Expanding the field practice experience scales (FPE-DK) to improve targeting to the population

Diverse opportunities to learn during field practice in teacher education are essential for the development of core skills and profession-specific reasoning of
increasing complexity, as these are learned through increasing involvement in the profession. The Field Practice Experience scales (FPE-DK) measures student
teachers’ opportunities to learn through Observation of other teachers, own Practice and receiving Feedback on 12 key teaching activities while in field practice placements during teacher education. While the three scales have been shown to fit pure Rasch models, they were not well-targeted to the population. The current study successfully extended the scales to 25 items to improve targeting, though the three scales now each consisted of two subscales; one focused on instruction and one focused on collaboration. Differences in opportunities to learn through observation, own practice and feedback dependent on level of field practice and their implications for teacher education will be presented and discussed.