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Wollam, Jean – 1981
Forty-eight professors of English or education at state universities throughout the United States were surveyed to discover what concepts state institutions were emphasizing in English writing. The survey asked 10 preliminary questions about what writing courses were offered or required for prospective undergraduate English teachers and 13…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Alessia, Mary; Owens, Kathleen – 1983
This handbook offers guidelines for the university supervisor, methods instructor, and cooperating teacher in providing a productive clinical experience for elementary school education majors at Lewis University (Illinois). Procedures and responsibilities of each of the triad's members are outlined. General guidelines are presented on elements…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Education Majors, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs
Alessia, Mary; Owens, Kathleen – 1983
This handbook offers guidelines for the university supervisor, methods instructor, and cooperating teacher in providing a productive clinical experience for secondary school education majors at Lewis University (Illinois). General guidelines are presented on elements that pertain to all clinical experiences, such as classroom observation; planning…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Education Majors, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education
Jamar, Donna; Pauls, Leo W. – 1986
Based on the perception that teacher educators deliver preparation programs which have little influence on the way graduates actually teach and that they are completely out of touch with the actual teaching conditions in contemporary schools, a survey was conducted to see what activities teachers felt were most relevant for reading methods classes…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Needs, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Bercik, Janet T. – 1989
Language Arts is an area which covers many subjects, each important, each one interdependent upon the other. Prospective teachers, first and foremost, should have the various language theories reviewed in their methods courses. Practical classroom activities--such as keeping spelling lists, practicing creative writing, and sharing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Education Majors, Educational Theories
Download full textOsburne, Andrea G. – 1987
A survey of master's level English language teacher trainees in a Chinese university examined prevailing attitudes toward a methodology course and compared them to previous findings. Students were asked to rate course quality and the quantity of various course materials and tasks. The results showed an overall positive reaction to the course, with…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Doll, William E.; Garzone, Lio – 1983
The new elementary education program for prospective teachers at the State University of New York at Oswego focuses on the structure of human learning. The program has three tracks for students to choose from, each consisting of: (1) the foundations semester; (2) the unit; and (3) field experience. In the foundations semester, students work on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary School Teachers, Field Experience Programs, Foundations of Education
Tucker, Linda; And Others – 1985
Pertinent to potential recommendations for communication training in teacher preparation, a study investigated prospective teachers' intended use of communication control strategies in managing student misbehaviors. As an extension of previous instructional research, a typology of common student misbehavior types (active/passive) and intensity…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communication Problems, Communication Research
Teague, P. Terrett; Austin-Martin, George G. – 1981
This study focused on anxiety, both math and situational, and its relationship to teaching performance. Preservice elementary teachers were given a methods course on teaching mathematics and, after five weeks, were assigned a group of children to instruct twice a week. A positive correlation was found between performance in teaching math and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematics Anxiety
Newcomb, L. H.; And Others – 1978
Three papers presented at a teacher education conference on the development of common core curriculum for vocational teacher education are contained in this booklet. The titles and authors are as follow: "A Model Methods Course for Agricultural Education," by L. H. Newcomb; "Preparing Teachers to Develop Courses of Study in Vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Conference Reports, Core Curriculum
HANNA, LYLE; AND OTHERS – 1967
PROJECT "TEACH" WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF TEACHERS OF THE DISADVANTAGED. IN THE AREA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, SEVERAL GOALS WERE SET AND MET. (1) PROFESSORS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION WERE ASSISTED IN CHANGING CURRICULUM AND INCREASING THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CULTURE OF POVERTY BY INSTITUTING ON-SITE COURSES IN METHODS…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Schools
Rezba, Richard J. – 1978
The author suggests ways reading can be integrated with science and describes the reading activities in an elementary science methods course. The activities include: (1) selecting a science tradebook for children to review and for the teacher to analyze vocabulary; (2) helping children review science tradebooks; and (3) encouraging independent…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1979
Three papers on Trade and Industrial Education which were presented at a teacher education leadership conference on the development of common core curriculum for vocational teacher education are contained in this booklet. The title and authors are as follow: "The Followup Workshop," by D. L. Karr; "A Course in Teaching Methods and Techniques," by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Core Curriculum, Course Content
McQuigg, R. Bruce – 1968
This last volume of a 4-part report reviews the secondary division program of the acroclinical semester, an accelerated experience designed to correlate methods instruction (including theory) as closely as possible with student teaching (the practice). Each of 15 sections deals with 1 program element; most sections include discussion of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Clinical Experience, Course Content, Curriculum Problems
Cook, Donna Lee Logsdon – 1976
This study sought to determine how the English methods course is taught in Maryland colleges and to evaluate its effectiveness in preparing undergraduate English majors for their first years of teaching in Maryland schools. Questionnaires were completed by one methods teacher at each of 12 Maryland colleges, by one supervisor of beginning English…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Course Evaluation, Doctoral Dissertations, English Education
