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Peer reviewedJones, M. Gail; Rua, Melissa J.; Carter, Glenda – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Examines how science teachers' (n=14) knowledge of science and science pedagogy changed after participation in a constructivist-based methods course. More-experienced teachers were paired with less-experienced teachers, and pre- and post-instructional concept maps, journals, portfolios, and transcripts revealed that, within the zone of proximal…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedFraivillig, Judith L.; Murphy, Lauren A.; Fuson, Karen C. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1999
Presents and describes a pedagogical framework that supports children's development of conceptual understanding of mathematics. Advancing Children's Thinking (ACT) is synthesized from an in-depth analysis of observed and reported data from one skillful first-grade teacher's use of the "Everyday Mathematics" curriculum. Indicates that…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedPagliaro, Claudia M. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1998
Examines the mathematics competency of teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students as a factor in these students' poor performance. Analysis of a survey of teachers of the hearing impaired and administrators indicates insufficient mathematics preparation of teachers, particularly those at the high school level. Suggestions for improving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, High Schools
Peer reviewedMarion, Robin; Hewson, Peter W.; Tabachnick, B. Robert; Blomker, Kathryn B. – Science Education, 1999
Describes and analyzes two science methods courses at the elementary and secondary levels for how they addressed four ideas: (1) how students learn science; (2) how teachers teach science to students; (3) how prospective science teachers learn about the first two ideas; and (4) how methods instructors teach prospective science teachers about the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Peer reviewedPhelps, LeAdelle; Landau, Steven – School Psychology Review, 1995
Recent initiatives such as PL99-457 and Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) require school psychologists to broaden their knowledge base in areas critical to problematic development in early childhood. This mini-series is designed to assist school psychologists in provisions of collaboration with other health professionals to enhance efficacy…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cooperation, Developmental Delays, Disabilities
Peer reviewedSimmons, Patricia E.; Emory, Allen; Carter, Tim; Coker, Teresa; Finnegan, Brian; Crockett, Denise; Richardson, Lon; Yager, Robert; Craven, John; Tillotson, John; Brunkhorst, Herbert; Twiest, Mark; Hossain, Kazi; Gallagher, James; Duggan-Haas, Don; Parker, Joyce; Cajas, Fernando; Alshannag, Qasim; McGlamery, Sheryl; Krockover, Jerry; Adams, Paul; Spector, Barbara; LaPorta, Tom; James, Bob; Rearden, Kristin; Labuda, Kay – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Describes the research of a national collaborative consortium formed to investigate how the perceptions, beliefs and classroom performances of beginning secondary science teachers relate to their philosophies of teaching and their content pedagogical skills. Finds that teachers possessed a wide range of philosophies, and that observers' reports of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Teachers, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedScottish Educational Review, 1999
Abstracts of three research projects (1996-1998) funded by the Scottish Office Education and Industry Department: "Foreign Languages in the Upper Secondary School: A Study of the Causes of Decline" (McPake, Johnstone, Low); "Teachers' ICT Skills and Knowledge Needs" (Williams, Wilson, Richardson, Tuson, Coles); and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Community Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMeichtry, Yvonne J. – Science and Education, 1999
Describes teaching considerations related to the nature of science and scientific knowledge in an elementary-science methods course. Discusses instructional strategies used to develop preservice elementary teachers' understandings of the nature of science and scientific knowledge. Presents the results of these strategies on teacher learning and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Methods Courses
Peer reviewedBrownell, Mary T.; Pajares, Frank – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1999
A study of 128 general education teachers found that teachers' efficacy beliefs for instructing students with learning and behavior problems had a direct effect on their perceived success in instructing mainstreamed special education students. Teacher efficacy also mediated the influence of self-perceptions related to the quality of preservice…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Peer reviewedCramer, Sharon; Krasinski, Sandra; Crutchfield, Margaret D.; Sackmary, Benjamin; Scalia, Lynne – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2000
This article shows how the Council for Exceptional Children's (CEC) standards for the preparation and licensure of special educators can provide guidance to all, whether embarking on careers or seeking enhancement through professional development opportunities. Challenges and strategies for implementing the CEC standards using collaboration and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Van Rooy, Wilhelmina – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2000
Describes the development and implementation of a senior high school biology lesson concerned with organ transplantation. Discusses the teacher's rationale and techniques for using controversial issues in science teaching. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Bioethics, Biology, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Bicak, Laddie J.; Bicak, Charles J. – Bioscene, 1999
Both teachers and learners can benefit from looking at the history of scientific discovery and science teaching. Discusses the history of curriculum change in biology education and the thought processes of historically prominent biologists. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Peer reviewedZembal-Saul, Carla; Blumenfeld, Phyllis; Krajcik, Joseph – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Examines changes in the science content representations of two prospective elementary teachers during their first year in an experimental teacher preparation program. Finds that opportunities to engage in cycles of instruction guided by structured considerations for content representation contributed to improvements in the teachers' science…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Knowledge Representation
Peer reviewedMunby, Hugh; Cunningham, Malcolm; Lock, Cinde – Science Education, 2000
Presents a detailed case study of a ninth grade science teacher to explain how school science constrains the development of her professional knowledge. Concludes that the version of experiment and inquiry seemingly prescribed by the institutional science of school is antithetical to the sort of explanatory inquiry the teacher uses when planning…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, High Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Reflective Teaching
Integrating Technology into Special Education Teacher Preparation Programs: Creating Shared Visions.
Peer reviewedEdyburn, Dave L.; Gardner, J. Emmett – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1999
A self-study process is outlined for engaging teacher educators in collegial conversations about the effective use of technology in special education teacher preparation. Five discussion topics are outlined: (1) professional standards; (2) current practice snapshots; (3) visions of technology integration; (4) utilizing a technology integration…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Technology, Higher Education
