Download or read book The Perceptions and Attitudes of First year Elementary Teachers Toward Their Teacher Preparation Programs written by Charles Verner Shelton and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First year Teachers Perceptions of Their Readiness for the Classroom written by Kathryn Pritchard and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addresses the impact of teacher preparation programs on novice teachers’ perceived readiness for the classroom. An explanatory sequential mixed-method, three-phase design was used involving two collections of quantitative data and a focus group convened to explore themes that emerged from quantitative data. Data collected suggest whether the type of teacher preparation program completed by a preservice teacher impacts a novice teacher’s perceived sense of readiness for teaching. -- Butin (2010) discussed “translating research into effective practice has been the weak link” (p. 4) in research studies. Studying a potential connection between teacher sense of readiness for the classroom and the needs they identify that will support them in their first year may reduce teacher attrition by providing North Carolina teacher mentor programs access to the types of support teachers feel they need in order to remain in teaching and provide teacher preparation programs with suggestions for focused instruction to meet teacher perceived needs. -- This study found traditionally certified teachers’ perceptions of readiness to teach declined during their first year, whereas lateral entry teachers’ perceptions of readiness to teach increased during their first year. Strategies to address the needs identified by teachers in the study including the needs related to teacher knowledge of learners, knowledge of subject matter, and knowledge of teaching are discussed in relation to the study’s findings.
Download or read book Beginning Teachers Perceptions of Their Novice Year of Teaching written by Rebecca Bingham Rees and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study was an investigation of first-year teachers who completed their teacher preparation program at large, land-grant university in the west (n=16). It explored teachers' perceptions of their first teaching year centered around the questions of challenges and successes they had encountered, whether they felt prepared for their first year by their teacher preparation program, in what areas would they have liked more instruction during their teacher preparation program, and if they felt able to implement developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) within their classroom. Study findings indicated three main areas remarked on by teachers: creating and implementing instruction and assessment; experiences of teachers; and classroom organization, management, and procedures. All of the teachers within the study had comments within the area of creating and implementing instruction and assessment. About 46% of the comments within this theme referred to whether teachers felt able to implement DAP in their classrooms. Almost 77% of teachers reported that they were able to implement DAP within their classrooms. Fourteen of the teachers had comments coded within the theme of experience. Almost 68% of those comments fell within the subtheme of student teaching experience. Over half of the teachers expressed satisfaction with their student teaching experience. Fourteen teachers also commented within the theme of classroom organization, management, and procedures. About 73% of those comments were coded within the subtheme of classroom management. Teachers reported feeling both successful and challenged within this theme, and it was also identified as an area they would have liked more instruction in during their teacher preparation programs. Five less prominent themes were also delineated: special education, teacher intrinsic qualities, teacher characteristics, child and classroom characteristics, and parent and family issues. Study findings demonstrated, as well, that most teachers felt prepared for their first year of teaching by their teacher preparation program. The majority of teachers began first teaching in a public school setting and participants were teaching students ranging from pre-school to first grade. Limitations, implications, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Download or read book Fight Or Flight written by Carlos Lamont Comer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions Experience and Learning written by Woon Chia Liu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers’ Perceptions, Experience and Learning offers insightful views on the understanding of the role of teachers and the impact of their thinking and practice. The articles presented in this book illustrate the influence of teachers on student learning, school culture and their own professional identity and growth as well as highlighting challenges and constraints in preand in-service teacher education programmes that can impact teachers’ own learning. The first article examined teacher experiences in the use of “design thinking” by Retna. Next, Hong’s and Youngs’ article looks into contradictory effects of the new national curriculum in South Korea. Lu, Wang, Ma, Clarke and Collins explored Chinese teachers’ commitment to being a cooperating teacher for rural practicum placements. Kainzbauer and Hunt investigate foreign university teachers’ experiences and perceptions in teaching graduate schools in Thailand. On inclusive education in Singapore, Yeo, Chong, Neihart and Huan examined teachers’ first-hand experiences with inclusion; while Poon, Ng, Wong and Kaur study teachers’ perceptions of factors associated with inclusive education. The book ends with two articles on teacher preparation by Hardman, Stoff, Aung and Elliott who examined the pedagogical practices of mathematics teaching in primary schools in Myanmar, and Zein who focuses on teacher learning by examining the adequacy of preservice education in Indonesia for preparing primary school English teachers. The contributing authors’ rich perspectives in different educational, geographical and socio-cultural contexts would serve as a valuable resource for policy makers, educational leaders, individual researchers and practitioners who are involved in teacher education research and policy. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Education.
