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Ari, Fatih; Arslan-Ari, Ismahan; Vasconcelos, Lucas – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate early childhood preservice teachers' perceptions of computer science and gender stereotypes in computer science, and perceptions of coding in early childhood education. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from early childhood preservice teachers enrolled in a teaching methods…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Computer Science
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Matthew, Kathryn I.; Felvegi, Emese – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
In this article, students' perceptions of the benefits and the challenges of creating a wiki for a language arts methods class are explored through their online reflections and interview transcripts. The students' own words describe their experiences about learning course content while collaborating to create a course wiki. Reflecting on the…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Student Attitudes, Textbooks, Language Arts
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West, Richard E.; Wright, Geoff; Gabbitas, Bruce; Graham, Charles R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
Reflection and professional development are two key practices that characterize an effective teacher and that are frequently overlooked in preservice training (Bowles, 2003; Halen-Faber, 1997; Patrick & Reinhartz, 1999). Reflection can be defined as the type of thinking that serves to challenge notions of prior learning (Halen-Faber, 1997), and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Preservice Teachers, Professional Development