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Multicultural Dispositions: A Viable Tool For Teacher Training, Franklin Titus Thompson
Multicultural Dispositions: A Viable Tool For Teacher Training, Franklin Titus Thompson
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
The practice of assessing the dispositions of pre-service educators has gained increasing attention among institutions of teacher preparation. Current debate often centers on the needs and views of P-12 children, researchers, and policy makers, at the expense of a forgotten voice—teacher candidates. In particular, this study examines the multicultural portion of the larger dispositional debate. Education majors (N=420) from a Midwestern metropolitan university were asked to rate the viability of 13 selected multicultural dispositions as a training tool. Utilizing a 9-point Likert Scale, respondents gave strong support for multicultural dispositions not only during the posttest (M=8.38) but also the pretest …
Helping Elementary Education Majors Brush Up On Mathematical Modeling: Insights From A Field Test Of A New Online Learning Prototype, Neal Grandgenett, Arthur I. Zygielbaum, Elliott Ostler, Steve Hamersky, Bob Pawloski
Helping Elementary Education Majors Brush Up On Mathematical Modeling: Insights From A Field Test Of A New Online Learning Prototype, Neal Grandgenett, Arthur I. Zygielbaum, Elliott Ostler, Steve Hamersky, Bob Pawloski
Teacher Education Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
This paper describes insights related to the potential use of on-line training modules with elementary education pre-service teachers for enhancing their experience and background in mathematical modeling. These insights resulted from a field test of a new online learning prototype developed within a National Science Foundation Proof-of-Concept project. The insights listed in the paper are further supported by two URL addresses that link to detailed notes, background documents, and various demonstration pieces.