Changing the View
Mentors’ Use of Retrospective Video Analysis with Preservice Teachers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22043083 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allison Byth (0009-0009-6660-1697, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, corresponding author), Joanne Blannin (0000-0002-0260-8082, Monash University), Jo Blannin (Monash University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 668 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci16050668 |
| OpenAlex | W7155201024 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
Reflective practice is an essential component of initial teacher education (ITE) programs in Australia that supports the development of preservice teachers’ responsive decision-making, planning, and ongoing professional growth. Yet, many preservice teachers continue to produce reflections that are descriptive, superficial, or disconnected from evidence of their practice. In response to this challenge, this study examines how mentor teachers support preservice teachers’ professional learning through reflection on video captures of their own teaching. Applying a qualitative study design, data collected using online surveys with mentor teachers indicate that retrospective video analysis enables mentors to identify pedagogically significant moments for reflection that support evidence-based dialogue. Video functions as a teaching microscope, requiring mentors to adjust the focus, direct preservice teachers’ attention, and scaffold their interpretation of what is observed. However, practical and systemic barriers significantly impact sustained implementation. This study highlights the potential of teacher mentors’ use of retrospective video analysis in ITE to enhance preservice teachers’ reflective practice, offering insights into how this approach can be effectively incorporated and scaled
Higher education · Professional development · Qualitative research · Reflective Practice · Teacher education · Video recording · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Reflective Practices in Education · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Reflection in teacher education
From Preparation to Practice
Using video to analyze one's own teaching
Teaching Student Teachers to Reflect
Professional Noticing of Children's Mathematical Thinking
Thematic Analysis
Video-Based Feedback for Collaborative Reflection among Mentors, University Tutors and Students
Addressing the hidden labour of mentoring preservice teachers
Rethinking the gradual release of responsibility in ITE mentoring
Instructional strategies for using video in teacher education
The power of video feedback with structured viewing guides
Whatever it takes
Mathematics teachers’ “learning to notice” in the context of a video club
How different mentoring approaches affect beginning teachers' development in the first years of practice
Unskilled and unaware of it
Examples of c/Critical Coaching
Effects of Video Club Participation on Teachers' Professional Vision
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