Describing results of a field-based program for an entry level course in teacher education, this article indicates six of seven teacher education classes made gains (measured via pre- and post-testing with the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory) at the .001 level and one class made gains at the .05 level. (JC)

A study was conducted to observe differences in the teaching performance of students who had three different types of pre-student teaching laboratory experiences, some including simulation. Subjects were 75 student teachers who had been randomly assigned to three groups, each having different laboratory experiences, during the pre-student teaching…

Investigating the attitudinal effects of a college course on a class of senior education majors, this study involved an experimental group which attended the regular class supplemented by a field centered experience and a control group which only engaged in the regular class. (JC)