ERIC Number: EJ1101251
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-2325-3223
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A Diverse Clinical-Based Practice in Teacher Education
Gottschalk, Shelby; Hake, Megan M.; Cook-Benjamin, Lorie
Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research, v4 Spr 2016
The purpose of the study was to determine if offering a virtual clinical-based practice would affect teacher candidates' level of confidence in teaching diverse students. During 2012-2014, data were collected using a pre- and post-Likert scale questionnaire. A paired two sample t-test was utilized to determine if there was a significant difference in mean scores from the pre- to the post-questionnaire. Increases were found in all questionnaire items with five of the items showing a significant increase at the a = 0.01 level. The results suggest that a virtual clinical-based practice may provide an authentic experience for teacher candidates, may lead teacher candidates to become more aware and take a positive approach to students' differences, and that the teacher candidates' comfort level with unfamiliar situations posed by students from diverse backgrounds may increase. A future implication is that colleges of education may want to consider adding a virtual clinical-based practice to existing diversity education classes. However, more research needs to be conducted to determine if virtual clinical-based practices are equal to or better than on-site clinical-based practices in an attempt to increase teacher candidates' levels of confidence in teaching diverse students.
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Preservice Teachers, Student Diversity, Pretests Posttests, Likert Scales, Questionnaires, Scores, Simulated Environment, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Teacher Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Cultural Awareness, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Poverty, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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