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What English/Language Arts Teacher Candidates Learn during Coursework and Practica: A Study of Three Teacher Education Programs
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Barnes, Meghan E.; Smagorinsky, Peter – Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This study investigates the learning reported by a set of volunteer participants from three university teacher education programs: from one Southwestern U.S. University, the program in secondary English/Language Arts Education and the program in Elementary Education; and from one Southeastern U.S. University, the program in secondary…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Understanding Entry-Level Courses in American Institutions of Higher Education
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McGaughy, Charis; Hopper-Moore, Greg; Fukuda, Erin; Phillips, Rachel; Rooseboom, Jennifer; Chadwick, Kristine – Educational Policy Improvement Center, 2016
"Understanding Entry-Level Courses in American Institutions of Higher Education" outlines a study conducted by Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) that empirically identifies the characteristics of work at the college- and career-readiness level in English/language arts, science, and social sciences courses. Using a previously…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Higher Education, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Are Boys That Bad? Gender Gaps in Measured Skills, Grades and Aspirations in Czech Elementary Schools
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Mateju, Petr; Smith, Michael L. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
This article examines gender gaps in academic performance (grades in mathematics and reading) between boys and girls of ninth-grade elementary schools in the Czech Republic. Our analysis is based on 2003 data from the Programme for International Student Assessment, encompassing the academic performance and family background of ninth-grade pupils.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Grade 9, Elementary School Students
Multiliteracies in the Classroom: Emerging Conceptions of First-Year Teachers
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Boche, Benjamin – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2014
With conceptions of literacy growing beyond the traditional print medium, new understandings of multiliteracy practices and pedagogies are needed to better inform the preparation of secondary English teachers. This article presents the findings of a study examining five first year teachers' understandings of and experiences with multiliteracies.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Secondary School Teachers, English Teachers, Language Arts
The Difficulty of Teacher Dispositions: Considering Professional Dispositions for Preservice English Teachers
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Shoffner, Melanie; Sedberry, Tiffany; Alsup, Janet; Johnson, Tara Star – Teacher Educator, 2014
This article explores the place of teacher dispositions in English teacher preparation by contextualizing the issue of dispositions in English teacher preparation. This allows consideration for the importance of developing professional dispositions during English teacher preparation by recognizing that various stakeholders (teacher educators,…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Teacher Education, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Educators
Using Interactive Video to Develop Preservice Teachers' Classroom Awareness
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Fadde, Peter; Sullivan, Patricia – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2013
This study investigates the use of interactive video in teacher education as a way of laying the cognitive groundwork for developing teacher self-reflection. Two interactive video approaches were designed to help early preservice teachers (novices) align what they observed in classroom teaching videos of other preservice teachers with what…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Reflection, Interactive Video, Preservice Teachers