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Chabalengula, Vivien Mweene; Mumba, Frackson; Mbewe, Simeon – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
This study explored pre-service teachers' conceptual understanding and performance on science process skills. A sample comprised 91 elementary pre-service teachers at a university in the Midwest of the USA. Participants were enrolled in two science education courses; introductory science teaching methods course and advanced science methods course.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
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Gresham, Gina – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2010
Fifty-two exceptional education pre-service teachers getting a K-6 endorsement were involved in this study that investigated the changes in levels of mathematics anxiety before and after a mathematics methods course for education majors. The changes were measured with respect to the use of manipulatives and other activities to make mathematics…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Pryor, Caroline R. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2006
This study investigated the degree to which beliefs about democratic theory and practice taught in a social studies methods course would persist after the transition to in-service teaching. The 27 participants were pre-service teachers at initial data collection and first-year in-service teachers at final data collection. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Social Studies, Democracy, Data Collection