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Powell, Jack V. – Education, 1978
Fifty-two University of Georgia juniors in a Competency Based Teacher Education Program employed two families of teaching models while teaching in two elementary field centers for three consecutive quarters. Observation revealed that four models were extensively implemented in grades K-5 while two were selected less than half the time. (Author/JC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Comparative Analysis, Criteria, Elementary Education
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Sweeney, Jo A.; Contreras, Gloria – Social Science Record, 1978
Proposes a model for teaching multicultural awareness in elementary social studies classes in order to give children a more meaningful perspective on their own culture. Based on a comparative study of critical life events such as marriage or death, the model should be of immediate personal interest to students. (AV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
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Shuell, Thomas J.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Investigates teachers' perceptions in two studies regarding extent to which various teaching methods are differentially appropriate for various types of students. Results of both studies indicate teachers do differentiate among appropriateness of various methods for different students, and their decisions tend to agree with existing research on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Schwartz, J. E.; Riedesel, C. Alan – 1994
This study was conducted to explore the relationship between elementary school teachers' professed teaching practice and their beliefs about and understanding of elementary mathematics. The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1989) was used as the criterion for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Practices, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Huber, Richard A.; And Others – 1993
This study was conducted to investigate how teacher educators might help preservice teachers enrolled in a science methods course understand the need for mutual respect rather than coercion between pupil and teacher in an elementary classroom. An evaluation instrument was developed that consisted of a pre and post open-ended response to a…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning