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An Investigation into How Measures of Student Teacher Performance that Indicate Developmentally Informed Practice Are Related to a Measure of Overall Student Teaching Proficiency at a Private Northwest Comprehensive University
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Buchanan, Thomas D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Indicators of the proficiency of teacher candidates at applying knowledge of child development to teaching and learning were examined to see if they predict the overall success of the candidates full-time student teaching. The assessment instrument, the Full-Time Student Teaching Summary Report (FSTSR), was found statistically reliable and…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, National Standards, Student Teaching, Predictor Variables
Factors Affecting Early Elementary (K-4) Teachers' Introduction of the Nature of Science: A National Survey
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Sweeney, Sophia Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A researcher-developed questionnaire regarding the importance and developmental appropriateness of 12 specific elements of the nature of science (Alshamrani, 2008) for early elementary (kindergarten through fourth grade [K-4]) science instruction was mailed to a random sample of U.S. K-4 teachers. At least half (N = 377) of the respondents…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction
From College to Kindergarten: Teacher Education Background and Student Achievement
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Charlton, Lee Boyd – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined teacher education background and developmentally based teaching practices as predictors of student achievement in kindergarten. Participants were approximately 17,000 kindergarteners and 3,000 teachers from a national longitudinal study. Using multilevel regression and hierarchical linear models, this study found that only…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Individual Characteristics, Kindergarten, Certification