Evaluating constructivist beliefs of teacher candidates

Teacher education programs that want their future teachers to embrace and employee constructivist principles must strive to provide opportunities for teacher candidates to develop an understanding of constructivism. The paper presents a structure for embedding constructivist principles into early ch...

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Published in:Journal of early childhood teacher education 2005-01, Vol.25 (4), p.339-347
Main Authors: Aldrich, Jennifer E., Thomas, Kelli R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Constructivism (Learning)
Constructivist teaching in college
Early childhood
Early Childhood Education
Education Courses
Elementary Education
Pilot Projects
Preservice Teachers
Student Attitudes
Teacher Education
Teacher Education Programs
Teacher Role
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Summary:Teacher education programs that want their future teachers to embrace and employee constructivist principles must strive to provide opportunities for teacher candidates to develop an understanding of constructivism. The paper presents a structure for embedding constructivist principles into early childhood and elementary teacher education courses and the results of a pilot study at a Mid-Western University. The results of the study demonstrate that teacher candidates believe that constructivist practices are very to extremely important. In addition, their responses indicated that the teacher candidates believe that their role in a constructivist environment is very to extremely important. The study reinforces the importance of providing experiences in teacher education programs that will result in positive views of constructivism. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
ISSN:1090-1027
1745-5642
DOI:10.1080/1090102050250408