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The Effectiveness of Data-Based Instruction by Student Teachers in Classrooms for Pupils with Mild Learning Handicaps.
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Jones, Eric D.; Krouse, James P. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1988
Student teachers (N=21) in elementary classrooms for mildly handicapped learners were randomly assigned to training and supervision in either databased problem-solving instructional approaches or conventional treatments. Teachers in the databased condition had significantly greater effects on reading achievement and off-task behavior control. No…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Higher Education
A Survey of Training Programs for Teachers of Mildly Handicapped Adolescents.
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Bursuck, William D.; Epstein, Michael H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1986
A survey of 160 teacher education programs and state certification departments in all 50 states showed a continuing trend for states to establish separate certificates for elementary and secondary level special education teachers along with significant differences in college/university training programs in states that require separate secondary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Mild Disabilities, National Surveys, Secondary Education
The Perceptions of Teacher Skills and Knowledge by Regular and Special Educators of Mildly Handicapped Students.
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Furey, Eileen M.; Strauch, James D. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1983
The results indicate that, while there is consonance between the self-perceived skills and knowledge of special educators and how regular educators view them, there is an apparent dissonance between how regular educators view themselves and special educators' perceptions of regular elementary teachers. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Knowledge Level, Mild Disabilities, Self Concept
A Pilot Project Investigating the Influence of a Collaborative Methods Course on Preservice Elementary Teachers.
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Nowacek, E. Jane; Blanton, Linda P. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1996
A study examined whether instruction in collaborative skills and learning characteristics of students with mild disabilities (MD) would influence 17 preservice elementary education teachers' attitudes toward students with MD, knowledge of learning characteristics, and their instructional planning. Results found differences in instructional…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Instructional Development, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Giving Teachers a Voice: Teachers' Perspectives Regarding Elementary Inclusive School Programs (ISP).
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Waldron, Nancy L.; McLeskey, James; Pacchiano, Debra – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1999
A study interviewed 46 teachers who were teaching in inclusive settings regarding academic achievement, social relationships, and classroom behavior of students with mild disabilities. Teachers perceived students were benefiting from inclusive placements both academically and socially. In addition, fewer students with disabilities manifested…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools
Inclusion and School Change: Teacher Perceptions Regarding Curricular and Instructional Adaptations.
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McLeskey, James; Waldron, Nancy L. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2002
Qualitative methods were used to examine teacher perceptions regarding curriculum and instructional changes made as inclusive programs for students with mild disabilities were developed and implemented in six elementary schools. Teachers reported fundamental changes had occurred related to curricular requirements, instructional methods, methods of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers