Collaboration among state legislators, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) and Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) faculty, community leaders, teachers and school administrators is currently taking place in Connecticut to make it a physically active state through PASS (Physically Active Schools Systems). PASS is a comprehensive,…

The need for appropriately trained teachers to teach in its schools has been a priority for the Department of Education (hereafter referred to as the Department) since the beginning of public education in New South Wales in the 1850s. This paper presents an overview of the provisions made by the Department for the musical development of its…

In a recent study we (Greaney & Arrow, 2009) undertook an analysis of the types of spelling errors that students had made during a National Education Monitoring Project writing task (Crooks, Flockton & White, 2007). We discussed several issues related to spelling, including the value of analysing students' error-response patterns as a way…

This supplement contains documentation on all the derived variables contained in the TEDS-M educator and future teacher data files. These derived variables were used to report data in the TEDS-M international reports. The variables that constitute the scales and indices are made available as part of the TEDS-M International Database to be used in…

The goal for selecting the released set of test items was to have approximately 25% of each of the full item sets for mathematics content knowledge (MCK) and mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (MPCK) that would represent the full range of difficulty, content, and item format used in the TEDS-M study. The initial step in the selection was to…

Evaluation is a continuous process interwoven into the entire students teaching experience. Preplanning the evaluation process is therefore very important. Without continuous planned evaluation from the co-operating teacher, the value of student teaching is greatly reduced. One of the main purposes of the student teaching experience is to allow…

The introduction of an initial teacher certification test in Ontario in 2002 was met by a wide range of responses from preservice teachers. This study, based on an April 2002 survey of 535 preservice teachers in a large initial teacher education program, describes the relationships among what the participants knew about the Ontario Teacher…

Praxis I and II tests are designed to evaluate skills and knowledge of prospective teachers seeking licensure. Preparation for these tests includes different strategies depending on the needs of the test taker. Successful completion of Praxis I and II is critical for individuals seeking positions in schools located in states with this requirement.…

Reported are the results of a follow-up study comparing the number of mathematics courses taken by 978 elementary teachers and their mathematics knowledge as measured by a 65-item test. The data indicated that elementary teachers with more high school and/or college mathematics scored higher on the mathematics test. (DS)

This paper describes the development of a self-instructional package to be used in a pre-student teaching class in safety instruction for industrial educators. The resource itself is contained in the body of the report. The narrative provides the review of literature undertaken and analysis of the data from a survey/questionnaire mailed to sixteen…