Field Experiences Required. This course highlights the fundamental principles of measuring the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor components of classroom learning. Teacher candidates are actively involved in constructing behavioral objectives, test items, and evaluation instruments. Field Experiences Required. This is a survey of diverse traditional and contemporary literature from kindergarten through junior high school.
Emphasis is placed on types of literature, methods for use, authors, and illustrators.
Teacher candidates are required to develop and implement multi-media presentations. Field Experiences Required. This course examines the theoretical, historical, psychological, and sociological foundations of the middle school concept. It also engages teacher candidates to discover current practices by researching literature, conducting interviews, and engaging in school observations. Teacher candidates are challenged to conduct original research to determine best practice for an ideal middle school.