A study investigated the relationships among the grades students received in a general methods course and selected variables. The conclusions indicated that: (1) Women tend to make higher grades than men; (2) Older students register for fewer credit hours than do younger ones; and (3) Upperclassmen register for fewer hours than do lowerclassmen.…

This study compared the attitudes toward science teaching and proficiency in the science process skills of elementary education majors enrolled in a physics course v a science methods course. Science process skills appear to be more effectively taught in the physics course. (Author/MK)

The position taken here is that extensive field work with children which is built around a particular set of competencies which the university student is responsible to demonstrate will accomplish far more than the campus-centered, inferentially-based lecture approach. Such a program operating at an urban university is outlined. (Author/SJL)

Presents results of experiments testing the value of multi-image learning materials in promoting the learning of content and in changing students' attitudes toward content. The subject matter for the multi-image unit was bulletin boards, an area traditionally uninteresting to undergraduate education students enrolled in an audiovisual methods…

Scores on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and grade point average were investigated as predictors of performance in an educational media course. Neither were recommended as tools for predicting course performance. (GDC)

Assesses the knowledge of and attitudes towards teaching reading to students enrolled in a reading methods course and assigned to one of three different experiences: regular classroom, special reading class, or university-based program. Notes differences between groups for several attitudes towards teaching reading. (Author/RL)

Presents findings of a study conducted to determine the organization and characteristics of methods courses and student teaching in business education in the Mountain-Plains Region of the National Business Education Association. Recommendations are also provided. (TA)

Examines the use of literacy portfolios in education methods courses at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse through the inclusion of an external reviewer in the evaluation process. States that students construct a portfolio as a culminating project which reflects the learning they acquire in on-campus and field-site work. Finds that including a…

Examines differences in achievement between preservice teachers who learned word recognition content and pedagogy in expert-jigsaw groups and those who learned in a traditionally taught reading methods course. Finds that both groups learned; however, the jigsaw groups' essay posttest indicated significantly different achievement results. Suggests…

Analyzes the effects of using carefully assisted case studies to prepare preservice teachers to be more knowledgeable and skilled in supporting children's response to literature. Notes that over the course of a school year, teachers moved towards a vision of literary response that highlights the interpretation over comprehension. (RS)

Describes the continuation of a project that used collaborative technologies to team teach elementary science methods courses across three different public institutions. Student outcomes for the project indicate positive change in comfort with technology and understanding science education issues. (Author/MM)

Examined the content, process, and instructors of introductory graduate research methods classes within kinesiology and physical education departments. Overall, course objectives included understanding, planning, critiquing, and applying research. Quantitative design and analysis were emphasized most frequently. Most class time involved lecture.…

Describes the authors' initial efforts to systematically address technology integration in their literacy methods courses. Describes a study of the technology integration practices of three preservice teachers in their first year of teaching. Provides a link between the work that has been done with preservice teachers during field placements and…

Reports a study that sought foreign language teachers views of what texts and topics were essential to the foreign language methods cannon. Links results with findings from a review of the literature on foreign language methods courses and offers thoughts regarding implications for the future of foreign language teacher development. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the gap between what preservice teachers are taught about technology and what they are expected to do with technology as classroom teachers. Describes a study of preservice teachers that investigated whether the integration of technology into elementary method courses would positively influence their self-reported confidence levels in…