NovaNET Applications within Innovative Course Design for Preservice Teachers

Abstract

During the past decade, com uterized simulation and six related CBI lessons on the NovaNET (formerly %LATO) inStnrctional delivery system have been ionccred into ao early childlpd preservioe teacher education program at a rarge southeastern University. Related research has shown that this mode of instruction is high'y effective in under duate teacher education. Approximately 450 subjccts (experimental a n~o t r o l l e d ) have already taken five CBI Itssons or responded to an attitudinal survey related to computers in education. These Itssons were carefully selected because of their relationship and sequence of a prerequisite curriculum colv~lc to student &%inP&itive results related to inte@ng CBl into o m section of a curriculum course over seven years, have lnspircd the expansion of this mode of instruction to thrte to four other I OM of the same c o w . Implementation of CBI into other arcas of the early childhood curriculum is also Optimistic.

Effects of Interactive Computing Experiences on Preservice Teachers' Assessment Practices of Pupil Achievement

“…For more extended elaboration on the computerized simulation incorporated into the design of this study (including screen prints), and its significant benefits in preservice and inservice teacher education, see[17,18].…”