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Symons, Carrie; Anderson, Blythe E.; Ward, Amy – Teacher Educator, 2020
In the field of teacher education, the disconnect between university-based coursework and practical field experiences has long been a concern. To make teacher preparation coursework more meaningful, some programs partner with P-12 schools to offer site-based courses. Although situated learning for novices in practice-based professions makes sense,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Methods Courses, Field Experience Programs
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Parkes, Kelly A.; Rawlings, Jared R. – Contributions to Music Education, 2019
Preparing to become a music teacher educator is a complex process and one component of this process should be learning to model, demonstrate, and teach assessment practices to preservice music educators. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to discover how, and to what extent, music teacher educators (MTEs) are educated about…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Stroupe, David; Gotwals, Amelia Wenk – Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Teacher educators have a challenging task of designing opportunities for preservice teachers (PSTs) to learn ambitious science teaching (AST). However, with limited time in methods courses and the complexities of AST, opportunities for PSTs to "try out" ambitious instruction are difficult to construct and analyze. To address this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Secondary School Teachers, Science Instruction
Nazar, Christina Restrepo – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In this study, I conducted three separate, but interrelated studies that examine the ways preservice teachers (PSTs) generatively developed youth-centered, equity-oriented pedagogical imaginaries in their methods courses and how they enacted these practice(s) in their field experiences. The purpose of this dissertation is to understand how and in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods, Equal Education, Methods Courses
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Lampert, Magdalene; Franke, Megan Loef; Kazemi, Elham; Ghousseini, Hala; Turrou, Angela Chan; Beasley, Heather; Cunard, Adrian; Crowe, Kathleen – Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
We analyze a particular pedagogy for learning to interact productively with students and subject matter, which we call “rehearsal.” Our goal is to specify a way in which teacher educators (TEs) and novice teachers (NTs) can interact around teaching that is both embedded in practice and amenable to analysis. We address two main research questions:…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Hill, K. Dara – Issues in Teacher Education, 2012
This case study is an examination of one pre-service teacher's experience in a reading methods course, entitled Reading Models and Methods, and corresponding urban reading practicum. Jennifer (a pseudonym) participated in a program aimed to address varying dilemmas that persist in the field, including: pre-service teachers' discomfort with…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Urban Teaching, Methods Courses
Peterson, Sharon L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This quantitative research study identifies the problem solving strategies pre-service teachers use in learning specific technology skills within an educational technology methods class which is offered both online and face to face. It also examines how such strategies differ by the format of this course, and to what extent these strategies and/or…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Online Courses, Problem Solving
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Grueber, David; Özgün-Koca, S. Asli – Teacher Education and Practice, 2013
Latest standards-based reform documents from mathematics and science education organizations and communities bring forward one important issue--higher-order thinking skills, namely reasoning. In this article, we share our experiences and our approach to developing an integrated course for mathematics and science prospective teachers centered on…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Career Change, Student Teacher Attitudes
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Scafe, Marla G. – American Journal of Business Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of group testing as a pedagogical technique to enhance learning in a difficult subject such as statistics. Individual test scores were compared to their group test scores for the same, identical test. A t test was used to compare the scores for 157 randomly selected MBA students enrolled…
Descriptors: Group Testing, Individual Testing, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
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Khasnabis, Debi; Reischl, Catherine H.; Stull, Melissa; Boerst, Timothy – English Journal, 2013
There is an alternative to conventional teacher mentorship. The authors describe and analyze a promising model of mentorship where multiple mentees and mentors, each with varying levels of experience, engage collaboratively in the study of teaching practice. They have found that well-designed contexts in which beginning and experienced teachers…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teaching Methods, Beginning Teachers, Experienced Teachers
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Peterson, Sharon L.; Palmer, Louann Bierlein – Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This study identified the problem solving strategies used by students within a university course designed to teach pre-service teachers educational technology, and whether those strategies were influenced by the format of the course (i.e., face-to-face computer lab vs. online). It also examined to what extent the type of problem solving strategies…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Problem Solving, Educational Technology
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Lowenstein, Ethan – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2010
This article seeks to build on current and emerging conceptions of teacher expertise as they relate to education for civic engagement and social awareness in the university classroom context. I explore the notion of teaching tensions between vulnerability and authority, authenticity and distance, safety and challenge, disclosure and neutrality,…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Curriculum Design, Teacher Education Curriculum, Social Change
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Basmadjian, Kevin G. – English Education, 2008
This article considers the benefits and challenges of using English teacher candidates' videotaped discussions of literature as tools to facilitate authentic and engaging discussions of literature. More specifically, this article examines the use of teacher candidates' videotaped discussions in a secondary English methods course to expand…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum, English Teachers
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Taylor, Julie Anne – History Teacher, 2008
Established in 1880, the University Musical Society (U.M.S.) in Ann Arbor, Michigan is one of the most innovative venues for music and the performing arts in the United States. Each season, it offers performances by renowned American and international artists. Through the society's youth education program, performers entertain and educate…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Lesson Plans, Instructional Materials, Preservice Teachers
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Rosaen, Cheryl; Gere, Anne Ruggles – Action in Teacher Education, 1996
Two teacher educators utilized professional standards to inform their teaching. They used reflective dialog, action research, and critical inquiry in a standards-based language arts curriculum to support revisions and improvements in classroom practices and curriculum development. This led to new ideas about collaborative structures and stimulated…
Descriptors: Action Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education