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Madsen, Andrea J.; Olson, Joanne K. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2005
Understanding how people learn is the foundation of informed teaching, yet it is difficult for teachers to articulate and effectively use. This study investigated how two preservice teachers' conceptions of learning theories transferred to their decisionmaking during student teaching. This paired-sample case study examined Research-Based Framework…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Preservice Teachers, Student Teaching, Case Studies
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Capraro, Robert M.; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Parker, Dawn; Kulm, Gerald; Raulerson, Tammy – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2005
This paper outlines the nexus between mathematics content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge in developing pedagogical content knowledge. Increasing expectations about what students should know and be able to do, breakthroughs in research on how children learn, and the increasing diversity of the student population have put significant pressure…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Mathematical Concepts
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Zacharious, Aravella; Valanides, Nicos – Science Education International, 2006
The study used an outdoor program for promoting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in primary education and investigated the extent to which primary student teachers were prepared to deal with ESD. It also investigated the impact of an outdoor program on primary student teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards sustainable issues, and on…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Outdoor Education, Student Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Bleicher, Robert E. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine changes in personal science teaching self-efficacy (PSTE), outcome expectancy (STOE), and science conceptual understanding and relationships among these in preservice teachers. Seventy preservice teachers enrolled in science teaching methods courses participated in this study. PSTE, STOE, and science…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Instruction
Oliver, Eileen I. – 1995
This study of 20 preservice teachers in a secondary English methods course explored whether materials on diversity, information about language of wider communication, and literature from parallel cultures would have a positive effect on their ability to fairly assess work by high school students from diverse populations. At the beginning of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English Teacher Education, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Research
Sturtevant, Elizabeth G. – 1996
This paper reports on a study to document influences on five beginning mathematics and science teachers' instructional beliefs after a preservice methods course in secondary literacy. The participants were former military officers who had selected teaching as a second career. The study looked at: the teachers' beliefs about uses of literacy in…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Change, Case Studies, Cooperating Teachers
Freeouf, Barbara C., Ed. – 1994
This collection of papers describes efforts of the Westchester Teacher Education Group (WTEG) to incorporate technology into preservice teacher education curricula. Part I gives an overview of the WTEG and the activities of its task force on technology, in the following three papers: "The Westchester Teacher Education Group: History and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions
Riggs, Iris M. – 1991
The purpose of the study described here was to examine gender as it affects elementary-school teacher attitudes towards teaching science. The Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument (STEBI) was employed to measure the self-efficacy and outcome expectancy beliefs of elementary preservice and inservice teachers. Due to the experience of females…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Equal Education, Higher Education
Boyce, B. Ann; And Others – 1993
If pedagogical skills and knowledge are to become relevant to preservice teachers, students must develop their own process of active thought and become involved in their own learning. The question of how to bridge the gap between teaching theory and application can be facilitated by using a case study approach. This methodology is useful for the…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Airasian, Peter W. – 1997
"Classroom Assessment" is designed for students taking a first course in classroom assessment and measurement. It shows how assessment principles apply to the full range of teacher decision making, and not just the formal evaluation of student learning. For this reason, the book has been organized in a manner that follows the natural progression…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Education Majors, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
Monahan, Thomas C. – 1994
This study surveyed a sample of 81 former students from the graduate research methods course in the School of Education and Related Professional Studies at Rowan College (New Jersey), between 1985 and 1992. The findings show that while students who have completed a research methods course at the graduate level find the content useful, especially…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Course Content, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Reetz, Linda J.; Hoover, John H. – 1989
Intended for use in college-level secondary education methods courses, the module describes various curriculum models for teaching learning disabled students by means of lecture notes (in text form), an annotated bibliography, and overhead masters. The introduction identifies the five models considered: (1) basic skills training, (2) tutorial, (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials
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
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1967
DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING OR IMPROVING PROGRAMS OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES, THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS ARTICLES, RESEARCH REPORTS, SURVEYS, AND GUIDELINES PUBLISHED FROM 1956 TO 1966. INCLUDED ARE--(1) "GUIDELINES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN MFLS," (2) "THE EDUCATION OF THE MFL…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Language Programs, FLES, Guidelines
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1978
Three papers on home economics education which were presented at a teacher education leadership conference on the development of common core curriculum for vocational education teachers are contained in this booklet. The title and authors are as follow: "Non-Degree Inservice Education Program," by Delores Allenspach; "Job Training Teaching Methods…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Consumer Education, Core Curriculum, Course Content
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