A study of the difficulties of student teachers and beginning teachers as a basis for improvement of teacher education with particular reference to Appalachian State Teachers College

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by  Wey, Herbert W

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this would Mir# bun impossible without th#
assistance and M»cper*tlm of student teachers, supervising
teacher#, beginning teacher#, and supervisors* To th### four
group# Mo #* willingly ce*eperat*d throughout th# study, th#
writor wishes to espre## hi# sincere approbation*
Th# writer also wish## to acknowledge hi# indebted-
no## to the following individuals who helped to make bhi#
study possible*
To the ddflftinlstratlon of Appalachian State Teachers
College, and espeolally to President B* B* Dougherty and Pro­
fessor Chape 11 Wilson* whose sponsorship and financial
support mad# this study possible*
To member# of his Dissertation Committee, Professors
K. T# Batehelder, Wilson Ivins, Melvin howls, and W. w* Patty,
whose assistance in planning and carrying out this study was
of groat value#
To Mrs* f m m m Croons, without whose assistsnee this
study would have taken mush longer to complete*
Is statement can empress th* indebtedness the writer
bwes to Professor H* T» Batehelder, Chairman of his Disserta­
tion Committee, whose understanding and guidance has been the
reason for the writer4# success in completing hi# graduate
work#
To Bufch dean Wey, the writer1 a wife, whose encouragement
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Chapter Page
2, m PBCBLKHl ITS gAJHfiflffiOUBD, mPOflMGE, Am
towmmm* * * * « « * « . , * # » * * * * * * 1
Introduction* # , « * • « # # # » * * * * * » # X
timemwp of Previous Investigations* # * # « # ♦ 4
Review of Studies Pertaining to Student*
Teacher Difficulties* # « « • * • • * * * • # 4
Review of Studies Pertaining to the Difficulties
of Beginning Teachers * * « • * i i # « * • • 17
Ravlew of Ceaaral Studies and Roofea Related to
Botomlnation and Analysis of Teaching
Difficulties* ........* * . . ♦ U
Summary and Comparison of Findings# * # * * * • 51
Statement of the Problem* « » « $7
Definition of ferae * . * » , * * • • # « # « • 59
Bajer Assumptions « * « » « • • « « * « « » * • 50
good for ths Study and Its faluss « * * * # • » 68
Summary . # * # # # # # * * ♦ * * * * * # * # * ♦ 64
ii* w m m of BnnsfxoAfxog * « » , • , « * * . * * m
Scope of the Study* • * • * * « « * • • ♦ • • * 66
Sources of Data «« * » « * « » * * « * • » » * 66
Student Teachers as a Sours# of Bata* * • * * » 67
Supervising Teachers as a Source of Data# # » • 70
Beginning Teashors as a Sourse of Data* * • . * 72
Supervisors as a Sours# of Bata * * . # * . * ♦ 75
Treatment of Bata » » * # » * # « * # • # « # • 79
Validity and Reliability of Data* + • * * * * » 84
latent of Partisipation # « * * # • • * # * • * 88
Summary * # # * * * « • * * * # • * « * • # # * 95
in* fm n m m abb rows m tm difficulties of
m m m f teachers km nmimiw teachers * * * ♦ 97
Types of Biffieultles Identified from the
Original Bata * * ' , * * * * • » » * « « * * 98
Combined ftofupey of Types of Student*
Teacher Difficulties, , * , * « * , « * # . , 108
Confined Frequency of Types of Beginning*
teacher Biffieultles* « * , « • » * • * , » * 1X7
Differences in Difficulties Reported by
Student Teas hors and Supervising Teachers , * 126
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Chapter Pag*
Dlfferaneea In Bifflenities Reported by
Beginning feaehers and Snpamrlaora* . . • • • m
Summary
IV, eCMPARISQB Of THE HATOKB, BOOKS, ABB fRE<iU8H0X
or Dirmtrunss a o e m i bx s w a m r m m m
AND BSdXHRIKO fBASHERS, . . m
Differences in Combined frequency of Types of
Btodent-Teaefeer Difficulties and Combined
rrequenoy at Beginningwfeaeher Difficulties » IBS
UffimMi in Difficulties Reported by
Student Teachers and Beginning teachers • • . 170
Differences in StodenS-teaebcr Difficulties
Reported by Supervising faaabara and
Beginning»Teaeher Difficulties Raportad by
Soparviaofa 183
Bmsncvy
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v. relative fm m zsm m x or ?m m m o v L tm or
STSBBHT T3ACHER8 ARB BBOISHIBO TEACHERS .... 199
Changes in Batova and saopa ef StodentoTeaeber
Difficulties Boring Stodant Teaching* • • * . 200
Changes in Batova end Saopa of Beginning*
Teacher Difficulties Bering the first Xear
of faaabing « * * • 230
Difficulties Remaining Unsolved at the Had
of Stodant Teaching............. ...... as*
Dlffleulties Renaiaiag Unsolved at the Had
of the fivet Tear of Teaching 275
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fUrtiow of P**#viou* Chapter* » « • » » « * • • • 2*0
KotMUw of Major Findings# % « * * * « • * • » * 2*2
Di»ousslo*i or K**ul$* « • a * 9 « « • # • e » » 512
<j0U©lU8lQR* • t * t a • a a a e * • * • # e a e 516
Soommndoiiom fox* the Iiaprovenont of foaebei?
