School psychology students' perceptions of their practicum experiences

• DOI: 10.1002/pits.20182
• Publication Date: 2006-06-09T21:01:26Z
• Authors: Kristen M. Tarquin; Stephen D. Truscott
• Keywords: Practicum; Supervisor

We surveyed a national sample of 139 school psychology students to better understand their perceptions practicum experiences. Specifically, we examined the students' reports types activities in which they engage during experiences and school-based supervisors' activities. This information is potentially important as engages paradigm shift. Although most programs may teach proposed new expanded roles, it unclear whether field-based are congruent with such university-based training. Results indicate that spent majority time assessment-related They were generally satisfied experience supervisor, although many knew little about range supervisor's Most supervisors appeared provide limited modeling roles. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 43: 727–736, 2006.