Abstract
The major purpose of this study was to investigate how images of teaching, teacher, and children change before and after practice teaching. One hundred and fourteen practice teachers participated in this study. Major findings were, (1) four factors were extracted by factor analysis in teaching image and "mannerism" and "structure" factors changed, suggesting that students started to make a positive and active image for teaching. (2) Four factors were extracted by factor analysis in teacher image and "leader" factor changed, suggesting that students promoting comprehension for teacher role. (3) Six factors were extracted by factor analysis in children image and "creativity and activity", "pessimism and distrust", and "realism" factors changed, suggesting that students started to decrease their stereotypical image of children while creating a more realistic recognition considering both positive and negative characteristics of children.
