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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Pigge, Fred L.; Marso, Ronald N. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2000
A longitudinal study of 117 teachers from the beginning of their preservice education through their fifth year of teaching found that attitude toward teaching as a career remained constant during teacher preparation but was less positive after five years of teaching. This attitude was related to 6 of 15 academic and personal characteristics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Marso, Ronald N.; Pigge, Fred L. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1997
In 97 Ohio school districts, 484 teachers and administrators rated their school's standardized testing practices as average or above, compared to school performance in other areas. Highest rated testing practices were related to test quality, pupil records, and understandable scores and reports; lowest rated practice was use of test results to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Practices, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
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Pigge, Fred L.; Marso, Ronald N. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1994
Upon entrance and completion of teacher preparation, 150 prospective teachers completed attitude, anxiety, and personality measures. As candidates progressed through teacher preparation, anxiety decreased and attitude remained high and positive. Introverted candidates expressed more anxiety and experienced a smaller decrease in anxiety than…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Extraversion Introversion, Higher Education, Locus of Control