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Badia, Arnhilda – Hispania, 1994
This report describes successful programs abroad that use foreign languages in courses on foreign-language teaching methodology and that enable participants to experience first hand the language and culture of the language. (Contains six references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, Methods Courses, Second Language Instruction
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Finson, Kevin D. – Science Education, 1989
Assessed is the effectiveness of a science methods program for inservice elementary teachers at a small rural college in terms of participants' concerns and attitudes toward science. (YP)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Elementary School Science, Higher Education
Cochran-Smith, Marilyn, Ed.; Zeichner, Kenneth M., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
This landmark volume presents the work of the American Educational Research Association's Panel on Research and Teacher Education. It represents a systematic effort to apply a common set of scholarly lenses to a range of important topics in teacher education. The Panel's charge was twofold: (1) to create for the larger educational research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Characteristics, Research Design, Educational Change
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Hill, Douglas M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1985
Discusses the need for preservice elementary teachers to experience inquiry first-hand, suggesting that they engage in problem-solving rather than just "talking about" it. A typical teacher education program is described with suggestions to incorporate inquiry-oriented experiences. An inquiry-oriented activity using sand and funnels is included.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Inquiry, Methods Courses
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Hollingsworth, Caroline – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Discusses the use of manipulative materials by elementary teachers in preservice and inservice methods courses. Lists nine practical hints. (YP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Inservice Teacher Education, Manipulative Materials
Wavering, Michael J. – 1990
The questions for this research were: (1) what did preservice teachers know about the nature of science; (2) what were their religious beliefs that had implications for how they viewed science; and (3) what effect did instruction on the nature of science have in changing their knowledge level? A 25-item questionnaire was given to secondary science…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Creationism, Evolution, Higher Education
Harris, Judy J. – Momentum, 1990
Describes a program placing college juniors in elementary school classrooms as part of their teacher methods courses. Stresses the importance of communication with and involvement by the school teachers and administrators in implementing such programs. Presents summary results of the program's qualitative evaluation. (PAA)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Juniors, College School Cooperation, Colleges
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Dumas, Wayne – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Reports on a study of the preparation of secondary social studies teachers at major state-supported research universities. Finds relatively few institutions have followed the Holmes Group recommendations and many continue to prepare broad field social studies teachers leaving them deficient in some social science fields. (CFR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, History, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
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Bennett, Linda – International Journal of Social Education, 1993
Reports on a study of the history/social science content of 139 preservice elementary teacher education programs. Finds that, although most require preservice elementary teachers take courses in history, there is little assurance that they will take courses in the social sciences. Indicates that less than half the programs require multicultural…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, History, Methods Courses
Broclawik, Krzysztof; And Others – 1994
This document details the development and implementation of a course for teacher education in Poland. The course, "The School in Democratic Society," was prepared between September 1992 and December 1993 as a cooperative effort between the Polish Ministry of National Education and the Citizenship Development for a Global Age Program of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Education Courses
Daugs, Donald R. – 1989
This program is the result of efforts made to develop a preparation model for elementary teachers. The science component of the program is referred to as SODIA-Science which is derived from the first letters of descriptive words: Self, Others, Discipline, Implementation, and Associate teaching. These words describe the emphasis at each level of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Science, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Didham, Cheryl K. – 1993
This paper discusses what teacher education programs can do to prepare teachers for diverse classrooms. One approach is through cooperative learning, since children come to school with various orientations to cooperative behavior. Many teachers, however, jump into cooperative activities with little thought of the behaviors needed by students to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
DeTure, Linda R.; And Others – 1990
Science may be the subject area in which elementary teachers are the least confident and prepared to teach. The purpose of this project was to develop an effective model to better prepare teachers by enhancing their content background, and helping them teach inquiry-oriented science. Three departments, Biology, Chemistry, and Education, combined…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Curriculum, College Science, Elementary Education
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Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1988
The constructivist perspective, which holds that children's learning of subject matter is an interaction between what they are taught and what they bring to a learning situation, could be used to improve mathematics teacher education. (PK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Concept Formation, Elementary School Mathematics
Cangemi, JoAnn; Aucoin, Linda – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1989
Surveys the frequency of social studies methods courses in Louisiana colleges and universities. Shows that 9 of the 12 responding institutions require the courses. Finds that social studies methods textbooks are the primary resource and are supplemented by lectures and discussion. Identifies the most frequently taught content topics as the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
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