ABSTRACT
During teaching practice the student teacher has a clear obligation to continue the day-to-day running of classes in line with the organisation and methods employed by the regular class teachers. In certain forms of classroom and school organisation, for example, where continuous assessment is practised, where vertical grouping and related schemes operate, adequate recordkeeping is essential to the success of the educational programmes. Similarly, in systems practising ‘individualised learning’ the need for individual records is crucial. Further, with the rise of assessment and the increased attention given to the reporting of achievement there is a marked increase in the amount of record-keeping that is taking place in the school. It is the student teacher’s responsibility to participate fully in the record-keeping system that is used in the school to which he or she is attached. What follows is an outline of the use of records and some suggestions for student teachers who find themselves faced with the task of designing record systems for their own use.
