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Glover, John A.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1990
Three experiments with 120 college undergraduates and 62 seventh graders examined the utility of inserting a delay between reading an advance organizer and its related text. A moderate delay may enhance the effects of advance organizers. Results support an "accessibility" hypothesis and do not support a "rehearsal" hypothesis.…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Encoding (Psychology)
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Fraser-Abder, Pamela – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1992
Describes the needs of elementary science teachers and presents a program model for preservice science teacher education. Discusses developing attitudes, skills, and knowledge. (PR)
Descriptors: Education Courses, Education Majors, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Keig, Patricia F. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1992
Broadens the perspective taken by preservice and inservice teachers on the importance of science to the elementary school student. Helps education students consider the importance of science education for jobs. (PR)
Descriptors: Education Courses, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Nisbet, Steven – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1991
Questionnaire responses of 155 student teachers were analyzed to develop meaningful attitude scales and to refine the instrument. Attitude scales identified in the analysis and built into the final form of the questionnaire were (1) anxiety; (2) confidence and enjoyment, (3) desire for recognition; and (4) pressure to conform. Includes a copy of…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Attitude Measures, Education Majors, Elementary School Teachers
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Powers, Donald E.; Pitcher, Barbara – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1992
The degree to which between-group differences in performance on individual questions on the NTE Professional Knowledge Test conform to expectations was studied for 19,307 examinees who had taken the NTE Core Battery. Some items are quite consistent with the intended test interpretation test, whereas others are less consistent. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Education Majors, Elementary School Teachers
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Mick, Lori Bell – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1996
This article explains principles of using a structured portfolio framework with elementary education majors in a special education survey course. Emphasis is on using portfolios to build positive attitudes toward working constructively with families of children with disabilities. Portfolio components are explained, students' opinions on portfolios…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Consciousness Raising, Disabilities
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Yarrow, A.; And Others – Australian Universities' Review, 1995
A survey of 341 graduates of a 3-year bachelor of teaching program, a 4-year bachelor of education program, and a 1-year graduate diploma of education program at 1 Australian university investigated the students' paid employment while attending the program, career aspirations, the extent to which the programs were preparation for teaching or other…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Education Majors
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Devlin, Marcia – Higher Education Research and Development, 1996
A study of 21 adult and 104 traditional-age undergraduate teacher education students at an Australian university found significant age differences in learning and study strategies, with mature students using more effective strategies more often. Significant correlations were found between students' strategies and their self-reported level of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences, College Students
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Roden, John K.; Cardina, Catherine E. – Teacher Educator, 1999
Investigated the percentage of high school seniors reporting intentions to major in education and actually majoring in education over 2 years, examining high school academic proficiency levels and the impact of type of college attended (2-year or 4-year). Less than half the students majored in education. There were differences by high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education
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Zeegers, Margaret – Teaching Education, 2005
This paper explores the possibilities presented in examining taken for granted aspects of pre-service teacher practicum practices, especially in terms of naming and positioning within teacher education, as they present at a regional university in Ballarat, Australia. The University of Ballarat has introduced a new P-10 teacher education course…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Teachers, Undergraduate Study
Wehmeyer, Lillian Biermann – 1995
This paper outlines the use of computer resources to conduct a literature search. While the phrase "computer archives" can refer to all computerized materials, for this discussion it is limited to textual information available online. Both commercial online services and organizations on the Internet offer files to search and download. In addition,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Bibliographies, Databases
Coon, Stephanie M.; Keyes, Denis W. – 1994
This study compares attitudes and opinions of premedical, nursing, regular education, and special education undergraduate students regarding whether life-sustaining treatment should be withheld from newborns with severe disabilities. The paper begins with a review of the literature, which reveals that the amount of experience an individual has…
Descriptors: Bioethics, College Students, Education Majors, Elementary Secondary Education
Ganser, Tom – 1996
Exploring the beliefs and ideas that preservice and inservice teachers hold about themselves as teachers, the children they teach, and the setting in which they teach, contributes to a better understanding of how they frame teacher effectiveness and teacher efficacy. Participants in this study included preservice teachers enrolled in teacher…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Van Voorhis, Judith L.; DeMarie-Dreblow, Darlene – 1995
In describing the Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Major at Muskingum College (Ohio), this paper presents a model for small liberal arts colleges to consider in providing training for future early childhood professionals. This interdisciplinary early childhood major draws from departments typically found in many small liberal arts colleges,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Education Majors, Educational Innovation
Gee, Jerry Brooksher – 1995
This study was conducted to survey undergraduates majoring in education and teachers in the field regarding reasons for becoming a teacher and to determine levels of variance in response between these two groups. In the Spring of 1994, a survey instrument containing 10 reasons for becoming a teacher was pilot tested with 110 teachers and 152…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Higher Education
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