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Online Mathematics Methods Course Evaluation: Student Outcomes, Generalization, and Pupil Performance
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Alexander, Melina; Lignugaris/Kraft, Ben; Forbush, David – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2007
NCLB requires states to provide highly qualified educators for all students. Highly qualified educators should have content knowledge in the areas they teach and the pedagogical expertise to produce student educational gains. In this study, researchers examined the effects of an online mathematics methods class on preservice teachers' knowledge of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Instructional Development, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses
So You Want To Use a Class LISTSERV in Your Science Methods Class: Insights Shared on Nurturing Along a Virtual Community Outside the Graduate Science Methods Classroom.
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McGinnis, J. Randy – 1995
This paper summarizes one semester's use of a class LISTSERV with a graduate elementary science education course (n=9). Data were collected on student comments regarding the class LISTSERV from nonstructured interviews, E-mail inquiries, and an end-of-semester questionnaire. Student feedback indicated that student interest in communication…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Course Evaluation, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Designing, Evaluating, and Reacting to a Secondary Science Methods Class.
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Boone, William J.; Andersen, Hans O. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1994
Reports on one rigorous evaluation and search for desired components of a science methods course at a large state university. Student evaluations of assignments are used to rate them for effectiveness. Provides a model for other instructors interested in course evaluation. (LZ)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Methods Courses
Further Validation of the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey: Its Use in the Elementary Science Methods Course.
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Cannon, John R. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 1995
Reports on a study undertaken to validate the practicality of using the Constructivist Learning Environment Survey (Perceived Form) (CLES) in a preservice elementary science methods course. Suggestions are made to potentially revise the CLES for more accurate measures in college classrooms. (LZ)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Course Evaluation, Elementary Education