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Simmons, Chris; Fisher, Amy K. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
This article reports results from a study examining the effects of field education on cognitive development. BSW students enrolled in either a semester-long practicum/field seminar or prepracticum courses completed pretest and posttest measures of cognitive complexity to assess cognitive development. Results indicated that field practicum students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Field Experience Programs, Social Work, Undergraduate Students
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Nordin, Hasniza; Faekah, Tengku Ariffin Tengku – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2016
Purpose: This study focused on the validation of a Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) instrument for using ICT in teaching and learning effectively in a Malaysian secondary school setting. The aim of this study was to confirm a seven-factor TPACK model which includes Technological Knowledge, Content Knowledge, Pedagogical…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
Dykas, Matthew J.; Valentino, David W. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
This study examined the factors that contribute to students' success in conducting geological field work. Undergraduate students (n = 49; 51% female; mean age = 22 y) who were enrolled in the 5-wk State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) geology field program volunteered to participate in this study. At the beginning of the field…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, College Science
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Pruslow, John T.; Red Owl, R. H. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2012
Experiential education programs seek meaningful ways to connect field experiences to classroom instruction. To illustrate one way to make this connection, the authors drew on Q methodology, a systematic approach for identifying clusters of people who share common viewpoints. Q methodology was employed in a two-year demonstration project with…
Descriptors: Q Methodology, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Demonstration Programs
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Shillingford, Shani; Karlin, Nancy – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2014
This research examined preservice teachers' knowledge of emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD) and their sense of efficacy. The participants included a convenience sample of 230 undergraduate general education and special education preservice teachers enrolled in teacher education classes. The age of the participants ranged from 19 to 51 with…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, Emotional Problems, Behavior Disorders
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Grossman, Pam; Hammerness, Karen M.; McDonald, Morva; Ronfeldt, Matt – Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
In this article, the authors focus on the concept of coherence, a relatively underexplored concept in teacher education. They investigate the relationship between students' perceptions of coherence and a number of structural features of teacher education programs to help develop a stronger definition of one important dimension of coherence--the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Attitudes, Education Courses, Field Experience Programs