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Preservice Teachers' Beliefs About Teaching And Learning, Helga M. Gudenschwager
Preservice Teachers' Beliefs About Teaching And Learning, Helga M. Gudenschwager
Graduate Research Papers
Research shows that knowing what preservice teachers believe about teaching and learning helps their instructors to reinforce those beliefs that are compatible with current approaches in education and challenge those that promote the perpetuation of antiquated and ineffective teaching practices.
Four main research questions guided this study: 1. To what extent the beliefs expressed by participants aligned with traditional or constructivist perspectives? 2. Do elementary and secondary majors differ in terms of their preference for practices aligned with these perspectives? 3. Do elementary and secondary majors differ in terms of their beliefs about the goals of education and effective strategies …