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General Education Pre-Service Teachers' Levels of Concern on Response to Intervention (RTI) Implementation
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Barrio, Brenda L.; Combes, Bertina H. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
Revisions to Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) proposed alternative models, such as Response to Intervention (RTI), as a preventive measure that supports students at risk. As teachers' roles evolve in response to RTI, teacher preparation programs must adjust their focus and curriculum accordingly. A mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Response to Intervention, Intervention
On the Nature of Teaching Nature of Science: Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Instruction in Preschool and Elementary Settings
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Buzzelli, Cary A.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study explored whether early childhood preservice teachers' concerns about teaching nature of science (NOS) and their intellectual levels influenced whether and how they taught NOS at the preschool and primary (K-3) levels. We used videotaped classroom observations and lesson plans to determine the science instructional practices at the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods