A description of a course for educators introducing the potential of the computer as a tool of instruction. The course is divided into five parts: 1)computer literacy, 2)motivation, 3)learning experiences, 4)reinforcement, and 5)evaluation. The course has been successful in improving the attitudes of the participating educators towards the…

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Atlanta, November 28, 1970). (Editor/RD)

Presents summary of AAAS Commission on Science Education, Teacher Education Committee report, Preservice Science Education of Elementary School Teachers." Recommendations for preservice science course objectives, content and facilities are based on deliberation at seven national conferences. Emphasis is placed on trends in elementary school…

A university English department head comments on his teaching experience at a junior high school and on changes in the university's English curriculum and methods to prepare teachers for the public schools. (SW)

The music department of Brigham Young University has placed two sections of a music methods course for elementary education majors in Vineyard School, a public school in Orem, Utah. This article describes the program's rationale, operations, and benefits. (Author/SJL)

Action research refers to research activities carried out by educational field personnel with the objective of forming a link between researchers and practitioners. A study is described in which 133 Israeli students were trained to perform diagnostic action research. (Author/JN)

The need for understanding how teachers learn to teach mathematics is proposed as a prerequisite for designing effective teacher education programs. Focus would be on: (1) teachers' beliefs about teaching; (2) what is being taught; (3) explanations about how their students learn; and (4) how those beliefs relate to instructional decisions. (PP)

Ascertained were the effects of an individualized instruction method, audiotutorial (AT), on the cognitive achievement in biology of prospective general primary grade teachers. Used as a control was a conventional lecture-laboratory format of instruction. Results indicate that the prospective teachers appeared to gain more from AT instruction than…

Describes a one-hour simulation used in methods courses at the University of Texas at Austin, to provide secondary teacher candidates with insights into the administrative functioning of a school and their future roles as department and school staff members. (SJL)

Describes how to utilize instructional resources to personalize a social studies methods course for elementary school teachers-in-training. The approach involves teacher-pupil verbal interaction, inquiry, and valuing. (Author/DB)