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Direct linkLong, Deborah Thurlow; Stuart, Carolyn – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2004
An integrated mathematics and science methods course was designed to focus on the knowledge, skills, and beliefs of teacher candidates. Teacher candidates were involved in experiences that would prompt them to consider the influence of their experiences on their beliefs, the influence of their beliefs on their instructional decisions and the…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Methods Courses, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
Hubbard, Paula; Abell, Sandra – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2005
We examined the beliefs about science teaching and learning held by elementary preservice teachers in a science methods course, comparing students who had experienced an inquiry-based physics course with those who had not. Students who had taken the physics course prior to the methods semester were better equipped to recognize and learn from…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry
Ledoux, Michael; McHenry, Nadine – Teaching Education, 2004
The use of constructivism and its various manifestations in education has been a topic of much interest in recent years. Inquiry into this theoretical framework has resulted in teacher educators' attempts to help their teacher candidates apply constructivist pedagogy in university classrooms, field experiences and student teaching at two US…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Constructivism (Learning), Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
