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Changes in Teaching Efficacy during a Professional Development School-Based Science Methods Course
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Swars, Susan L.; Dooley, Caitlin McMunn – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
This mixed methods study offers a theoretically grounded description of a field-based science methods course within a Professional Development School (PDS) model (i.e., PDS-based course). The preservice teachers' (n = 21) experiences within the PDS-based course prompted significant changes in their personal teaching efficacy, with the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Professional Development Schools, Field Experience Programs
The Role of Field Experience in Elementary Preservice Teachers' Self-Efficacy and Ability to Connect Research to Practice
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McDonnough, Jacqueline T.; Matkins, Juanita Jo – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
Though the importance of including practicum experiences in programs for the preparation of elementary preservice teachers is generally accepted, the nature of these experiences on the development of skills in teaching science can vary greatly. This study compares the effect of variations in field experiences at two institutions, one which…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Self Efficacy, Field Experience Programs, Teaching Methods
"I Actually Learned a Lot from This": A Field Assignment to Prepare Future Preservice Math Teachers for Culturally Diverse Classrooms
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Downey, Jayne A.; Cobbs, Georgia A. – School Science and Mathematics, 2007
Teacher education programs are cognizant of the need to prepare preservice teachers (PTs) to work effectively with children from diverse cultural backgrounds. Well-constructed field experiences can help PTs develop awareness and gain understanding of important cultural considerations related to effective teaching and learning (Sleeter, 2001). This…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Instructional Innovation, Cultural Pluralism
An Experiment in Teacher Training.
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Fendel, Daniel – School Science and Mathematics, 1980
Describes a mathematics content course in which observations are made by preservice elementary school teachers of actual classroom teachers. This course emphasizes these aspects of teacher education: attitudes towards mathematics, achievement and understanding of content, expectation levels of prospective teachers, and understanding of elementary…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education