Although there is a wide range of studies on the use of PowerPoint Presentations (PPP) in different fields, few studies have investigated the effects of different aspects of multi-modal PowerPoint presentation on the language comprehension of foreign language students. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of PowerPoint-supported…

As much as the history and study of Africa have been incorporated into social studies curricula, Africa is still a region that is prone to misperceptions and misconceptions. Social studies teachers could provide students with an alternative image, but what if they only perpetuate misperceptions of Africa? This case study examines preservice…

In this essay, the author employs psychoanalytic inquiry (Britzman, 1998; Felman, 1992; Lacan, 1988) to think about the relationships between pedagogy, trauma, and crisis in the contexts of social studies and teacher education. The paper explores a potential space in social studies education that can acknowledge the psychic consequences of…

The Teaching Teachers to the Future project provided an opportunity to try a new idea within the ICT and Pedagogy methods subject of the Bachelor of Education program. We believed that deliberately helping pre-service teachers transition from being an online learners to online teachers, coaches and facilitators would assist these new teachers to…

The direction of university courses is often guided by the results of traditional Likert scale student evaluations. Most of these focus on instructors' characteristics and frequently do not provide useful insights into students' learning preferences or feedback regarding specific activities and projects in the courses. This study, carried out in a…

In this descriptive, mixed methods study, the researcher investigated secondary social studies teachers' college course experiences with and classroom use of historical thinking skills (HTS). Questionnaires were distributed to 160 teachers in a large public school system in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Forty percent of the…

The number of English language learners has grown significantly across the United States and this is reflected in Missouri's public school system. English language learners lack the academic achievement as compared to their peers. General education teachers are responsible for children of diverse backgrounds; children enter school with limited or…

A paper presented at annual Conference on English Education, National Council of Teachers of English (8th, Des Moines, Iowa, Spring 1970); includes four sample modular learning activities." (Editor/Author)

This paper describes the evolution of a model for expanded teacher education initiated by the Minnesota School Science and Mathematics Teaching Project (MINNEMAST) and later developed as an experimental college-school project (called Project Interface) within the Division of Elementary Education at the University of Minnesota. The report details a…

The author suggests ways in which teaching methods instructors can integrate equity information into their respective courses by using an inclusionary approach to information sharing. She provides an example of how reading methods professors can adapt their courses to this purpose and offers suggestions for adapting courses. (CH)

Reviews the philosophical basis and rationale for the secondary school level biology methods course at Mankato State College. Course emphasizes these topics and activities: science curriculum developments, textbooks, student presentations, laboratories; lesson plans, demonstrations, continuing project, evaluation, controversial issues; curriculum…

Unfortunately, most college students learning to be teachers learn methods from their English professors, and this can be changed only by extensive experiences in group-centered classrooms. (JH)

Studied differences in preservice elementary teachers' attitudes toward concept science and science processes on the basis of semantic differential score gains in the pre- and posttest design. Concluded that process approach instruction in methods courses was effective in securing changes in a positive direction. (CC)

The first page of this list of requirements for elementary science teachers lists overall course objectives for a Teacher Corps science education course. Next are instructions for learning to use the Science Teacher Observation Rating Form, followed by an analysis of each item on the form, instructions for scoring it, and a copy of the form…