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Investigating Prospective Primary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge of "Effect of Human on Environment" Subject in the Process of Teaching Practice
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Calik, Muammer; Aytar, Ayse – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2013
The principal aim of this study is to determine what the extent of the prospective primary teachers' (PPT) pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is on "effect of human on environment" subject in grade 5 science and technology curriculum before and after "Teaching Practice" course. Within case study research methodology, the study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Prospective Elementary Teachers' Development of Fraction Number Sense
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Utley, Juliana; Reeder, Stacy – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2012
Can prospective elementary teachers "unlearn" harmful algorithms used with fractions as they are invited to develop fraction number sense? This study examined the development of prospective elementary teachers' fraction number sense during an intermediate (grades 5-8) mathematics methods course. During this course, participants' were involved in a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Scores, Methods Courses, Grade 5
Cultivating Pre-Service Teachers towards Culturally Relevant Literacy Practices
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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
Infusing Mathematics Content into a Methods Course: Impacting Content Knowledge for Teaching
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Burton, Megan; Daane, C. J.; Giesen, Judy – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2008
This study compared content knowledge for teaching mathematics differences between elementary pre-service teachers in a traditional versus an experimental mathematics methods course. The experimental course replaced 20 minutes of traditional methods, each class, with an intervention of elementary mathematics content. The difference between groups…
Descriptors: Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Learning Science Methods through Hybridizing Asynchronous and Traditional Experiences
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Thomas, Jeff – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
This study addresses preservice teachers' perceptions toward online experiences, specifically, their perceptions about utilizing an online science methods curriculum versus a traditional methods curriculum. Thirty-eight senior level preservice teachers at a midwestern U.S. university completed surveys about their experiences during their methods…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Curriculum Implementation
Inquiring Minds Do Want to Know
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Hood, Kaitlyn; Gerlovich, Jack A. – Science and Children, 2007
In this article, the author shares her experience in successfully teaching elementary students how to create a tornado using a guided-inquiry approach. The guided-inquiry approach is a form of teaching in which the teacher poses the question, but lets the students decide how to answer the question. Students were so excited about the process they…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Weather
Using Written Reflection To Identify Preservice Teachers' Active Instructional Knowledge during Mathematics Mentoring.
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Johnston, James D. – 2001
This study examined the use of written reflection to investigate student teachers' active instructional knowledge during mathematics mentoring. Participants were 30 preservice teachers in a Science/Math Integration methods course. They participated in Community Mathematics project field experiences, which occurred prior to the full student…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Field Experience Programs, Grade 5, Higher Education