Rate My Professor Helen Stephenson

Dr Helen Stephenson is a Lecturer in the School of Education, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University. She coordinates undergraduate courses focused on professional experiences for pre-service teachers, including Professional Experience 3: Informed Planning (High Performance) and Professional Experience 2: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment. These courses emphasize practical teaching skills, curriculum planning, and assessment strategies essential for teacher preparation at primary and secondary levels, delivered across campuses such as Magill, Mawson Lakes, and Adelaide City Campus East.

Stephenson's research specializes in self-regulated learning (SRL), cognitive engagement, metacognition, motivation, and professional experiences in teacher education. She previously held a position as Lecturer in Professional Experience Education at the University of South Australia, Education Futures. Her contributions include lead authorship in a 2024 Frontiers in Education article, 'Helping teacher education students' understanding of self-regulated learning and how to promote self-regulated learning in the classroom,' which examines cognitive, metacognitive, motivational, and emotional strategies for SRL. She co-authored 'The promotion of self-regulated learning in the classroom: a theoretical framework' in Metacognition and Learning (2024), integrating models of SRL promotion. Other key works feature 'The levels of cognitive engagement of lesson tasks designed to promote self-regulated learning' in Teaching and Teacher Education (2023), using an extended ICAP coding guide to analyze lesson designs for deeper learning. Her research highlights the importance of teacher engagement in fostering student success through interactive and constructive pedagogical approaches, collaborating with institutions like Flinders University and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Interests also encompass work-integrated learning and communities of practice.