ERIC Number: EJ1215917
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-560X
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The Impacts of a Research-Based Model for Mentoring Elementary Preservice Teachers in Science
Miller, Matthew; Hanley, Daniel; Brobst, Joseph
Journal of Science Teacher Education, v30 n4 p357-378 2019
This article focuses on the impacts of a program designed to prepare elementary classroom teachers to mentor preservice teachers for effective science instruction. The mentor preparation program was grounded in research on effective science instruction and learning-focused mentoring. The goals of the mentoring professional development were to (a) develop mentors' knowledge of what is important to talk about in effective mentoring conversations and (b) develop their skills with regard to how to structure and facilitate effective mentoring conversations about observed science lessons enacted by the mentees. We describe the impacts of the program on mentors' and mentees' beliefs about effective science instruction and their ability to facilitate and engage in effective mentoring conversations. Our analysis reveals that cooperating teachers who participated in the professional development sequence showed statistically significant increases in their beliefs about effective science instruction and their ability to facilitate effective mentoring conversations. Furthermore, the preservice mentees showed statistically greater gains in their beliefs about effective science instruction than their nonmentored peers.
Descriptors: Models, Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Elementary Education, Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Faculty Development, Clinical Experience, Elementary School Science, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: NSF1119678