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Conderman, Greg; Johnston-Rodriguez, Sarah; Hartman, Paula; Walker, David – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2013
Through a mixed-methods study, teacher educators investigated recent graduates' perceptions of their preparation program. Beginning special education teachers completed surveys and indicated (a) their level of preparation and confidence associated with 25 core competencies, (b) the most beneficial components of their preparation program, (c)…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Special Education Teachers, Educational Needs, Teacher Education Programs
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Dekker-Groen, Agaath M.; van der Schaaf, Marieke F.; Stokking, Karel M. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2013
This study aimed to evaluate a training programme for Dutch teachers in six institutes for nursing education to support students' reflection skills. The research question was: what are the feasibility, quality and effects of the programme? The training programme focused on four competences of teachers regarding instructing, guiding, giving…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Reflection, Skill Development, Nursing Education
Fullerton, Ann; Ruben, Barbara J.; McBride, Stephanie; Bert, Susan – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2011
If classroom teachers are among the greatest determinant of student learning, then teacher preparation programs have a role to play improving educational outcomes for struggling learners. There are currently three established teacher preparation program models: (1) "discrete"; (2) "integrated"; and (3) "merged." In the "discrete" model, which is…
Descriptors: Program Design, Secondary Education, Models, Program Evaluation
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Ngidi, David; Sibaya, Patrick; Sibaya, Duduzile; Khuzwayo, Herbert; Maphalala, Mncedisi; Ngwenya, Nkosinathi – South African Journal of Education, 2010
We investigated the effectiveness of the 360-credit National Professional Diploma (NPDE) as a programme that is aimed at the upgrading of currently serving unqualified and under-qualified educators, with a view to improving the quality of teaching and learning in schools and Further Education and Training colleges. To this end, the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Teacher Education Programs
Siegel, Donna F.; Hanson, Ralph A. – 1994
This presentation outlines, in operational terms, the components and products of a longitudinal evaluation model for teacher education programs, and discusses an approach to program evaluation that embodies activities within three taxonomical phases referred to as formative, summative, and confirmative evaluation. When applied to competency-based…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
McAllister, Gary S. – 1992
The Education Department of Salem-Teikyo University (West Virginia) was chosen to develop a pilot assessment plan as part of the overall Institutional Student Outcomes Assessment Plan. The plan delineated in this paper includes the following criteria: (1) students majoring in education may enroll in the teacher education program to earn elementary…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Demonstration Programs, Education Courses, Elementary Secondary Education