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Vereijken, Mayke W. C.; van der Rijst, Roeland M. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
A central aim of university teaching is to transform students' conceptual understanding of disciplinary knowledge. In order to achieve this, lecturers make decisions on subject matter and teaching approaches. However, there seems to be little attention for the role of subject matter pedagogy in university teaching. This study aims to explore a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Theory Practice Relationship, Academic Education
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Christiansen, Iben; Bertram, Carol; Mukeredzi, Tabitha – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Within teacher education, there is ongoing debate about the nature and extent of the propositional and conceptual knowledge that teachers need. In this paper we interrogate the learning tasks detailed in six learning modules offered in a formal qualification for South African Foundation Phase (grade R-3) teachers. Our purpose is to analyse to what…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Student Teachers, Informal Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Aydin, Ganime – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: As a result of wars, starvation, traffic accidents, homicide, infectious diseases, insufficient adult protection, migration, and inadequate legal reforms the mortality rate of children has become a serious problem in the world. Protective health education contributes to a child's physical and social health. In this case, the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Instructional Materials, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers
Hester, Charlotte V. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The present study investigated the strengths and areas of improvement for elementary music teacher preparation from the perspective of multiple members of a single body of music teachers. Subjects for the study were elementary music teachers from an urban school district in the southern United States. All elementary music teachers in the school…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Music Education, Teaching Methods, Lesson Plans
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Lord, Alison; McFarland, Laura – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
This study examined the experiences of three primary teacher education students participating in early childhood-focused community play sessions, as well as their perceptions of early childhood and primary philosophy and pedagogy. The purpose was to explore perceived differences in primary and early childhood pre-service teacher courses, which may…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Courses, Play, Primary Education
Platas, Linda Michele – ProQuest LLC, 2008
Two survey instruments were developed and validated to measure early childhood teachers' (1) knowledge of early mathematical development and (2) beliefs about mathematics teaching and learning in the preschool classroom. The Knowledge of Mathematical Development (KMD) Survey was designed to measure teachers' knowledge of mathematical development…
Descriptors: Expertise, Preschool Education, Young Children, Mathematics Instruction