrative
  • Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: Large attitude and use survey (N=2,121); perception-only descriptive evidence.
  • Review status: Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review)
  • Grader A: R5 design ceiling: the cross-sectional survey reports controlled associations; R7 caps perception and engagement outcomes at Level 2.
  • Grader B: R5 design ceiling: a cross-sectional self-report survey (N=2121); the OLS associations could match Level 2, but a survey is Level 1 and R5 takes the lower; R7 perception-only cap applies anyway
  • Rule version: METHODOLOGY v0.3, pipeline v1, rules rules-v0.4

Graded blind by two AI graders against our published method. Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review) Method

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratoryLearners: K-12 studentsOutcome: Perception or attitudePreprintSmall or imprecisePerception onlyStudy type: Case study / case series

Multi-Tier Mentorship with AI-Assisted Development: Authentic Engineering for K-12 and Undergraduates (opens in new tab)

2026-08-19 · arXiv (back catalog) · Study (preprint)

K-12 students often possess creative engineering ideas but lack technical skills to build them, while undergraduates have coding expertise but few opportunities to lead real-world projects or mentor others. The rapid development of AI-assisted tools offers a potential bridge to connect these groups, yet the structure...

Why this label for Multi-Tier Mentorship with AI-Assisted Development: Authentic Engineering for K-
  • Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: Consensus level confirmed against the methodology.
  • Review status: Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review)
  • Grader A: R5 design ceiling: the nine-person pilot reports surveys and thematic findings without a comparison group.
  • Grader B: R5 design ceiling: a pilot with 4 high-school students and 3 undergraduates, using surveys and thematic analysis; descriptive, and R7 perception-only applies
  • Rule version: METHODOLOGY v0.3, pipeline v1, rules rules-v0.4

Graded blind by two AI graders against our published method. Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review) Method

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratoryLearners: Adults not in a learning role (raters)Outcome: Perception or attitudePreprintStudy type: Case study / case series

From Thesis to Transition: An INSIGHT-Inspired Approach to Co-Designing Industry 5.0 Competency Pathways for Early-Stage Researchers (opens in new tab)

2026-07-09 · arXiv (back catalog) · Study (preprint)

Europe faces a critical "translation gap" where doctoral excellence in academia often fails to convert into industrial impact. While Industry 5.0 demands a blend of technical depth, sustainability, and human-centric design, traditional higher academic education remains siloed.

Why this label for From Thesis to Transition: An INSIGHT-Inspired Approach to Co-Designing Industry
  • Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: Both graders agree; rules version missed it. Consensus level confirmed.
  • Review status: Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review)
  • Grader A: R5 design ceiling: expert interviews and co-design workshops provide exploratory evidence.
  • Grader B: R5 design ceiling: qualitative co-design from expert interviews and workshops, which is descriptive with no learner outcomes.
  • Rule version: METHODOLOGY v0.3, pipeline v1, rules rules-v0.4

Graded blind by two AI graders against our published method. Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review) Method

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratoryProvisional (rules only)

Student Teacher Inter Brain Coupling Forecast Cross Semester Academic Fluctuation in Real World Classrooms (opens in new tab)

2026-04-03 · ERIC (peer reviewed) · Study

Student performance fluctuates across learning, raising questions about what drives these changes and whether instruction equitably supports diverse learners. Although teachers likely shape these trajectories, the pathways linking student--teacher interaction to individual performance variation remain unclear.

Why this label for Student Teacher Inter Brain Coupling Forecast Cross Semester Academic Fluctuatio
  • Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R5 design: descriptive (F3): Descriptive, qualitative, pilot or deployment study with real participants.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

Technical testLearners: Simulated or AI-onlyOutcome: Model performancePreprintSimulated learnersStudy type: Technical test (no real learners)

LearnAdapt Praxis: Controlled AI Assistance and Evidence Traces for Adult Workplace Learning (opens in new tab)

2026-10-02 · arXiv (back catalog) · Study (preprint)

AI can help adults produce plausible workplace artefacts while leaving their independent reasoning difficult to inspect. LearnAdapt Praxis addresses this design problem through a five-stage learning workspace: Frame, Learn, Build, Validate and Transfer.

Why this label for LearnAdapt Praxis: Controlled AI Assistance and Evidence Traces for Adult Workpl
  • Technical test: Two independent AI graders gave the same level.
  • Review status: Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review): both graders agreed
  • Grader A: R4 real-learner gate: synthetic project episodes test engineering properties; no adult learner outcomes are measured.
  • Grader B: R4 real-learner gate: system checks run on a synthetic rehearsal with fictional contexts; the abstract says it does not establish learning gains
  • Rule version: METHODOLOGY v0.3, pipeline v1, rules rules-v0.4

Graded blind by two AI graders against our published method. Confirmed against the published method (AI-assisted review): both graders agreed Method

CommentaryStudy type: Expert opinion / commentary

Beyond passive rights-holders: toward student moral agency in assessment fairness (opens in new tab)

2026-10-19 · Frontiers in Education · Study

Over the past decade, fairness research in classroom assessment has progressively repositioned students from passive objects toward partial subjects of assessment. By advocating for student active engagement in assessment processes via discourses such as student voice and rights, student agency, student assessment...

Why this label for Beyond passive rights-holders: toward student moral agency in assessment fairnes
  • Commentary: Perspective article (R3).
  • Review status: Graded by one AI grader from the abstract, on Matt's delegation; not yet human-verified

Graded by one AI grader from the abstract, on Matt's delegation; not yet human-verified. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

Educators who use AI say it frees up time to interact with students (opens in new tab)

2026-10-16 · K-12 Dive · News

While AI has become increasingly popular among teachers, professional development over the technology's use has been less consistent.

