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Wedman, Judy M.; And Others – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
A study with 77 preservice teachers found that, in a reading methods course, students trained to use informal reading inventory concepts and procedures with a systematic cooperative learning approach performed better than those taught with direct instruction. In addition, the former group perceived lectures, group work, and feedback as effective.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Higher Education
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Jeffers, Carol S. – Art Education, 1993
Explores the interrelationship of educational research to art. Recommends using art as a part of research methodology. Describes the use of a nineteenth-century painting, "The Knitting Lesson," as a metaphor for incorporating the use of research in preservice art education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Education, Elementary Education, Fine Arts
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LeLoup, Jean W.; Ponterio, Robert – Language Learning & Technology, 2004
Foreign language (FL) teachers have long been leaders in the use of technology in the classroom, from short wave radio and newspapers, to film strips, to tape recorders, to records, 16 mm films, video, and now computers, as a means of bringing authentic language and culture to their students. Computer and Internet technologies require…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Carnell, Lisa J.; Tillery, Mariann W. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2005
This article describes how a three-week module was inserted into an elementary mathematics methods course in order to demonstrate coteaching models for preservice teachers and to provide preservice teachers with instructional strategies for special needs students.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Special Needs Students, Educational Strategies, Preservice Teachers
Smagorinsky, Peter; Whiting, Melissa E. – 1995
This book is based on the premise that, although many professional organizations and the public are concerned about how teachers are prepared for their profession, this concern is not reflected in research about teaching methods classes. By presenting findings about the educational experiences of preservice teachers, the book aims to generate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, English Instruction, English Teacher Education, Higher Education
DeTure, Linda R.; And Others – 1990
Science may be the subject area in which elementary teachers are the least confident and prepared to teach. The purpose of this project was to develop an effective model to better prepare teachers by enhancing their content background, and helping them teach inquiry-oriented science. Three departments, Biology, Chemistry, and Education, combined…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Curriculum, College Science, Elementary Education
Mendoza, Lionel P., Ed.; Williams, Edgar R., Ed. – 1988
These conference proceedings include three invited lectures, a panel discussion, three working group reports, two reports from topic groups and a participant list. The invited lectures include a discussion of the impact of calculators on the calculus curriculum (Herbert S. Wilf); a consideration of the role of misconceptions in learning…
Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Anderson, Jeanne; Fox, Susan; Weisenburger, Christine; McAuliff, Michael; Arentz, Beth – 2002
This document is a PowerPoint presentation intended for K-12 public school educators, administrators, and policy analysts as well as college and university educators involved or interested in teacher preparation programs. The presentation chronicles the partnership between Oswego State University and Parish Elementary School in north central New…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Methods Courses
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Scheibelhut, Carolyn – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1994
Describes the use of writing assignments for preservice teachers to help them reflect on the teaching and learning process in their internship classrooms. (MKR)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction
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Wesson, James B.; Lawhorn, Cynthia – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Shares an experience from a mathematics methods course for elementary teachers that used concrete materials to teach the concept of rounding in different bases. Discusses how this experience modeled recommendations by the NCTM "Professional Teaching Standards" in creating classroom climate and conducting discussion. (MDH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Cassidy, Jane W. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1990
Explains high intensity teaching as the ability to combine accurate academic instruction with enthusiastic delivery and classroom management skills. Examined effects of intensity training on 52 elementary education students enrolled in music methods courses. Observed intensity development as students taught three songs by rote. Suggests practice…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Methods Courses
Cangemi, JoAnn; Aucoin, Linda – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1989
Surveys the frequency of social studies methods courses in Louisiana colleges and universities. Shows that 9 of the 12 responding institutions require the courses. Finds that social studies methods textbooks are the primary resource and are supplemented by lectures and discussion. Identifies the most frequently taught content topics as the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
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McKee, Saundra J.; Day, Anne L. – Social Education, 1992
Discusses a revised secondary social studies methods course for college students based on a teaching exchange between public school teachers and professional educators. Describes areas covered such as teaching strategies, boundaries of the disciplines, international perspective, cooperative learning, research-based strategies, and critical…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Methods Courses
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Black, Kathie – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2004
This paper explores four students' attempts at teaching science in the real world classroom during their initial student teaching practicum, including their struggles and successes. When pre-service teachers enter their initial practicum experience they are confronted with differing teaching philosophies of their own, their university professors,…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Methods Courses
Piazza, Carolyn L. – 1999
Appropriate for elementary methods courses in Arts and Language Arts, this book extends traditional language arts content by offering multiple communicative channels for expressing, representing, and responding to ideas. It equips teachers with ways to maximize children's creative potential and critical literacy through activities involving "the…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cognitive Style, Dance Education, Elementary Education
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