What aspects of the student teaching program helped the elementary student interns?

The study described the aspects of the student teaching program of the Bachelor of Elementary Education curriculum in a Teacher Education Institution. The aspects of the student teaching program include the objectives, content coverage, and pedagogical practices. The study employed the descriptive research method, which utilized questionnaire and open ended questions. There participants of the study were the 68 elementary student interns. The student teaching program had developed the student interns’ personal and professional competencies. In the aspect of objectives, the student teaching program developed the affective competencies of the student interns like their attitudes; diligence; resourcefulness; values; and open-mindedness. In the aspect of the content coverage, the student teaching program helped the student interns on the delivery of content knowledge. The coverage of the student program helped the student interns to understand the University’s vision-mission; application of theories, techniques and principles of teaching; and competence and skills in lesson. In the aspect of pedagogical practices, regular meetings and conferences were the best practice followed by writing of good lesson plans, delivering the lesson, suggesting appropriate teaching strategies, and constructing good test. However, there are measures that need to be addressed in the plan of actions to enhance the student teaching program of the university.