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Sara Kirschner – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study addressed the challenge of connecting elementary teacher candidates' course work and fieldwork in order to foster a cohesive experience in learning to teach mathematics. In this study, a Mediated Field Experience was designed for five elementary teacher candidates in their internship setting. The study utilized qualitative methods to…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Field Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Nicole Hesson; Olivia Roth – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2024
Prior to the fall semester of 2017, the elementary preservice teachers who were enrolled in a science methods course engaged in a variety of field experiences across different settings, mostly informal. Beginning in the fall semester of 2017, students enrolled in this science methods course completed their field experience in formalized classroom…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Science Instruction
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Kartal, Büsra; Çinar, Cengiz – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate how and why elementary mathematics preservice teachers' (PSTs) beliefs about TPACK changed during a method course and field experience. Six PSTs were selected purposefully with reference to their different technological and mathematical backgrounds. Participants were interviewed five times (beginning of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, Technological Literacy
Gunther, Jeanne – School-University Partnerships, 2016
The Distance Clinical Connecting Candidates and Children (DC4) is an innovative new model for providing a clinical experience in a reading methods course. Pre-service teachers used this model to implement assessments and lessons via SKYPE with local elementary students. I designed this model to provide a clinical experience when faced with…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Reading Strategies, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
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Flores, Ingrid M. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2015
Pedagogical competence and teaching efficacy significantly influence the quality of classroom science learning. Without applying pedagogical learning in realistic classroom environments, there is slight possibility that prospective teachers will increase their teaching confidence or develop understanding of how learners acquire and construct…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mentors, Science Instruction, Self Efficacy
Santoyo, Christina; Zhang, Shaoan – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2016
Teacher candidates (TCs) use clinical experiences to enact concepts taught in their university courses; therefore field experiences may be the most important component of teacher preparation (Hammerness et al., 2005). TCs require support and guidance as they learn to adapt curriculum materials for effective use in the classroom (Davis, 2006). They…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teachers, Lesson Plans, Field Experience Programs
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Downey, Jayne A.; Cobbs, Georgia A. – School Science and Mathematics, 2007
Teacher education programs are cognizant of the need to prepare preservice teachers (PTs) to work effectively with children from diverse cultural backgrounds. Well-constructed field experiences can help PTs develop awareness and gain understanding of important cultural considerations related to effective teaching and learning (Sleeter, 2001). This…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Instructional Innovation, Cultural Pluralism
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Kleiner, Brian; Thomas, Nina; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
This report presents findings from a 2006 national survey of all Title IV degree-granting 4- year postsecondary institutions on how teacher candidates within teacher education programs for initial licensure are being prepared to use educational technology once they enter the field. The "Educational Technology in Teacher Education Programs…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Institutional Characteristics
Bercik, Janet T. – 1992
A 4-year preservice program is examined to ascertain the effectiveness of the program and its impact on participants as well as the impact it may have upon future teacher education programs. Data from questionnaires completed by current clinical students and their cooperating teachers are analyzed, discussed, and considered in conjunction with a…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cooperating Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs