This study was conducted to examine the attitudes of Head Start teachers toward mathematics and how it may influence how and what they teach in the classroom. In general, the findings of this study can be summarized as this: 1) Math anxiety affects how teachers assess their ability at mathematics. The more math anxiety they report, the lower they…

Students sometimes find the study of history to be boring and irrelevant. Many question the accuracy of accounts given. The introduction of revisionist history to a convenience sample of students (N =164) from a college of education program located at a Midwestern university made a positive difference in historical learner perspective. Students…

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the related factors that affect the usage of educational technology in primary schools. This study depends on literature analysis and the questionnaire to collect data. Specifically, the items employed in this study were derived from the teachers' and school administrators' perceptions of using…

The aim of this study is to evaluate the new Turkish education program that has been being implemented since 2005 gradually in light of teacher suggestions. The study has been done in scanning model. In this study which has been conducted with the purpose of evaluating the newly prepared Turkish education programs, the program has been tried to be…

Assesses an experimental and control group of 16 teachers and 412 heterogeneously-grouped students to determine the impact of a specific inservice teacher training program on student achievement. Shows positive results, with the experimental group gaining at a significant level over the control group following training. (Author/AH)

This investigation was designed to determine how professional educators perceived the role expectations of associated teacher centers. Findings indicated that role expectations associated with inservice teachers were the most definitive and positive. Those for parents/community were least satisfactory in terms of importance/relevance, presence,…

Reports on an investigation into the level of economic literacy among teachers in a large western state. Describes popularity of economic education workshops conducted to raise economic literacy among teachers. Suggests making workshops more effective by training strategies and follow-up peer coaching in the classroom. (MH)

A brief, intensive, competency-based workshop successfully helped 11 secondary school teachers (6 females, 5 males) from West Virginia prepare for and conduct classroom research experiments. These experiments were an effective staff development activity for career education. Career-related instruction appeared to foster positive student attitudes…

Elementary principals (48) and elementary teachers (57) prioritized 24 possible professional growth methods. Supporting previous research, first priority item was "workshops at schools." Other highly rated methods were observation of other teachers, classroom demonstrations, participation in curriculum development, and personal analysis of…

In a 2-week course designed to give information about and experience with gifted students, 36 regular education teachers gained knowledge of educational diagnosis and assessment, instructional methodology, the characteristics of gifted students, and professional responsibilities as determined by pretest and posttest scores on the Clark Assessment…

The Teacher Opinion Survey was administered to high school teachers to determine preferred incentives for participation in a curriculum modification project to help teachers deal with the vocational education problems of mainstreamed students. More innovative teachers were found to be more motivated by opportunities to work with university…

Grades four to six in three school districts representing rural, suburban, and urban school settings were exposed to a nutrition program. Results disclosed that students having access to the nutrition unit significantly out-performed students lacking access and that teachers needed to receive pre-implementation inservice education regarding the…