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Valorie L. Zonnefeld; Luralyn M. Helming – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2024
A mediated field experience (MFE) mathematics methods course increased both pre-service elementary teachers' (PSTs) self-efficacy for teaching mathematics and mathematical dispositions. The semester-long MFE with significant, structured teaching experiences was conducted onsite at an elementary school. Quantitative, pre- and post-surveys of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Methods Courses, Mathematics Teachers
Shuling Yang; Carin Appleget – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2024
Guided by the Technology Acceptance Model, the researchers designed a Google Form survey to explore elementary preservice teachers' (PSTs') perceptions of using Generative AI (GenAI) as part of an authentic literacy methods course activity. Following the activity, responses to a qualitative survey were analyzed to learn about PSTs' experience of…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Love, Tyler S.; Napoli, Mary; Lee, Doris – School Science and Mathematics, 2023
Research has revealed that a small percentage of weekly instructional time in the elementary grades is dedicated to teaching science. Additionally, elementary educators receive limited preparation to teach science concepts compared to math or literacy skills. Therefore, this study examined if utilizing poetry to teach science concepts had a…
Descriptors: Poetry, Science Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers
Cavanna, Jillian M.; Molloy Elreda, Lauren; Youngs, Peter; Pippin, James – Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
Although a growing body of scholarship points to the importance of teacher education program coherence, few studies focus on the ways in which teacher education program directors, field placement coordinators, and methods course instructors foster program coherence. This mixed-methods study draws on interview data from four teacher education…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Attitudes
Jong, Cindy; Schack, Edna O.; Fisher, Molly H.; Thomas, Jonathan; Dueber, David – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2021
This study examined the intersections of preservice elementary teachers' (PSET) professional noticing (PN) of children's mathematical thinking, two mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) domains: mathematics content knowledge (MCK) and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK), and two affective domains: attitudes and dispositions toward…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic
Deehan, James; McKinnon, David H.; Danaia, Lena – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2019
If the declines in interest and performance within school science are to be reversed, it is imperative that competent and confident teachers deliver quality science experiences. This paper reports on the long-term implementation of two complementary, student-centered tertiary science methods courses that integrated instruction in content with…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Bergman, Daniel; Novacek, Greg – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2021
To address a statewide demand for elementary teachers, a midsized Midwestern (U.S.A.) university created an undergraduate licensure program for para-educators, nontraditional students who are already working full-time in schools. Although fieldwork experiences and mentoring occur in the schools where they work, the para-educator preservice…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Certification, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Nontraditional Students
Seung, Elsun; Park, Soonhye; Lee, Myung-Ah – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2019
The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of a summer camp-based science methods course on elementary pre-service teachers' self-efficacy in teaching science as inquiry. The science camp was offered to K-6 students as part of the 4-week, 3-credit science teaching methods course over the summer. The pre-service teachers were asked to…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Science Instruction, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
Lucey, Thomas A.; Henning, Mary Beth – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2021
This study examined preservice teachers' agreement with critically compassionate financial literacy standards and the financial literacy standards developed by The Council for Economic Education for Grade 4. The preservice teachers, enrolled in elementary social studies methods courses at two institutions, responded to surveys about their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Money Management, Grade 4
Thompson, Stephen L.; Emmer, Ed – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2019
This exploratory case study centered on 3 beginning elementary science teachers who experienced variations in practice-based instructional approaches within their elementary teacher development sequence. We define "practice-based instructional approaches" as engaging with teaching approximations that occur in authentic classroom settings…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Lee, Carrie W.; Lee, Tammy D.; Castles, Ricky; Dickerson, Daniel; Fales, Holly; Wilson, Christine M. – Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 2018
This study investigated the influence of immersive classroom simulation activities on the development of elementary pre-service teachers in two separate mathematics and science education courses that simultaneously focus on pedagogy and content. Participants submitted written personal reflections about their teaching experiences using the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science Education, Mathematics Education
Lewis, Amy D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The development of scientifically literate citizens begins in the elementary school. Yet elementary school teachers are ill prepared to teach science (Trygstad, Smith, Banilower, Nelson, & Horizon Research, Inc., 2013). The research base on teacher preparation finds that programs designed to prepare elementary teachers are inadequate in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mixed Methods Research
Bhattacharyya, Sumita; Mead, Tim P.; Junot, Mary; Welch, Adam – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2013
The overall purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the effectiveness of a science method course in training pre service teachers to teach science. This effectiveness was measured by examining changes in pre-service teachers' science teaching confidence level as reflected in their ability to implement different instructional…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Teachers
Mongillo, Maria Boeke – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2016
Teacher self-efficacy is the belief a teacher holds that he or she can make a difference in student achievement, even when the student is difficult or unmotivated (Guskey & Passaro, 1994). It has been linked to positive teacher practices and student outcomes. This mixed methods study of preservice elementary and early childhood math teachers…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Self Efficacy
Flores, Ingrid M. – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2015
Pedagogical competence and teaching efficacy significantly influence the quality of classroom science learning. Without applying pedagogical learning in realistic classroom environments, there is slight possibility that prospective teachers will increase their teaching confidence or develop understanding of how learners acquire and construct…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mentors, Science Instruction, Self Efficacy