A typological approach to investigate the teaching career decision: Motivations and beliefs about teaching of prospective teacher candidates

Margareta Maria Thomson; Jeannine E. Turner; John L. Nietfeld

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 28, No. 3 (April 2012) pp. 324–335

This study utilized cluster analysis to identify typologies of prospective teachers enrolled in a teacher education program in the U.S. based upon their self-report motivations for teaching. A three-cluster solution generated three distinctive...

Language: English

A Review of Studies on Collaborative Concept Mapping: What Have We Learned About the Technique and What Is Next?

Hong Gao; E Shen; Susan Losh; Jeannine Turner

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 2007) pp. 479–492

Collaborative concept mapping engages two or more students in coordinated and sustained efforts in the creation of one or more concept maps in order to learn and construct knowledge. It is a potentially powerful instructional strategy in that it...

Topics: Interaction, Classrooms, Collaboration, Teaching Methods, Learning Outcomes

The Impact of Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Communities on High School Students' Knowledge Building, Strategic Learning, and Perceptions of the Classroom

Duane F. Shell; Jenefer Husman; Jeannine E. Turner; Deborah M. Cliffel; Indira Nath; Noelle Sweany

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 33, No. 3 (2005) pp. 327–349

Across two years, we examined the effects of teachers' attempts to implement computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) communities in classrooms in two high schools on students' knowledge building, strategic learning, and perceptions of the...

Mentoring beginning primary teachers for exemplary teaching practices

Alysia D. Roehrig; Catherine M. Bohn; Jeannine E. Turner; Michael Pressley

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 24, No. 3 (April 2008) pp. 684–702

In exploring the potential for mentoring to support novice teachers’ use of effective teaching practices, we conducted a grounded theory analysis about change potential. Themes emerging from cross-case analysis of survey, interview, and observation...

Language: English