To investigate variables not previously studied in annual surveys of phonetic skills of teachers, the California Phonics Survey (CPS) was administered to 78 graduate students who were also elementary teachers, 252 undergraduate education majors, and 41 speech majors and speech therapy majors. Differences among groups were studied, and additional…

During each of two school quarters, approximately 60 college students enrolled in a mathematics course were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. The control group received instruction by the lecture method only; the experimental group received the same instruction, except that six computer-assisted instruction (CAI) units…

This report summarizes the results of a pre-student teaching field experience for elementary education majors at Pennsylvania State University. A program was organized in which public school teachers agreed to work with students to provide on-the-spot tutorial instruction regarding the teaching technique they employed, to provide the opportunity…

The major purpose of the study was to ascertain and compare the effects of two different methods of presenting information about career education to elementary education students. One method utilized self-instruction with study-guide, two film slide/audio tapes, and two video tapes. The second method utilized group instrution in the regular…

Common elements exist in undergraduate and graduate education of reading teachers in knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience; however, the two groups, differing in teaching experiences and preparing for different roles, require different programs. The first group seeking the skills for effective teaching of reading in a classroom requires…

This paper is a description of an undergraduate experiment initiated at the University of Texas at Arlington during the academic year 1974-75. The thrust of the experiment was to instill more realism in the professional courses at the Education Department and simultaneously to assist in instigating changes in the public schools. A document…

Twelve learner characteristics and 26 demographic characteristics of entering preservice teachers were investigated to determine if the presumption of homogeneity was valid in relation to selected learner characteristics and to discover which, if any, demographic characteristics could serve as predictors of learner characteristics. The study also…

This is a transcript of a speech presented on the occasion of the merger of Exeter University's School of Education with a private college. Reviews the history of teacher education in England and urges the newly formed school to emphasize the scholarly and academic training of teachers as well as methodology and educational theory. (AV)

A sample of 168 male and 169 female college students on a secondary curriculum responded to statements as to why secondary teaching was preferable to elementary and to conditions that would cause them to consider teaching at the elementary level. Sex and attitude toward sex role showed no significant difference. (Author)

A major instructional strategy is to provide concrete and "true to life" vehicles for graduate students in various fields of education as they approach the task of learning the abstract concepts in educational statistics. An IBM 360/40 computer is used to increase individualized efforts in these courses. (LBH)

Examination of the way that preservice teachers think about their early experiences teaching science included exploration of the "Reflection-in-Action" (D. Schon, 1983) conceptualization of professional thinking. Testing of a set of criteria for detecting such thinking in clinical supervision indicated that this concept can be detected among…

To encourage gifted children's curiosity, a companion program for gifted children aged 4-7 years was developed at Northern Michigan University, wherein young adults in teacher education work with the children as their mentor careful matching with companions, and determining the child's interests. (JDD)

Presents observations of how a particular teacher education program, the Open Education Alternative Program at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, incorporates the acquisition of teaching skills into the "reflective" practice of these skills. (BB)

Physical education graduates' responses to a survey regarding their employment status and career plans indicated that less than half entered teaching. Many felt program weaknesses included lack of exposure to the reality of teaching; too few field experiences; and lack of preparation for coaching, special needs students, and classroom management.…

Freshmen through senior physical education majors' observation and interpretation of a videotaped soccer skill lesson indicated that over time they tended to observe the lesson more congruently with program goals and reflect the targeted teaching skills in the current field experience. The quality and clarity of responses improved as the subjects…