Effects of the learning assistant experience on in-service teachers' practices

Gray, Kara E.; Webb, David C.; Otero, Valerie K.

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Effects of the learning assistant experience on in-service teachers' practices

written by Kara E. Gray, David C. Webb, and Valerie K. Otero

The Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) Program serves as a content-specific supplement to standard teacher preparation programs. In addition to transforming undergraduate STEM courses, it recruits and prepares math and science majors for teaching careers by involving university STEM faculty. The research reported here compares the teaching practices of in-service teachers who participated in the LA experience as undergraduates to a comparison group of teachers who did not participate in the LA program as undergraduates but were certified to teach through the same program. We report on teachers' views of assessments and differences in their teaching practices. This analysis is based on interviews with approximately 30 teachers and observations of their classrooms throughout their induction years of teaching. This work considers how the LA program may help improve current teacher preparation models.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 199-202

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Published: February 6, 2012

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Education Foundations - Assessment = Longitudinal Education Practices - Teacher Preparation = Curricula = Early Teaching Experiences = Induction and Mentoring = Program Assessment = Research	- Upper Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Article = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3680029
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Restriction:: © 2011 American Institute of Physics
DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680029
NSF Number:: 0554616
PACSs:: 01.40.Fk; 01.40.G-; 01.40.jc
Keywords:: Learning Assistants, PERC 2011, formative assessment, teacher observations, teacher preparation
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Record Updated:: May 15, 2012 by Vince Kuo
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 6, 2012
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11846">Gray, K, D. Webb, and V. Otero. "Effects of the learning assistant experience on in-service teachers' practices." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011.</a>

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Gray, K., Webb, D., & Otero, V. (2011, August 3-4). Effects of the learning assistant experience on in-service teachers' practices. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11846&DocID=2697

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Gray, K, D. Webb, and V. Otero. "Effects of the learning assistant experience on in-service teachers' practices." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11846&DocID=2697 (accessed 10 October 2024).

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Gray, Kara, David C. Webb, and Valerie Otero. "Effects of the learning assistant experience on in-service teachers' practices." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 199-202 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 10 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11846&DocID=2697>.

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