Why this label for Educators who use AI say it frees up time to interact with students
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Expert opinion / commentary

AACTE releases national framework on AI in educator preparation (opens in new tab)

2026-09-09 · eSchool News · Report / framework

A new national framework from AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) aims to help educator preparation programs (EPPs) navigate the rapidly changing role of artificial intelligence in education.

Why this label for AACTE releases national framework on AI in educator preparation
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

It's Not about the Money: STEM Professionals' Motivations to Become Secondary School Teachers through Alternative Entry Teacher Education Pathways (opens in new tab)

2026-05-18 · ERIC (peer reviewed) · Study

Teacher shortage is a global problem. One strategy adopted in several countries to help address the shortfall of teachers is to employ career-change teachers, sometimes through alternative entry pathways, which allow aspiring teachers to teach in a school, while simultaneously working towards their teacher...

Why this label for It's Not about the Money: STEM Professionals' Motivations to Become Secondary Sc
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

The screen-time debate’s blind spot (opens in new tab)

2026-04-15 · eSchool News · News

Last fall, during a professional development session I was running with a group of teachers in São Paulo, a fifth-grade teacher raised her hand and asked a question I have since heard in every country I work in: “I want to use AI to plan better lessons. But how do I do that without just putting kids in front of...

Why this label for The screen-time debate’s blind spot
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

Not yet classified

Designing a pipeline linking professional development to AI-supported instructional practice (opens in new tab)

Listed for the February 2027 issue · Computers & Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Computers & Education, Volume 257 by Ari Kim. Issue: February 2027. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Designing a pipeline linking professional development to AI-supported instructio
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

Not yet classified

Combining AI and corpus technology in language teaching: Professional development and knowledge co-construction using the CoI framework (opens in new tab)

Listed for the January 2027 issue · Computers & Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Computers & Education, Volume 256 by Qing Ma, Fang Mei, Peter Crosthwaite et al. Issue: January 2027. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Combining AI and corpus technology in language teaching: Professional developmen
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Art movements as visual languages for critical citizenship in pre-service primary teacher education (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Esra Özcan. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Art movements as visual languages for critical citizenship in pre-service primar
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Shared development through dialogic inquiry: Student transversal competencies and teacher professional learning (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Ying Ji, Peter Dudley, Sara Hennessy. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Shared development through dialogic inquiry: Student transversal competencies an
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Divergent trajectories through disruption: Narrative portraits of performing arts teacher-mothers (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Christina Gray, Kirsten Lambert, Tammy Green. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Divergent trajectories through disruption: Narrative portraits of performing art
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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When knowing does not mean designing: TPACK coherence and disciplinary epistemologies in preservice teachers’ technology integration (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Merve Aydın, Sinem Cilligol Karabey. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for When knowing does not mean designing: TPACK coherence and disciplinary epistemol
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Walking toward transformation: Experiential pedagogy and preservice middle grades teacher's reflections on bias and community (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Amy Walker, Nicole Garcia Diaz. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Walking toward transformation: Experiential pedagogy and preservice middle grade
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Teachers’ motivation for coaching: A latent profile analysis of predictors and outcomes (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Jiayi Wang, Chun Chen, Yuran Chen et al. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Teachers’ motivation for coaching: A latent profile analysis of predictors and o
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Sustaining social-emotional professional development: Teachers' retrospective perspectives in primary schools (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Figen Karaferye. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Sustaining social-emotional professional development: Teachers' retrospective pe
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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From isolated foci to coordinated attending: Critical events identified by novice mathematics teacher-educators (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Mayssa Hayeen-Halloun, Michal Ayalon. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for From isolated foci to coordinated attending: Critical events identified by novic
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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What does it mean to be a competent teacher? A narrative inquiry into teacher professional competence and relational wisdom (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Wenli Wang, Mulugeta Yayeh Worku. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for What does it mean to be a competent teacher? A narrative inquiry into teacher pr
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

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Enabling emancipation: How school climate and teacher autonomy relate to critical-thinking practice via socio-emotional skills (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Marie Jeanne Marleen Heijens. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Enabling emancipation: How school climate and teacher autonomy relate to critica
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

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Teachers who stay: the role of professional identity in teacher retention (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Wanyue Chen, Christopher Day, Despoina Athanasiadou et al. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Teachers who stay: the role of professional identity in teacher retention
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Teacher beliefs about climate action teaching: Exploring variation across instructional phases and types of action (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by M. Fasching, J. Kranz, T. Schubatzky et al. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Teacher beliefs about climate action teaching: Exploring variation across instru
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Teaching in motion: Multilevel pathways of teachers’ professional growth across daily practice (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Rui Liu, Guo Jian. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Teaching in motion: Multilevel pathways of teachers’ professional growth across
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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CT talk: Teacher talk as a resource for computational thinking in early childhood programming (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Kunning Zhang, Weipeng Yang, Xiao Zhang. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for CT talk: Teacher talk as a resource for computational thinking in early childhoo
  • Not yet classified: publisher listing with no abstract yet

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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Comparing the preference of diagnostic information from variations of dynamic testing, criterion- and norm-referenced testing for individualized education planning (opens in new tab)

Listed for the December 2026 issue · Teaching and Teacher Education (Elsevier) · Study

Publisher listing (abstract not yet available): Journal article in Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 184 by Taina Gabriel, Jochanan Veerbeek, Moritz Börnert-Ringleb. Issue: December 2026. Abstract on the publisher page.

Why this label for Comparing the preference of diagnostic information from variations of dynamic te
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