Investigated the relationship between success in student teaching and 13 instruments commonly completed before student teaching and whether the measures predict success in student teaching. The data indicated the measures were ineffective. Suggested alternatives to the instruments used are proposed. (Author/JAC)

The Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) consists of 150 items in its original form. For practical and economical reasons, seven shorter versions formed from the 150 items and based on previous studies were tested on their validity and discrimination value. Responses of 90 teacher trainees, who in 1982 were enrolled at the Institute of…

A study investigated the relationship of traits measured by the California F Scale (a measure of anti-democratic attitudes) with changes in attitudes as measured by the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI) during a one-semester course of educational psychology. A 2 x 2 factorial design was used, classifying 132 sophomore education students…

This program was developed as a laboratory test of new teacher-preparation concepts, with special emphasis on urban problems. An experimental group of 37 elementary and secondary school education majors took part, with two randomly selected control groups and 42 teachers and administrators in seven elementary and high schools in a central Chicago…

The relationship is investigated between teacher attitudes, role specific self-concept, and moral judgment in beginning teacher candidates; the differences in the above areas between elementary and secondary candidates; and differences between rankings of ideal teacher role descriptors by those who showed different levels of principled thinking.…

This study found that following an educational philosophy course, attitudes of prospective teachers more closely resembled those of experienced teachers. The population used in the study consisted of 240 students taking the course "Principles of Secondary Education" at Stout State University and 84 experienced teachers who had attended…

A survey of 52 American Indian education students in Manitoba revealed that they preferred a structured teaching style with strong teacher control and submissive learners, an attitude contrary to the needs of Indian students. In addition, subjects' study habits suggested negative views of teachers and education. Contains 14 references. (SV)

Norms are presented for various categories of undergraduate and graduate students of education at Auburn University at Montgomery for the total score on the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory. The population was limited to students enrolled in education courses from fall 1973 through 1976, and included 612 volunteers who responded anonymously.…

Students (98) choosing careers in special education-behavior disorders or elementary education were given standardized tests to attempt to identify personality traits presented by good special education teachers of the behaviorally disordered. Subtests on teaching humanities and counseling/guidance of young people showed higher means for special…

A field test of an evaluation of a teacher education program at Glassboro State College (New Jersey) used 19 preservice teachers as subjects. The evaluation model adopted for the study, CIPP, is an acronym for the four types of evaluation incorporated into one model: context, input, process, and product. Tests administered to students were the…