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Marcinkiewicz, Henryk; Wittman, Timothy – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 1995
During college and after one year of teaching, elementary educators completed surveys regarding their expected computer use in teaching, noting personal variables that might predict computer use. Though 97% predicted computer use, only 61% actually used computers. Self-competence and perceived relevance predicted computer use initially, though not…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Creativity
Hinton, Samuel; Stockburger, Muriel – 1991
A preliminary study was conducted to examine indicators which tend to reflect relationships between personality traits and professional choice among elementary education students enrolled in the teacher education program in Eastern Kentucky University. Education students in elementary education (N=122) completed the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Choice, College Students, Elementary Education
Clegg, Ambrose A.; And Others – 1979
The application of multiple linear regression to the problem of identifying appropriate criterion variables and predicting enrollment in college courses during a period of major rapid decline was studied. Data were gathered on course enrollments for 1972-78 at Kent State University, and five independent variables were selected to determine the…
Descriptors: College Students, Conference Reports, Education Courses, Education Majors
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Shannon, David M. – Professional Educator, 1994
Reports a study that investigated the effects of professional coursework and clinical experience on the development of preservice teachers' knowledge. Surveys supported the contribution of professional coursework to the development of pedagogical knowledge but showed limited support for the contribution of student teaching. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Education Courses, Education Majors, Educational Research
Riggs, Iris M.; Riggs, Matt L. – 1990
The validity of several predictors was examined against multiple criteria of student program success. Subjects (N=437) were selected from about 800 students in the elementary teacher education program of a small California state university. Predictor variables for each subject included: (1) undergraduate grade point average (GPA); (2) subscale…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Education Majors, Elementary Education
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers