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Download full textWhitehead, Graham – 1978
Teaching enquiry methods, that is, skills concerned with constructing knowledge from available information and searching for new information, is the subject of this study, which provides a background to the subject as well as a review of research. The study sought to answer the question of whether problem-solving performances of primary school…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Educational Research
Rafferty, Cathleen D. – 1994
This presentation describes the use of portfolio assessment in a teacher education course "Teaching Reading in the Content Areas," which is required for secondary certification. Portfolio assessment provides students with opportunities to determine which skills are most congruent with their respective areas. The main body of this paper…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Burton, Dwight L., Ed. – 1963
Thirteen addresses from the 1963 Conference on English Education deal with problems faced by educators responsible for preparing prospective teachers of English. A brief introduction in which Dwight L. Burton affirms that teacher education is a sound blend of liberal arts and professional education precedes Robert C. Pooley's discussion of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, English Curriculum
Sanders, Jo – 1996
This paper looks at the Teacher Education Equity Project, which was designed to bring gender equity to teacher education. Carried out from 1993 to 1996, the project worked with 61 teachers in 27 states who taught methods courses in mathematics, science, and technology to help them teach their preservice students about gender equity. The project…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Chastain, Kenneth – 1977
This guide for the foreign language methods course is organized in the form of answers to seven questions that the methods teacher might ask about available resources. The first part is an annotated list of texts covering theory, techniques, testing, linguistics and individualized instruction. The second section considers the role of the basic…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Resources
Horak, Willis J.; Blecha, Milo K. – 1982
Relationships between students' (N=169) rating of instruction and students' attitudes about inquiry and traditional teaching in elementary science classes were investigated. Since one of the goals of their methods class was to develop or adopt teaching styles on their own, it was hypothesized that the congruence of students' adopted teaching style…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Cross, Janet S.
This 6-week instructional program designed for University of Pittsburgh English-teacher interns emphasizes the development of attitudes and skills necessary for student-oriented teaching. From six core principles of learning, a set of course objectives is derived, and five self-contained units designed to achieve these objectives are presented.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Russell, Tom – 1993
An educator who teaches physics to grade 12 students and a physics curriculum and methods course to preservice teachers analyzes the impact of context on teaching practice. A paper by A. Richert titled "Voice and Power in Teaching and Learning To Teach" is used as the foundation for interpreting the author's experience of teaching…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Context Effect, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
SMALL, DONALD DAVID – 1968
FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE ENGLISH TEACHER PREPARATION STUDY (ETPS), 17 ENGLISH EDUCATION SPECIALISTS IDENTIFIED TWO MAJOR CONCERNS REGARDING METHODS COURSES--(1) THE CONTENT PRESENTED AND (2) THE BACKGROUND AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF THE INSTRUCTOR. SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTENT OF METHODS COURSES MIGHT INCLUDE--(1) ENGLISH…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Content, Curriculum Development, English Education
Garfinkel, Alan, Ed.; Hamilton, Stanley, Ed. – 1976
The overall purpose of this volume is to provide concrete suggestions for foreign language methods instructors to choose from in designing methods courses according to their goals and in conjunction with the needs, interest and capabilities of their students. The eight chapters comprise: "Listening, Reading, and the Methods Course," by Bonnie B.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Cultural Education, Higher Education, Humanistic Education
Evans, William H.; Cardone, Michael J. – 1964
The results of two studies of methods courses for prospective secondary-school teachers of English are presented in this publication. On the basis of 196 responses to questionnaires (an approximate 33% return), the first study provides information on the academic backgrounds and professional activities of methods teachers, and on the methods…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, English Instruction, Methods Courses, Methods Teachers
Strasheim, Lorraine A. – 1967
This project of the Indiana Language Program (ILP) directs its efforts to teacher education and instructional methodology in foreign languages. Five stages involved in the ILP foreign language work focus on: (1) identification of practices in foreign language methods in colleges and universities, (2) establishment of dialogue among methods…
Descriptors: Administration, Articulation (Education), Colleges, Conference Reports
Wolfe, David Edwin – 1970
This study examines potentially significant factors in the training of foreign language teachers. Remarks on microteaching and interaction analysis precede a review and analysis of related literature. Included in this section are the Stanford University Summer Intern Program, Amidon's model of microteaching and interaction analysis, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Group Behavior, Instructional Program Divisions, Interaction Process Analysis
Crosbie, Keith; And Others – 1972
This paper identifies areas of weakness in existing programs of foreign language education for secondary teachers and suggests how improvements may be effected. The National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages, recognizing the need for change in language teacher education programs, discusses four major areas of concern. Remarks are…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Instructional Program Divisions, Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Switzer, Thomas J.; And Others – 1977
A survey was conducted concerning teacher attitudes and knowledge regarding social studies goals, content, and curriculum development. The research involved 301 undergraduate social studies methods professors in 13 western and midwestern states. Indexes based upon responses to a questionnaire were created to reflect teacher orientation toward…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Educational Background
