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Direct linkNesmith, Suzanne M. – Research in the Schools, 2011
Reflection is considered a vital tool in shaping and informing preservice teachers' understanding of teaching and learning, especially in the context of field-based experiences. In this qualitative study, the field experience reflective journals of 2 groups of elementary education preservice teachers provided data to determine the influence of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Reflection
Download full textMcLean, James E., Ed.; Kaufman, Alan S., Ed. – Research in the Schools, 2001
"Research in the Schools" publishes empirical studies focusing on the results of applied educational research, scholarly reviews of research, descriptions of technology applications and innovative teaching strategies, and other topics of interest to educational researchers. Issue number 1 contains these articles: (1) "Factors Associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Witcher, Ann E.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Minor, Lynn C. – Research in the Schools, 2001
Studied the perceptions of 219 preservice teachers about the characteristics of effective teachers and investigated factors that may have influenced their responses. Identified six dominant themes, headed by student-centeredness and enthusiasm for teaching. Also established four profiles of student responses to these themes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Profiles, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
Griffin, Marlynn M.; Robinson, Daniel H.; Carpenter, Holli M. – Research in the Schools, 2000
Studied the pretest and posttest attitudes of teacher education students who were required to write a literature review with empirical references about the pros and cons of corporal punishment in the classroom. Results for 59 students in 2 treatment groups and 55 students in 2 control groups at southern universities (where previous research has…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Corporal Punishment, Discipline, Literature Reviews
Richards, Janet C.; Gipe, Joan P. – Research in the Schools, 2000
Examined and categorized 203 teaching cases written by 8 groups of preservice teachers offering literacy-based arts lessons to elementary school students. Analysis revealed 11 major themes, 10 of which related to problematic issues. Only one theme highlighted the achievements and success of the preservice teachers as they recognized the increased…
Descriptors: Art Education, Case Studies, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Halpin, Regina – Research in the Schools, 1999
Studied effects of a constructivist and interdisciplinary block of methods courses on the self-efficacy in mathematics of 73 preservice teachers. Significant differences were found between pretest and posttest results. Discusses implications for teacher education programs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics, Methods Courses
Richards, Janet C.; Moore, Ramona C.; Gipe, Joan P. – Research in the Schools, 1996
The influences of elementary school context were studied with 88 preservice teachers student teaching in 2 different university field programs. Data support the benefits of pluralistic school experiences for future teachers and suggest that contextual conditions unique to a particular school may influence preservice teachers' learning and…
Descriptors: College Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student)
Kher-Durlabhji, Neelam; Lacina-Gifford, Lorna J.; Carter, Richard B.; Jones, Randall – Research in the Schools, 1995
Attitudes toward high-stakes testing and score enhancement strategies of 4 cohorts of preservice teachers (total n=268) were determined. Findings suggest that preservice teachers can make acceptable judgments about appropriateness for the extremes of score enhancement strategies but are less able to do so in the intermediate range of the continuum…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, High Stakes Tests, Preservice Teachers
Wellhousen, Karyn; Martin, Nancy K. – Research in the Schools, 1995
Sixty-three preservice teachers were asked to respond to the idea of cheating while administering a standardized test to their students. Over half said they would cheat under certain conditions, such as benefit to the students or if the test was inappropriate. Cheating considered acceptable included giving hints, rewording items, and teaching to…
Descriptors: Cheating, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Prediction
Richards, Janet C.; Gipe, Joan P. – Research in the Schools, 1994
This qualitative inquiry examined the value of collecting and analyzing preservice teachers' pre- and postsemester metaphors about teaching by comparing the orientational content of the metaphors to preservice teachers' expressed beliefs and practices. Results show the usefulness of metaphors as a source of information about teachers' professional…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Identification, Metaphors, Preservice Teachers
