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Uhlhorn, Kenneth W.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1971
Preservice teachers' success in a science lesson presentation was not significantly influenced by the number of science courses taken previously, the science topic chosen, or grade level selected for the presentation. (CP)
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Education, Evaluation, Methods Courses

Howey, Kenneth R. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1989
This article presents findings from the longitudinal study, Research about Teacher Education (RATE). The data presented represents the perceptions of faculty (N=250) and students (N=1130-1140) in elementary teacher education about several programatic aspects of teacher preparation including curriculum, conceptions of teaching, faculty instruction,…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
Giddings, Louise R. – 1998
Noting that both the college and the collaborating schools gain from early field placement (prior to student teaching) in education programs, this paper presents a prototype for early placement practicums based on 10 years experience in providing practicums for reading methods courses for Medgar Evers College, City University of New York…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Goldenberg, Ronald – 1976
This study utilized elementary teachers who had completed either competency-based (CBTE) or conventional teacher education programs and their principals to evaluate undergraduate preparation for classroom teaching. A 15 item questionnaire was administered and the data analyzed. Results obtained from the analysis of the teachers' data indicated…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Methods Courses

Story, Lloyd E.; Brown, Iva D. – Science Education, 1979
This study, conducted by the University of Southern Mississippi in cooperation with the Hattiesburg public schools, investigated the impact of activity-centered science lessons (taught by prospective elementary school teachers) on the attitudes of upper elementary (grades 4-6) children toward science. (HM)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Yon, Maria; Passe, Jeff – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1994
A longitudinal study examined the content and goals of an undergraduate social studies methods course and compared course perspectives to a teacher's perspectives as she progressed through the course, through student teaching, and into beginning teaching. Results highlight many issues related to methods courses and teacher induction. (SM)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
Godt, Pamela Terry; Benelli, Cecelia; Kline, Rhonda – 2000
Western Illinois University's College of Education and Human Services is redesigning its undergraduate teacher education program. The program places volunteer freshmen in real classrooms for long-term observations and volunteer assistance, eventually leading up to a full range of teaching opportunities. Also, coursework is presented in an…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum
Pugh, Ava F.; And Others – 1993
The Professional Semester program in the College of Education at Northeast Louisiana University originated in 1975 when a need was recognized to integrate practical applications of what was being taught in the required methods courses of the elementary education program. Program accreditation was received in Fall, 1998. This study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Attitude Measures, Education Majors, Elementary Education
Central Connecticut State Coll., New Britain. Regional Center for the Improvement of Instruction in Elementary Social Studies. – 1970
The purpose of the Regional Center's 15 month project was to strengthen the professional training of teachers, improve elementary social studies instruction, provide for the successful implementation of new social studies curricula (Man: A Course of Study), and to create a setting for research in problems of teacher training and curriculum…
Descriptors: Consultants, Diffusion, Elementary Education, Information Dissemination
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