This study took place at a large, midwestern university during the academic year 1998–1999. The university had redesigned its teacher education program partly to meet NCATE/ISTE foundation standards and prepare preservice teacher to teach with technology. The main purpose of the…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of the diversity among Yemeni pre-service science teachers in their approach to study and their perception of the classroom learning environment. The study sampled 393 (196 male and 197 female) science majors and 208 (101 ma…
The purpose of this study was to identify directions for improving elementary teacher education in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This exploratory study examined three conceptual themes: (1) the characteristics of productive teacher education, (2) the context for teacher educatio…
Preschools in Saudi Arabia have been around and continuously growing and improving for more than 40 years. These programs, however, still collectively suffer from the lack of utilization of classroom assessments to support learning and help teachers make decisions about curricul…
This study investigated undergraduate students' attitudes toward science and science teaching who were majoring in science education at four-year teachers colleges in Turkey. Furthermore, the study examined pre-service Turkish science teachers' attitudes toward science and scien…
Reforms in education of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines have been particularly critical for the economic competitiveness of Turkey. STEM education includes the set of knowledge, skills, and beliefs which are collaboratively constructed by stu…
The new Indonesian pre-service elementary teacher education program (D2 PGSD), in order to provide teachers who can implement an integrated curriculum approach in elementary schools, offers a specific course on this approach. This course is called the integrated teaching and lea…