Holistic Approaches to Develop Sustainability and Research Competencies in Pre-Service Teacher Training

EI training and pre-service teacher wellbeing

Adapting teacher training to new evolution research approaches

70 Evolution teaching is difficult “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution (Dobzhansky, 1973) it is, however, a tricky topic for teaching as most learners come to it with previous knowledge and it is fraught with misconceptions (Bishop & Anderson, 1990). And of course evolution teaching is a contentious issue (Skoog, 2005). Evolution is the chapter by which biology –up ...

Pre-Service Teacher Training in Mathematics Using Tablet PC Technology

This study focuses on the use of innovative Tablet PC technology in learning and teaching mathematics. Specifically the effects of incorporating Tablet PC technology in pre-service teachers’ mathematics education were analyzed. The significant impact of technology use in mathematics education was assessed by evaluating and comparing students’ final project and course grades. Grade performance o...

The Extent of Emphasis Put on the Aesthetically-Based Approaches to Teaching in Pre-Service Programs of Teacher Training: A Comparative Study

With the aim of helping to improve the quality of teaching in Iranian teacher training centers a comparative study was undertaken in order to determine the extent to which aesthetically-based approaches to teaching are emphasized among the professional competencies sought after in the selected countries. Selection of the countries to be compared (Australia, England, Singapore, Finland, Canada, ...

The EFL Pre-Service Teacher Training in Iran: Is it Adequate or not?

Teacher training programs should provide evidence that they are preparing teacher trainees for their teaching career. However, the literature contains few evaluation reports of the layout of the pre-service EFL teacher training program in Iranian EFL context, a gap which this study tries to fill. The participants of the study were high school EFL teachers (n = 346), teacher trainees (n = 97) an...