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  • The student teaching experience : a qualitative examination

    Creator:
    Woods, Helen E.
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    This study examined the experience of three secondary science student teachers from Western Oregon State College in Monmouth, Oregon during the Spring quarter of 1990. The question was: What is student teaching like from the point of view of the student teacher? The research methodology was qualitative, more specifically participant...
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    the point of view of the student teacher? The research methodology was qualitative, more

  • A study of preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming

    Creator:
    Staebler, Bonita Louise
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    The purposes of this study were to determine the effects of level (elementary and secondary), program status (beginning, midway, and student teaching), and demongraphic variables (experience, success, college supervisor support, supervising teacher support, additional support services, and school type) on preservice teachers' attitudes toward mainstreaming. The population consisted of 91...
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    handicapped student whose teacher models an unaccepting attitude toward mainstream- ing. MacMillian, Jones

  • A scale of student teaching concerns for use with early childhood education teacher trainees

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    Arroyo, Aline Asa
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    Effective teacher training programs have been a concern for many years. While most teacher training programs have been evaluated by follow-up studies valuable information can be gained by assessing the needs and concerns of teacher trainees as they progress through their teacher training experiences. The primary purpose of this study...
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    Scale of Student Teaching Concerns for Use with Early Childhood Education Teacher Trainees Abstract

  • Relationships among preservice teachers' conceptions of geometry, conceptions of teaching geometry and classroom practices

    Creator:
    Scholz, Janet Maria
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    Prospective teachers enter teacher education programs with previously formed conceptions of geometry and its teaching. These conceptions help them make sense of new information about teaching, their roles as teachers, and their translation of mathematics into learning activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among preservice...
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    teacher education programs with previously formed conceptions of geometry and its teaching. These

  • Knowledge and attitudes about genital herpes and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome among future teachers

    Creator:
    Mix, Katherine A.
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    This study measured knowledge and attitudes about genital herpes and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in a sample of future teachers from the College of Education at Oregon State University. The objectives of the study were 1) to determine if students possess accurate knowledge about the two diseases; 2)...
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    attitude measures, and a demographic data questionnaire. Statistical tests used for data analysis were chi

  • Attitudes of primary teacher trainees toward sexuality education in Kenya

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    Kamau, Nellie M. W.
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    The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of primary teacher trainees toward sexuality education as a component of family life education in Kenya. The study was designed to determine the relationship between attitudes toward sexuality education and teacher trainees knowledge regarding sexuality education. The study was also...
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    toward teaching sexuality education and the teacher trainees' attitude-toward teen-age sexual behavior

  • The effects of case methods on preservice physical education teachers' value orientations

    Creator:
    Timken, Gay L.
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    Preservice teachers' beliefs and values develop due to their long "apprenticeship of observation" (Lortie, 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares, 1992). Case methods may be one curricular tool by which to instill change in preservice teachers' beliefs and values. This study investigated the...
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    , 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares

  • Comparisons of teacher control ideology and student attitudes in elementary Christian schools

    Creator:
    Clark, Larry R.
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    This research project compared teacher attitude using the Pupil Control Ideology Form with student attitude using the Arlin-Hills Student Attitude Survey. P.C.I. Forms were collected from 834 teachers from 95 elementary Christian schools in several states. A total of 1074 student attitude surveys were collected from Christian school students in...
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    Teacher Expectation Research 73 Student Attitude Research 75 Student Attitude and the Educational

  • The influence of history of science courses on students' conceptions of the nature of science

    Creator:
    Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad S.
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    This study assessed the influence of three history of science (HOS) courses on college students and preservice science teachers' conceptions of the nature of science (NOS), and examined whether participants who entered the investigated HOS courses with a conceptual framework consistent with current NOS views achieved more elaborate NOS understandings....
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    Dissertation

  • A survey of physical education teachers' attitudes and knowledge about working with Mexican Americans

    Creator:
    Tabb, James Kirk
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    Attitude and knowledge levels of physical education teachers about working with Mexican American students and families were measured using Doyle and Chng's (1994) Mexican American Attitude and Knowledge Scale (MAAKS). Multicultural training, adapted physical education training, and other relative experiences that might affect attitude and knowledge levels were analyzed. Participants...
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    attitude levels. Ultimately, the hope is to maximize teacher effectiveness in working with Latinos