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Peer reviewedHativa, Nira; Birenbaum, Menucha – Research in Higher Education, 2000
A newly developed measure to identify students' preferred teaching approaches was evaluated with 175 engineering and education undergraduates at an Israeli university. Students in both fields preferred lecturers who were organized, clear, and interesting. Least favored teaching methods were information-transmission and promotion of…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Engineering, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedShor, Ron; Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
Approaches and attitudes toward child maltreatment were surveyed among 1,302 students of psychology, social work, education, and medicine in Israel. Few significant differences were found among disciplines, but students of all disciplines were found not to view neglect situations as maltreatment, and tended to disregard symptoms that lacked…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Education Majors
Peer reviewedPorat, Nili; Dor-Shav, Zecharia – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1994
Focusing on the pedagogy curriculum of teacher education colleges in Israel, this study examines the influences of various curriculum factors actually implemented in the classroom as compared with noncurriculum factors. Data from 269 education students affirms the positive contribution of curriculum factors. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Education Majors, Evaluation Methods
Download full textFresko, Barbara – 1999
This paper discusses the benefits of mentoring and tutoring for prospective teachers. Section 1 examines the general benefits of mentoring and tutoring for the mentors and tutors. The benefits include greater tolerance and empathy for individuals and groups in society, greater social awareness, better communication skills, greater self-confidence,…
Descriptors: College Students, Consciousness Raising, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBirenbaum, Menucha – Higher Education, 1997
A study of Israeli university engineering students (n=85) and education students (n=87) measured their motivated learning strategies and assessment preferences. Results showed individual differences in assessment preferences overshadowed discipline group differences, and assessment preference differences were largely related to learning strategies…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Education Majors
Chandler, Theodore A.; Spies, Carl J. – 1991
Beliefs about the causes of success and failure in academic achievement were compared for students in the United States and Israel. The following 11 attributions were placed randomly in a questionnaire format: (1) mood; (2) skill; (3) knowledge; (4) chance; (5) effort; (6) competence; (7) help; (8) ability; (9) task; (10) bias; and (11) luck. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Analysis of Variance, Attribution Theory
