Consultation process with mentors of trainees in high school education: reflecting on the essential professional activities of the profession

Consultation process with mentors of trainees in high school education: reflecting on the essential professional activities of the profession

• Josée-Anne Gouin, Université Laval, Canada

• Bernard Wentzel, Université Laval, Canada

• Hélène Gasc, Université Laval, Canada

doi : 10.18162/fp.2023.795

Résumé

This study presents the first part of a consultation process focusing on the evaluation of the professional skills of interns in secondary education at a Quebec university. The frame of reference proposes 13 professional skills which are to be developed throughout the four years of initial training. However, the interpretation of these skills remains a challenge for mentors. Based on a conceptual framework relating to professional activities, a questionnaire and a group interview made it possible to reflect on the essential professional activities experienced by the pre-service teachers as well as the skills and dimensions mobilized for each of them.

Abstract

This study presents the first part of a consultation process focusing on the evaluation of the professional skills of interns in secondary education at a Quebec university. The frame of reference proposes 13 professional skills which are to be developed throughout the four years of initial training. However, the interpretation of these skills remains a challenge for mentors. Based on a conceptual framework relating to professional activities, a questionnaire and a group interview made it possible to reflect on the essential professional activities experienced by the pre-service teachers as well as the skills and dimensions mobilized for each of them.