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Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
The role of methods courses to help prospective elementary teachers learn to teach mathematics was investigated. The influence of past experience on preservice teachers, their lack of subject knowledge, and the lack of time set aside for a methods course are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic
Denton, Jon J. – 1983
A review of studies on early field experiences centers on John Dewey's belief that pre-practice teaching laboratory experiences should foster reflective criticism of educational purposes and instructional methods and result in more effective student teaching experiences. Current studies have indicated that early field experiences, by focusing on…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Methods Courses

Yon, Maria; Passe, Jeff – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1990
Examines relationships between an elementary social studies methods course and three student teachers' beliefs and practices. Discovers significant connections between the methods course and student teacher beliefs but finds contextual constraints on implementing planning and instructional practices suggested by the methods course. Argues studies…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Context Effect