Observations and Opinions of Student Teachers while in the Field.

Autor/inn/en	Masztal, Nancy; Singleton, Dorothy
Titel	Observations and Opinions of Student Teachers while in the Field.
Quelle	(1994), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alternative Assessment; Elementary School Teachers; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Manipulative Materials; Mathematics Materials; Multicultural Education; Preservice Teacher Education; Secondary School Teachers; Social Studies; Special Needs Students; Student Teacher Attitudes; Student Teachers; Student Teaching; Teacher Education Programs; Teaching Methods; Writing Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hilfsmittel; Mathematische Tafel; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Gemeinschaftskunde; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	This study surveyed teacher education students during their student teaching assignments in order to determine their perspectives on their preparedness for the classroom and their observations or use of effective teaching strategies during their student teaching experiences. Responses were obtained from 31 preservice teachers, 26 elementary and 6 secondary. The student teachers responded to questions that assessed their knowledge of: content areas, instructional and evaluative practices, school climate, learning disabilities, and at risk behaviors. In addition, the student teachers expressed opinions regarding their perceptions of the conditions of teaching. A comparison of the mean levels of the two groups of student teachers (elementary and secondary) was made. Significant differences between the groups were found in: adequate time for teaching academic content (secondary preservice teachers thought they had more time); infusion of multicultural appreciation (elementary preservice teachers did more of this); use of mathematics manipulatives (those in elementary education did more of this); and integrative social studies units (elementary preservice teachers experienced integration of curricula twice as often as those at the secondary level). Responses from the sample, as a whole, identified areas that need to be modified or addressed in their teacher education program. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/JB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC