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Knight, Don A.; Wayne, Jack I. – Elem Sch J, 1970
Describes an exploratory program for student teachers consisting of a course in social studies curriculum and methods, student teaching seminars, and supervision and direction of classroom activities by their co-operating teachers. (DR)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum, Methods Courses, Program Evaluation
Download full textFrankel, Edward – 1974
In an evaluation of the undergraduate education sequence conducted during the spring 1973 semester, data were obtained by means of a six-page questionnaire sent to a sample of 800 teachers who had graduated from Lehman College since 1968 and who were teaching in public schools located in the New York City area. The survey instrument provided for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Methods Courses, Participant Satisfaction, Practicums
Peer reviewedBausell, R. Barker; Moody, William B. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Instruction, Learning, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedUhlhorn, 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
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Coll. of Education. – 1971
This document is a director's evaluation report for a teacher education project at the University of Kentucky. Among the program objectives listed are the following: a) to provide an understanding of the historical background of the junior college and of the major characteristics of the community college (including purposes of the private junior…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Methods Courses, Program Evaluation, Reading Programs
Lee, Wayne D. – 1976
The value of a practicum as part of a reading methods course is explored through a questionnaire soliciting reactions of pupils and of student teachers. The statements gathered are interpreted as indicating that the experience has a positive effect on the attitudes of all participants. Classroom teachers are urged to allow their pupils to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
Peer reviewedShapiro, Bernard – History and Social Science Teacher, 1977
This bibliographic essay cites general readings in curriculum evaluation for elementary and secondary teachers. The first part of the essay discusses general perspectives on evaluation. Readings on selecting an evaluation strategy or plan are cited in the second part. The essay concludes with citations dealing with how to consider the data.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Davidson, William C. – 1977
A national survey of all (676) teacher preparation programs in speech communication was conducted during 1976 and 1977. Responses were received from 266 (42%) institutions; of these responses, 219 (34%) were usable. This paper reports the informational and attitudinal responses on the following subjects: the department and the institution; state…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Methods Courses, Professional Education, Program Evaluation
Rude, Robert T. – 1976
The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions and opinions of the 128 students who have matriculated in a competency-based reading methods course at Rhode Island College. The course presently consists of 54 objectives in 14 instructional modules. Alternate learning activities and various postassessment options are listed in each module,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedRowley-Rotunno, Virginia – Social Studies, 1976
Describes and evaluates an environmental studies student teacher program, Project LEAP, (Learning Environment, Achievement, and Performance), which is designed to emphasize action learning through selected field experiences of an interdisciplinary nature. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary 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
Direct linkSmith, Michael S. – Reading Research and Instruction, 2005
This exploratory study examined the feasibility of (a) a reading methods course promoting habits of inquiry in preservice teachers and (b) using "video cases" as a means of both promoting habits of inquiry and measuring the extent to which a preservice teacher has developed the dimensions of inquiry-based teaching. Three dimensions of inquiry were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Inquiry, Reading Instruction, Cognitive Tests
Peer reviewedStory, 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
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
ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education, Columbus, OH. – 1967
THIS IS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES WHICH ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING DOCUMENTS ANALYZED AT THE ERIC INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION. REPORTED ARE OVER 120 CITATIONS TO SELECTED DOCUMENTS RELATED TO TEACHER EDUCATION IN SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED REPRESENT RESEARCH…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum Development
