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Which Is Better? Alternative or Traditional
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Albina, Genie – Educational Leadership, 2012
A former Teach for America recruit who completed her training in a university-based program compares the two approaches to teacher preparation. In Teach for America, she learned how to design units and prepare lesson plans; in her university-based program, she had the time to learn from master teachers and build valuable skills, then practice…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience, Alternative Teacher Certification, Intermode Differences
Measuring Student Satisfaction from the Student Outcomes Survey. Technical Paper
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Fieger, Peter – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
The Student Outcomes Survey is an annual national survey of vocational education and training (VET) students. Since 1995, participants have been asked to rate their satisfaction with different aspects of their training, grouped under three main themes: teaching, assessment, and generic skills and learning experiences. While the composition of the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, Outcome Measures
Promoting Early Literacy of Preschool Children: A Study of the Effectiveness of "Funnix Beginning Reading"
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Stockard, Jean – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2010
Thirty-seven students from a suburban community in the southern United States were randomly assigned to receive 30 minutes of additional instruction each day in their usual language arts curriculum or 30 minutes of instruction with the Direct Instruction program, "Funnix Beginning Reading". Instruction for the "Funnix" group…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Preschool Children, Scores, Emergent Literacy
Effective Teaching Methods for Geriatric Competencies
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Strano-Paul, Lisa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
This study assesses how effective classroom sessions are at teaching geriatric competencies to medical students. At Stony Brook Medical School, most geriatric competencies are taught in the Ambulatory Care Clerkship during small-group educational sessions. Clinical exposure to reinforce these specialized skills varies with preceptor assignment. A…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Teacher Effectiveness, Medical Schools
Readiness of Year 1 Students to Learn Science Process Skills in English: A Malaysian Experience
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Sulaiman, Tajularipin; Hassan, Aminuddin; Baki, Roselan – Online Submission, 2009
The Malaysian Ministry of Education has implemented the use of English as the medium of instruction at primary school level beginning 2003. These students are the main group of people affected by this change in policy. Besides, the implementation of the approach also raises the readiness of students in the rural areas. Therefore, the aims of the…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Teaching Methods, Learning Readiness, Rural Urban Differences
A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Instruction on the Analytical Proficiency of Physical Education Teachers and Undergraduates.
Beveridge, Sandy K.; Gangstead, Sandy K. – 1984
The relationships among teaching experience, gender, and selected factors involved in qualitative skill analysis were explored in addition to the effects of systematic analytical instruction. Prior to and after 30 hours of instruction, 31 experienced physical education teachers and 29 physical education undergraduates were administered the Utah…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Teaching, Identification, Inservice Teacher Education