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Assessing Teacher Candidates’ Attitudes on Critical Media Literacy Education
This thesis will explore Ontario teacher candidates’ perspectives on critical media literacy to gain an understanding of the skills and tools they need to constructively approach and teach future students about the subject. In addition, the prospect of introducing remixed, student-created board …
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Teacher Candidates' Digital Literacy and Their Technology Integration Efficacy
… efficacy of preservice teaching (PST) candidates. The sample was comprised of PST candidates from two universities and one college in the southeastern United States that differ in size and culture. The study used a quantitative approach. PST candidates self-rated their digital literacy …
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INFORMAL MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES AND THE BELIEFS OF ELEMENTARY TEACHER CANDIDATES
… and the formal-to-informal beliefs of university teacher candidates in elementary education. Three classes of preservice teachers participated in the study through their enrollment in a content mathematics course for elementary education majors. Four informal mathematics activities were employed …
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INFORMAL MATHEMATICS ACTIVITIES AND THE BELIEFS OF ELEMENTARY TEACHER CANDIDATES
… and the formal-to-informal beliefs of university teacher candidates in elementary education. Three classes of preservice teachers participated in the study through their enrollment in a content mathematics course for elementary education majors. Four informal mathematics activities were employed …
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Developing Culturally Responsive Preservice Teacher Candidates: Implications For Teacher Education Programs
<p>This study was designed to examine how the teacher education program impacts preservice teacher candidates' knowledge of culturally responsive teaching and the implementation of these practices in their classroom. For the purposes of this study, a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach …
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How Does Using a Student Interest Inventory Benefit Teachers and Teacher Candidates?
… curriculum. These findings serve to inform teachers wishing to increase student performance and engagement in their classroom. They may also inform teacher candidates completing the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), particularly with Task 1.
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Teacher candidates’ development of pedagogical design capacity for inquiry-based concept lessons
… of a case sample of elementary (K-6) education teacher candidates (hereafter, candidates) as they engaged in design tasks in a social studies methods course within a teacher education program. The results indicated candidates had inherent, yet varied, pedagogical content design strategies …
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Toward cross-curricular coherence in preparing teacher candidates for culturally responsive teaching
… Toward cross-curricular coherence in preparing teacher candidates for culturally responsive teaching Afnan Boutrid Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Ken Zeichner College of Education Curriculum and Instruction This qualitative curriculum analysis study investigates the presence of …
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The Composing Processes of English Teacher Candidates: Responding to Freedom and Constraint
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Narratives of Latina Teacher Candidates on Subtractive Schooling Experiences and Their Language Identity
… explored how these dynamics influenced Latina teacher candidates’ perceptions of their own bilingualism and professional identities. The purpose of the study was to examine how Latina teacher candidates understood and constructed their language identities in the context of their K–12 and higher …
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Pre-Service Teacher Candidates’ Knowledge and Attitudes of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People
<p>The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) mandates teachers to provide equitable access to the core curriculum by maximizing academic achievement for all students, including those who are lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB), (Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2014). Without the …
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Imagery, Technology, and Remote Adult Aboriginal Teacher Candidates: A Brock University Pilot Project
… imagery, technology, and remote adult Aboriginal teacher candidates through the computer software Elluminate Live. It focuses on the implications that the role imagery plays in third generation distance education with these learners and the new media associated therein. The thesis honours the …
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Aboriginal Education for Non-Aboriginal Learners: Engaging Teacher Candidates in an Immersive Cultural Experience
… Anishinaabe Elders, involving six non-Aboriginal Teacher Candidates from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education's Bachelor of Education program. The research was proposed and carried out respecting Indigenous Knowledge and the standards set out in the Ontario Federation of Indigenous …
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Effective teacher education: from student-teacher candidates to novice teachers prepared for urban education
… of this study was to examine to what extent a teacher education program prepares teacher candidates to be effective urban educators who are reflective, innovative, and committed to diversity based on the perceptions and insight from students. As the nation grapples with an extreme range of …
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An Investigation of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Teacher Candidates' Strengths Awareness and Utilization
<p>There is a consensus among researchers that teachers from diverse linguistic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds contribute to American education (Dee, 2004; Easton-Brooks, Lewis, & Yang, 2010; Irvine, 2003; Irvine & Fenwick, 2011; Ladson-Billings, 2005; Lu, 2005; Talbert-Johnson, 2001). There is …
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Exploring Teacher Candidates’ Experience, Perception, and Knowledge of Multicultural Education in Two Ontario Universities
In this study, teacher candidates’ experiences, perceptions, and knowledge of multicultural education at 2 Ontario universities were used determine to the effectiveness of their teacher education programs in preparing them to teach in multicultural classrooms. The research also strived to highlight …
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School Administrators' Identification of Desirable Dispositions in New Teacher Candidates: A Focus Group Study
Many new teachers will be hired in the decades to come. A school administrator screening candidates for teaching positions is faced with a decision that can have long-term consequences for a community, a school, and thousands of children. Finding the best candidates for teaching positions has never …
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The Relationship Between Teacher Candidates' Performance on Praxis I and Praxis II in New Jersey
… study is to examine the relationship between teacher candidate performance on the <em>Praxis I: Pre-Professional Skills </em>test and select <em>Praxis II: Subject-Area Assessments.</em> <em>Praxis I</em> is a set of three basic skills tests in reading, writing, and mathematics most often used …
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