Reviews the many uses of video tape recordings in science education such as (1) teacher improvement, (2) training prospective science teachers, (3) educational research, (4) testing, (5) supervision of student teachers, and (6) teacher placement. (LC)

This article describes a preservice training program which prepares teachers to develop instructional programs that meet the needs of individual handicapped students in the regular classroom. (Condensed from "Impact on Instructional Improvement," Spring 1981, p22-28.) (Author/SJL)

Concludes that a reading methods course can effect positive changes in the attitudes of prospective elementary school reading teachers. Among the changes noted are a heightened concern for individualized assessment and instruction, skill development, and motivation for reading. (FL)

Describes a course in listening comprehension methodology given to teachers of English as a Foreign Language. The course includes: (1) sub-group and total group discussions of what is meant by listening comprehension, (2) listing of listening comprehension difficulties, and (3) a discussion of students' individually prepared listening…

Describes use of focused and open-ended instruments in evaluating an introduction to teaching preservice education course which provide early field-based experience to help students decide if they want to be teachers. Six instruments, data obtained, and conclusions are described. (SL)

Examined difficulties Finnish university students experienced in learning quantitative methods. Education and sociology students rated different topics on the basis of their difficulty. Overall, students considered statistics and quantitative methods more difficult than other domains. They tended to polarize academic subjects into…

Describes the use of adolescent fiction to encourage multicultural self-development among primarily European American preservice teachers in literacy and social studies methods courses. Discusses four major themes that emerged from this analysis: struggle, resistance, heightened awareness, and the modification of plans for future action. (SR)

Describes the programs of 43 responding universities that have specialized content science courses for elementary education majors. Provides contact addresses for each university. (MVL)

Presents a qualitative study that problematizes the authors' classroom authority as they sought to enact critical inquiries with preservice teachers. Contends that preservice teachers must face the reality of having to function as authority figures while still maintaining a classroom conducive to meaning making. Provides three lenses through which…

A teacher educator discusses activities which are included in her language arts methods course. Content and process in language arts teaching are explored within a classroom context that encourages reflection, collegial discussion, and scholarly analysis. (IAH)

Contends that the ability and openness to make informed decisions about future classroom reading programs increases with preservice teachers' personal immersion in a whole language environment. Describes strategies used in reading methods courses that allow students to experience what they may be expected to implement as teachers. (RS)

Reports on a study that asked 31 inservice secondary science teachers to complete a survey on topics for inclusion in a secondary science methods course. Concludes that the majority of prespecified potential topics were judged important enough by these teachers to warrant inclusion in a methods course, though no individual-added topic appeared on…

Studied effects of a constructivist and interdisciplinary block of methods courses on the self-efficacy in mathematics of 73 preservice teachers. Significant differences were found between pretest and posttest results. Discusses implications for teacher education programs. (SLD)