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Are Pre-Service Educators Prepared to Implement Personalized Learning?: An Alignment Analysis of Educator Preparation Standards


Abstract Traction is growing for personalized learning (PL) as an educational innovation that aims to provide learning experiences to meet diverse learning needs. However, little research has investigated how PL is positioned in professional standards that provide guidance on teacher education across content-specific disciplines and for diverse learner populations. Using an alignment methodology, this study identified and analyzed 193 out of 654 educator preparation standard components in the U.S. education system for the presence of teaching practices that may better respond to the need for PL implementation. This research revealed different percentages of standard components reflecting expectations for educators to understand learner characteristics, tailor instruction to learner needs, and advocate for promoting learning outcomes for individual learners. Moreover, noticeable patterns exist among standards across disciplines and for diverse learner populations regarding how they focus on knowledge, competencies, and dispositions in relation to preparing educators for PL implementation.
Authors Ling Zhang ORCID , Richard Allen Carter University of WyomingORCID , Lisa Bloom , Daron William Kennett , Nicholas Jay Hoekstra , Samantha R. Goldman ORCID , James Rujimora ORCID
Journal Info SAGE Publishing | Journal of Teacher Education , vol: 75 , iss: 2 , pages: 219 - 235
Publication Date 9/30/2023
ISSN 0022-4871
TypeKeyword Image article
Open Access hybrid Hybrid Access
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00224871231201367
KeywordsKeyword Image Curriculum Alignment (Score: 0.56083) , Teacher Education (Score: 0.559892) , Professional Development (Score: 0.531627) , Teaching Strategies (Score: 0.530736) , Educational Research (Score: 0.514154)