Download or read book The Preparation and Education of First year Teachers written by Jennifer Alayne Tygret and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this multiple case study was to provide a policy analysis of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP ) standard that requires teacher preparation programs to provide evidence that their graduates are positively impacting student growth andachievement, displaying evidence of effective teaching, and that the graduates and their employers are satisfied with their preparation and performance in order to receive nationally recognized accredited status. Using the Colorado Teacher Quality Standards as a conceptual framework, this qualitiative multiple case study explored the perspectives of three cases: first-year teachers, principals, and university supervisors. Interviews and observations with first-year teachers were conducted at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year to discover five first-year teachers’ perceptions of their preparation, needs, level of confidence in all areas of teaching, and the ways in which they could have been better or more prepared for the classroom. Interviews with the principals of the the first-year teachers and university superviors from the teacher preparation program where they graduated were conducted to gather insight into their perspectives of the first-year teachers’ preparation and training. The first-year teachers’ annual teacher evaluations provided insight to their evidence of effective teaching and impact on student growth. The overall finding among the three cases was that the first-year teachers received a strong foundation in preparation; however, there were areas of need that the cases all identified. The need for more preparation in differentiating instruction and classroom management strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners was the most common theme. By following the CAEP policy, practical suggestions for change in improving the preparation and education of first-year teachers were discovered.
Download or read book Teacher Attitudes written by Marjorie Powell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers’ attitudes have been a subject of study and interest for many years. Originally published in 1986, this bibliography attempts to review the large field of research between the years 1965 and 1984. To identify all the sources of information, and to list documents that discuss research on teachers’ attitudes. It does not include an assessment of the quality of the research reported in the listed documents, however, the value is in its comprehensiveness. Users of the bibliography can locate the listed studies and then evaluate the studies using criteria relevant to their individual purposes.
Download or read book New Teachers Perceptions on Their Preparation written by Rosemary Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, I inquired into new public school teachers' perceptions of how well prepared they were during their first year of teaching to handle a range of classroom and discipline situations by examining what percentages of new teachers felt that they were well prepared in classroom management. I also investigated whether there were possible variations in those percentages based on teacher gender, teacher level, and the percentage of minority students enrolled in school. Furthermore, I examined the relationship between new teachers' perceptions on their preparation in classroom management and their job satisfaction as well as their commitment to the teaching profession. In this study, a new public school teacher was a K-12 teacher in their first, second, or third year of teaching. For this study, I analyzed data extracted from the 1999-2000 Public School Teacher Questionnaire from the Schools and Staffing Survey which was designed by the National Center for Education Statistics and carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau. A research survey design was used. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the percentages of new teachers' perceptions on their preparation in classroom management through frequency analysis. Inferential statistics with a t-test for Independent Samples were used to compare the mean scores of the new teachers' perceptions to determine if the mean scores varied by teacher gender, teacher level, and the percentage of minority students enrolled in school. Descriptive statistics were used with the Pearson Product Correlation to investigate the relationship between new teachers' perceptions and their job satisfaction as well as their commitment to the teaching profession. With the results of this study, I hope to add to the national understanding of new teachers during their first year of teaching from the dimension of their perspectives on their preparation in classroom management. I hope the findings provide new information for the K-12 new teacher profile. Last of all, I hope the findings provide information to assist in new teacher preparation and new teacher support in the teaching profession.
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Do First and Second Year Teachers Feel Prepared written by Courtney Lane Hartin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to serve as a program evaluation and investigate how first and second year teachers felt their teacher preparation program prepared them according to state standards for teacher education preparation. Results of 2 (teacher year: 1st or 2nd year teachers) X 4 (survey year: 2004-7) analysis of variance revealed that perceptions of preparedness between teacher year differed based on the year surveyed for several standards. Results of 2 (teacher year: 1st or 2nd) X 5 (certification level: early childhood, elementary, K-12, middle school, or secondary) analysis of variance revealed significant differences in perceived level of preparedness according to certification level for several standards. To some extent, whether or not there were differences between teacher year depended upon certification level. Regardless of teacher year, the participants of this study felt less prepared in the areas of learner differences, assessment, and technology. These findings suggest that the institution needs to re-evaluate how the content in these areas is delivered. Additionally, these results might suggest school districts would benefit by offering professional development opportunities in these areas for beginning teachers.
