Teacher Education: Purpose and Teacher Decision-Making in Social Studies

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What is the perceived idea among many teacher candidates regarding the relationship between theory and practice in teacher education programs?

Theory is best learned in schools and practiced in universities.
Theory should be completely separated from practice.
Theory is unnecessary for teaching practice.
Theory is taught at university so that the knowledge might then be practiced in schools. (correct)

What does Loughran suggest is a solution to the perceived disconnect between theory and practice in teacher education programs?

Separating theory from practice completely.
Creating situations to examine the relationship between professional knowledge and professional practice. (correct)
Ignoring the importance of theoretical knowledge.
Only focusing on practical aspects in teacher education.

According to Loughran, what should teacher educators carefully consider in relation to their knowledge of teaching?

The nature of their own knowledge of teaching and its role in their conceptualization and practice. (correct)
The irrelevance of professional knowledge in teaching.
The need to avoid clarifying the role of knowledge in teaching.
The importance of keeping theoretical knowledge separate from practical teaching.

What does Dinkelman understand about the challenges of helping new teachers develop their rationales?

The challenges are more of a learning problem for new teachers than for educators. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What powerful implications does Loughran's work have for social studies teacher educators?

Encouraging rationale-based practice is essential for social studies teacher educators. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What might help teacher candidates begin their first year in the classroom with a greater sense of how to make the ideas of their rationale part of their practice?

Modeling rationale-based practices openly. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a core theme of teacher education according to the passage?

Developing purpose in preservice teachers (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the research on preparing teacher candidates to teach content?

Determining the influence of teacher education programs on teacher decision-making (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a focus of the research on preparing teacher candidates to teach content?

Determining the influence of teacher education programs on student achievement (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main criticism of the research on preparing teacher candidates to teach content?

It fails to account for the multiple, contextual factors that influence the decision-making of social studies teachers (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is identified in the passage as an approach to preparing teacher candidates to teach content?

Focusing on teachers' conceptions of history (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the research on preparing teacher candidates to teach content, according to the passage?

To determine the influence of teacher education programs on teacher decision-making (B) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what did Gradwell find regarding novice teachers?

Novice teachers were able to teach based on their own notions of history (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did van Hover's study reveal about novice secondary history teachers?

They could employ various instructional and assessment approaches despite testing influence (B) Signup and view all the answers

Based on the passage, what does it suggest regarding teacher education programs?

Teacher education programs could enable candidates to develop rationales for purposeful practice in high-stakes testing environments (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the third path of research discussed in the passage?

The decision-making of first-year teachers as they transition from preservice to in-service teaching (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which factors influencing first-year teachers' decision-making are mentioned in the passage?

Socialization, personal theorizing, and high-stakes testing (A) Signup and view all the answers

Based on the passage, which statement is true regarding the research methods used in the third path of studies?

The studies primarily used case studies as their research method (C) Signup and view all the answers