This manual, developed for supervising teachers and others involved with the professional growth of students during their professional laboratory experience, explores "the means by which supervising teachers may use supervisory conferences to guide students in studying their own teaching behavior." The underlying thesis is that "the conference…

This document describes a cooperative program designed to strengthen rapport between the college department of student teaching and its off-campus student teaching centers, to improve the quality and supervision of student teachers within these centers by developing increasingly effective cooperating teachers, and to strengthen the college…

The Experimental Model for Teacher Education was implemented during the academic year 1969-70. Its major objective was to build a field-based program using predefined behavioral objectives and their accompanying performance criteria with an instructional program integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience. Twenty trainees were…

The purpose of this project was to determine whether children in a third-grade classroom could work together in a learning experience. Microfilm and microfilm readers were used as materials for the dual studying technique. Various microfilm companies copied books in different microforms, including 16mm and 35mm roll film, 16mm in containers, and…

The objective of this applied research project was to evaluate a formula by which young native Canadians would become teachers through in-service training coupled with academic upgrading. The experiment design paired apprentice and cooperating teachers, provided technical help, planned a schedule of activities for the apprentice, and assessed the…

The purposes of this study were: to measure the perceived needs for skill training of student teachers, public school teachers, and other educational personnel involved in teaching center activities; to see if some of these needs related to the same underlying concepts; and to profile individual teaching centers according to some of these…

This study was designed to determine if there were significant differences in the opinions of two groups of student teachers regarding their teaching experience. One group completed student teaching in a teacher/teaching center, the other completed student teaching outside of a teacher/teaching center. Their opinions were measured with twelve…

Supervising teachers must realize the model role which they are obliged to assume, as the student teacher will generally conclude things should be done the way the supervising teacher does them. (HD)

Expected student teaching performance and supervisory bias can be defined through performance contracting, an agreement between those involved in the supervisory relationship which clarifies problem areas related to content, teaching style, pupil evaluation, classroom management, and the evaluation of the student teacher. (Author)

This study investigates the relationship between the effectiveness of the supervising classroom teacher and the attitudes of the classroom and student teachers. The results indicated that teachers with highly progressive and/or highly traditional attitudes toward education tended to be perceived by student teachers as somewhat less effective…

Discusses methods of encouraging more people to pursue the teaching profession and considers more effective selection procedures designed to eliminate unacceptable candidates. Examines methods used to improve teacher training such as making use of practicing teachers in "partnership" programs. Concludes that teacher morale and satisfaction must be…

This paper describes and assesses research in preservice teacher education conducted in Canada over the past 15 years and identifies priorities for improving its quality. It concludes that future research requires understanding the content of teacher education, the options open to planners, and the conceptualizations driving teacher preparation.…

The incongruence between organizational realities of student teaching and the Cogan/Goldmanner clinical supervision model are presented. The development of a new model of supervision geared to the realities of student teaching is recommended, and suggestions for approaching a new model are offered. (MT)

Illustrates that stress in student teaching can cause both positive and negative reactions. Two hypothetical examples demonstrate how stress causes growth and self-development in one case and pushes a person beyond the adaptive range in the other case. Concludes that a university supervisor is necessary to help modify those reactions. (TRS)

Educators have been optimistic that technology would enhance teaching and learning by effective use of educational technology in classroom atmosphere. But, little attention has focused on the attitudes of both preschool pre-service and their cooperating teachers towards using educational technology in the classroom. This study employed an…