Download or read book Perceptions of Beginning Teachers0 9 Preparation for Culturally Responsive Teaching Voices from the Field written by Gladys E. Ritterhouse and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mixed methods research examined whether graduates from the teacher preparation program at a small college in the mid-west United States were perceived to be prepared to meet the needs of all learners in their classrooms. Study participants were 22 teacher education graduates from 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04, and 11 of their first year supervisors. Data was gathered by way of an on-line survey, from e-mail and telephone interviews, and from teacher education program documents. Data was analyzed through the lens of the four components of a culturally responsive pedagogy; caring, communication, curriculum, and instruction. Teachers from the 2001-02 cohort who had received no training in a culturally responsive pedagogy seemed to be less well prepared to meet the needs of all learners than were teachers from the other two cohorts. Teachers from the 2003-04 cohort whose course requirements included a course in cultural diversity with emphasis on a culturally responsive pedagogy appeared to be better prepared but were also more critical of their own endeavors. Furthermore, perceptions from outside observers indicated that between 2001 when the teacher preparation program curriculum did not include culturally responsive pedagogy and 2004 after the program incorporated it into coursework, the preparation of teachers to meet the diverse needs of all learners had improved. This study, supported by other research, demonstrated that the inclusion of training in the use of a culturally responsive pedagogy in a teacher preparation program can be effective in readying teachers to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
Download or read book A Comparison of Teacher Candidates and First year Teachers by Gender and Licensure Level in Terms of Their Perceptions of Preparation Program Quality Efficacy Beliefs and Concerns about Teaching written by Jianfang Liu and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this study is to compare teacher candidates and first-year teachers by gender and licensure level, in terms of their perceptions of preparation program quality, efficacy beliefs, and concerns about teaching. This study presents findings from an ongoing, state-wide longitudinal project in a large Midwestern state involving all 50 institutions of higher education that prepare teachers. This Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) study provided preservice (n=7503) and inservice (n=1380) survey data, involving perceptions of teacher preparation program quality (Quality), teacher efficacy beliefs (Efficacy), and teacher concerns about their teaching (Concern). Respondents were mostly White (94.4%) and female (78.3%). Overall, they rated Quality and Efficacy high, and Concern somewhat average. A 2*2*3 factorial MANOVA design based on Experience, Gender, and Licensure was used with Quality, Efficacy, and Concern as the dependent variables. Results indicated that all main effects are significant and that there are no second- or third-order interaction effects. Although statistically significant results were found, the effect size in each case was small. In terms of Experience, teacher candidates had higher ratings for Efficacy and Concern compared to first-year teachers, whereas the ratings for Quality were similar. Gender comparisons show that female participants had higher Concern than their male counterparts, but no gender effects were found for Efficacy and Quality. For the Licensure effect, an interesting pattern emerged, namely the lower the licensure grade level, the higher the ratings for Quality and Efficacy. The ratings of Concern were the same across the 3 licensure levels. Future studies might consider the multilevel effects of institution and respondents using Hierarchical Linear Modeling. Also more elaborate subscales related to Quality might be included, such as characteristics of field experience, faculty characteristics.
Download or read book New Teachers Perceptions on Their Preparation written by Kristi J. Powers and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education written by Clifton F. Conrad and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research is increasingly becoming more influential in the field of education and this Handbook brings together a range of top academic experts who represent diverse fields within and outside of education, as well as quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches to provide an upto- date, advanced analysis of all relevant issues involved in educational research. The Handbook is written in lively, welcoming prose and central to the handbook is an intention to encourage and help researchers place ideas at the epicenter of inquiry. In addition explicit discussion of the fundamental challenges that researchers must consciously address throughout their inquiry are identified and solutions provided to help future researchers overcome similar obstacles.
Download or read book How to be Successful in Your First Year of Teaching Elementary School written by Tena Green and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early years of any student s life, those first elementary school years, can be incredibly overwhelming and stressful, resulting in a slew of emotional, behavioral, and study problems that they rely on their teacher to help overcome. As a first year elementary school teacher, your role is more than just knowledgeable teacher; it is to become a mentor, a friend, and an older figure for young children to look up to. This can be overwhelming, and along with all of the other issues that face first year teachers, it can result in high turnover rates and problematic issues. This thorough, well research book has everything first-year teachers in elementary school need to learn how to deal with including supplies, planning, parents, overcrowded classrooms, the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, piles of paperwork, money shortages due to budget cuts, negativity from students and other staff members, at-risk students, students who are capable but choose not to work, and special needs students. You will learn how to ask principals and administrators for help, how to memorize names quickly, how to create seating charts, how to write lesson plans, how to follow a daily routine, how to help struggling readers, how to gain respect, how to get a mentor, how to develop and implement a grading system, how to discipline students, how to create assessments, how to find free things for teachers, and how to build your confidence. And of course, as a first year teacher to students learning how to interact with the world, you will learn how to converse with them on a mature level and help them overcome stresses and problems that they may face in life at school and at home. Also, you will read about where to go for support, the reality of spending your own money on classroom supplies, mandated tests, technology solutions, and behavior management skills. We spent countless hours interviewing second year teachers, as well as veteran teachers, and have provided you with their proven techniques and strategies for surviving your first year as a teacher. This book will provide everything you need to effectively start teaching students that need a mentor, a teacher, and a friend at a young age and prepare you for your second year as you start becoming the inspiring force you always dreamed of being. Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company president's garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed.
Download or read book A Study of Beginning Teachers Perceptions Regarding Their Teacher Preparatory Programs written by Kevin J. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
