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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.
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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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