ERIC Number: EJ918925
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 21
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Making Teacher Education Better: The Impact of Polling Data on a Methods of Teaching English Course
Carlson, David Lee
Teacher Education and Practice, v24 n2 p149-169 Spr 2011
Weekly poll results were used as an intervention in this action research project to determine whether a Methods of Teaching English course could meet the needs of local preservice teachers. Results indicate that students believed that they were better prepared to teach English in secondary schools because of course materials and activities. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Secondary Education, Methods Courses, English Instruction, Action Research, Intervention, Surveys, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Feedback (Response)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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