Student-teaching internships in a teacher-preparation programme are a significant way for teachers to gain practical skills and transfer their textbook knowledge into classroom practice. One of the outcomes of student-teaching internships is that pre-service teachers can observe experienced teachers’ teaching pedagogy and strategies for implementing their skills. The purpose of the research study reported on here was to explore how pre-service teachers acquire and improve their teaching pedagogy through the peer observation training model at the secondary school at which they intern, with a focus on pre-service teachers with an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching. The results indicate that most of the participants could learn and improve their teaching pedagogy through the peer observation professional development programme – particularly young teachers without significant work experience. More importantly, the research proved how a peer observation cycle programme may apply to different educational systems with similar structures internationally, particularly in former European colonised countries with similar backgrounds. Keywords: peer observation cycle programme; pre-service teachers; student-teaching internship; teacher preparation programme; teachers’ professional development

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通过同伴观察专业发展计划，职前教师的教学发展

教师预备课程中的学生教学实习是教师获得实践技能并将教科书知识转化为课堂实践的重要途径。学生教学实习的成果之一是职前教师可以观察有经验的教师的教学方法和实施技能的策略。这里报告的研究性研究的目的是探索职前教师如何通过他们实习的中学的同伴观察培训模式获得和改进他们的教学法，重点是对有兴趣的职前教师科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 教学。结果表明，大多数参与者可以通过同伴观察专业发展计划学习和改进他们的教学法——尤其是没有丰富工作经验的年轻教师。更重要的是，该研究证明了同行观察周期计划如何适用于国际上具有相似结构的不同教育系统，特别是在具有相似背景的前欧洲殖民国家。关键词：同行观察周期计划；职前教师；学生教学实习；教师准备计划；教师专业发展 该研究证明了同行观察周期计划如何适用于国际上具有相似结构的不同教育系统，特别是在具有相似背景的前欧洲殖民国家。关键词：同行观察周期计划；职前教师；学生教学实习；教师准备计划；教师专业发展 该研究证明了同行观察周期计划如何适用于国际上具有相似结构的不同教育系统，特别是在具有相似背景的前欧洲殖民国家。关键词：同行观察周期计划；职前教师；学生教学实习；教师准备计划；教师专业发展