In this paper, the author describes a partnership between the preservice elementary education students and preservice art education majors at a local university in Georgia. The goal of this partnership was to implement an interdisciplinary curriculum in the general classrooms of nearby Boulevard Elementary School. The educational objectives of the…

The Educational Studies Major was established in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1974. It is an individualized professional education degree program leading toward a Bachelor of Science degree in education. It is an inter-disciplinary degree option for students who wish to examine and pursue careers in a vast…

Scores on the National Teacher Examinations subtest in professional education for secondary education majors were correlated with grades in courses in educational psychology, secondary methods, and test and measurement. Findings revealed that sex was a factor in the strength of the relationships; combining subgroups resulted in stronger…

This study was conducted to evaluate professional education courses. Three groups of beginning teachers were established. Group one consisted of 22 liberal arts program graduates with no professional education courses. Group two consisted of 38 liberal arts bachelor degree recipients with education courses but without student teaching, and group…

An empirical study on the curricular content of lectures offered to education students in the Federal Republic of Germany was designed to ascertain what knowledge and competency can be acquired by attending the available courses. In German; introduction in English. (MM)

This study compared two learning structures for an introductory course in tests and measurements in terms of their relative effects on attitudes and achievement. The first structure represented a functionally arranged instructional sequence (FAIS). The second represented a psychologically arranged instructional sequence (PAIS). The instructional…

A survey regarding the content of measurement courses showed the most frequent topics to be item writing, item analogies, and choosing standardized tests. A complete list of the unique activities reported is appended. Another study revealed that seniors in teacher training showed but mediocre competency in measurement, not only at graduation but…

A six-stage sequence of teacher concerns is briefly summarized with appropriate related course content indicated for each concern stage. The sequence is based on previous research. A chart includes 1) covert concerns of prospective teachers, 2) developmental tasks associated with each concern, and 3) sample educational psychology course content…

The present study was undertaken to measure critical thinking dispositions in students as they enter the health education program at Illinois State University (ISU). Health education undergraduate students at ISU were found to have shortcomings in critical thinking dispositions during a study from 2000-2003. Dispositions (e.g. truthseeking,…

Traces the history of education schools and their composition. (RK)

Reviews a study of the perceived importance of 47 measurement objectives by elementary and secondary education majors who had not taken a measurement course. Suggests origins of education majors' negative attitudes about testing and considers some remedies. (JD)

Course objectives and content are described for a seminar for nontraditional adult students enrolled in an evening secondary education program at Roosevelt University (IL). The final requirement before student teaching, the seminar emphasizes learning "how" to teach and informal reasoning (involving dialectical reasoning and good…

This article describes the subject matter and evaluation procedures of a philosophy of education course required of elementary education students at University of Delaware. Students are encouraged to reflect on and articulate their own philosophies of education as well as identify the philosophical context of professional issues they may…