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Norström, Per – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2014
Swedish technology teachers' views of technological knowledge are examined through a written survey and a series of interviews. The study indicates that technology teachers' understandings of what constitutes technological knowledge and how it is justified vary considerably. The philosophical discussions on the topic are unknown to them. This lack…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Technological Literacy, Interviews, Teacher Surveys
Goh, Pauline Swee Choo; Wong, Kung Teck; Osman, Rosma; Lin, Chia Yin – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
The research reported here investigates variation in beginning teachers' early experiences of their own teaching competency. A phenomenographic research approach was used to show the qualitatively different ways teacher competence was understood amongst beginning teachers in Malaysia. Phenomenographic interviews were conducted with 18 beginning…
Descriptors: Competence, Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Investigations
Pae, Holly; Freeman, Greta G.; Wash, Pamela D. – AILACTE Journal, 2014
Teacher preparation programs face great challenges in ensuring their graduates are prepared for the demands of today's classrooms. The authors explore how teacher accountability has evolved based upon federal legislation leading to adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Recognizing that future teachers will be held accountable for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, State Standards
Lewis, Carrie L. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2015
Both preservice and in-service PK-12 teachers in the United States are expected to create a classroom environment that fosters the creation of digital citizens. However, it is unclear whether or not teacher education programs build this direct instruction, or any other method of introducing students to the International Society for Technology in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competency Testing
Tanisli, Dilek; Kose, Nilufer Yavuzsoy – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
The aim of this study was to evaluate preservice primary mathematics teachers' ability to discuss and investigate students' thinking process about the concepts of variable, equality and equation, to analyse their ability to predict student difficulties and misconceptions and, in this respect, to present their subject-matter knowledge and possible…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Concepts, Algebra
Tsao, Yea-Ling; Lin, Yi-Chung – Online Submission, 2012
The goal of this study was to investigate understanding of in-service elementary school teachers in Taiwan about number sense, teaching strategies of number sense and the development of number sense of students. Data were gathered through interviews of nine elementary mathematics teachers, regarding their understanding about number sense. The data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Number Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Karagoz, Meryem; Cakir, Mustafa – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore prospective biology teachers' understandings of fundamental genetics concepts and the association between misconceptions and genetics problem solving abilities. Specifically, the study describes conceptual and procedural difficulties which influence prospective biology teachers' genetics problem solving…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Interviews, Genetics, Metacognition
Usak, Muhammet; Ozden, Mustafa; Eilks, Ingo – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
This paper describes a case study focusing on the subject matter knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and beliefs about science teaching of student teachers in Turkey at the start of their university education. The topic of interest was that of teaching chemical reactions in secondary chemistry education. A written test was developed which…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Lewis, Carrie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the unveiling of the National Educational Technology Plan 2010, both preservice and inservice K12 teachers in the United States are expected to create a classroom environment that fosters the creation of digital citizens. However, it is unclear whether or not teacher education programs build this direct instruction, or any other method of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competency Testing
Brown, Irving A.; Davis, Trina J.; Kulm, Gerald – Journal of Negro Education, 2011
This article presents our plans and initial work to explore how mathematics teacher education programs can prepare teachers for diverse middle grades classrooms. It describes the start-up of a five-year National Science Foundation project to design, develop, and test technology-enriched teacher preparation strategies to address equity in algebra…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Teaching Skills, Mathematics Teachers
Kajander, Ann – Canadian Journal of Education, 2010
Teachers' understanding of the elementary school mathematics curriculum forms part, but not all, of the newly emerged field of mathematics for teaching, a term that describes the specialised mathematics knowledge of teachers. Pre-service teachers from a one-year teacher preparation program were studied in each of three years, using a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
Coates, David – Education 3-13, 2006
This research examined concerns that primary teachers had in challenging gifted pupils in a normal classroom setting. Research findings in England indicated that children with high ability do not always attain highly, and within the context of primary science education underachievement was often linked to lack of appropriate challenge. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Effectiveness
Langford, Rachel – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2006
This research explores connections between the ways in which an early childhood educator (ECE) identity is discursively formed within professional training and the marginalization of the ECE workforce. The underlying premise was that pedagogical discourses of the ECE regarded as "good" contribute to the formation of a particular kind of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Training, Social Change, Foreign Countries
Garbett, Dawn; Tynan, Belinda – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine early childhood student teachers' perceptions of their confidence and competence in the subject areas of the New Zealand Curriculum Framework (NZCF). The preliminary findings are presented from an analysis of questionnaires, testing and focus group interviews. Study design and methods of collecting…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Focus Groups, Interviews