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The Relationship Between The Educational Beliefs And The Instructional Practices Of Education Interns, Carl B. Williams
The Relationship Between The Educational Beliefs And The Instructional Practices Of Education Interns, Carl B. Williams
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Education researchers suggest that, since belief systems influence practicing teachers' behavior, it is important for teachers to examine their educational beliefs to determine whether those beliefs are consistent with current knowledge about teaching and learning.
If the same relationship between beliefs and practices of inservice teachers holds true for preservice teachers, since beliefs are extremely resistant to change, reflection upon educational beliefs should be cultivated during the preservice stage of teacher development. To discover whether such a parallel exists, 12 preservice teachers, during their internships, were selected for study. First, they responded to a series of vignettes to ascertain beliefs …