MuoatioR and for %bo Induction ofB eginning
Toaohars into the f#ae&iiag Profoasion • * . * 321
Suggestions for Farther Study . 528
BXBLIOGRAPHYe ........ 530
AFi ETOIX* . e , e » . ........ * ........ 555
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LIST OF SABLES
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USB #®f REPORTS SUBMITTED PROM EACH OP POOR
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STUBSKT TBA6HBRB AMD 06 BB3IMHIH8 TEACHERS WHOSE
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reports m b amalysis the data . .
XXX* SUMMARY or PARTXCXPATXOK OP 108 STUBBMT TBACHBffl
A0C0RSIK8 TO THE DXPMRBSf CCKBIHATIQHS OP
TBAOHIH® FXMSS 02
XT* SUMMARY OP PARTI8IFATI0K Of 88 BEQXHHXHO TBAOHEBS
ACOOKDIHS TO THE DIPPERSNT TEaGHIBG FIELDS. . . . 04
t. spasxpio type® or difficulties or studbht teachers
RAMKS© ACCORBIMG TO FREQ0EBCY REPORTED. . . . . . 100
ti. bxstrxbutxox or stubsbt-teachrr difficulties
CLASSIFIED AG COB® IMS TO MAJOR TYPE® . . . . . . . 114
TXX. SPECIFXC TYPES OP DIFFICULTIES OP BEGIHMIH6
TEACHERS RAHXBD AOGORDIHC TO FREQUEHCY REPORTED * 1X8
VXIX. BISTRI8UTI0M OF BE0IHKIH8-TEACHEK DIFFICULTIES
CLASSIFIED ACCORDIHO TO MAJOR TYPES . . . . . . . X22
XX. BXFFSBES6ES IH MATURE, SCOPE, A M PR2QDE8SY OF
specific types or difficulties ebgouhtbrbd by
SfUDEMT TEACHERS AS REPORTED BY STUDSHT TEACHERS
ARB THBIR SUPERVISIHfi TEACHERS» . . . . . . . . . 127
X* DXmSUHCBS XH MATURE, SCOPS, AMD F8E<$»CY OF
MAJOR TYPES CSF DIFFICULTIES IMCCUHTERED BY
8SUBSMT TEACHERS AS REPGRTES BY STUDEHT TEACHERS
AMD THEIR 3UPERVISIMS TEACHERS. . . . . . . . . . 138
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mature, scope, a m frequesoy or
SPECIFXC TYPES OF DIFFICULTIES BBCOUHT RSD BY
BBOZBMXMfi TEACHERS AS REPORTED BY BSGIHHIH9
TEACHERS AMD THEIB SUPERVISORS. . . . . . . . . . 140
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major tots or p im Q v m m fecouNTERSD by bb-
8ZMBIB8 TEACHERS AS REPORTED BY BBOINMM8
TSACIERS A HD THBIB SUPERVISORS,.......... . . 148
XXII. DIFFERENCES IB MATURE, SCOPE, AND F8EQOTUY OF
specific types op difficult!bs encountered by
STUDENT TEACHERS AND BEOZXRZYO TEACHERS , . . , . X8«
XZY* DIFFERSHOES IN NATURE, SCOPS, AND FREQUENCY OF
MAJOR TYPES OF DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY
STUDENT TEACHERS AND 880INNIN8 TEACHERS . . . . . 168
XT. SZIHBUBMBft IE NATURE, SCOPE, AND FREQUENCY 07
SPECIFIC TYPES OF DIFFICULTIES REPORTED BY
STtJBSKT TEACHERS AND BSGINNIHG TBACHsBS......... Z7Z
XVI* DIFFERENCES IB XATURB, SCOPE, AND FREQUENCY OF
MAJOR TYPES OF DIFFICULTIES REPORTED BY STUDSNT
TEACHERS A5B BB6IMB1N8 TEACHERS . . . . . . . . . 179
xvzz. differbbcrs zn nature, scope, and FsscpraoY or
SPECIFIC TYPES OF DIPFICULTIS OF STUDENT TEACHERS
ABB BESIN SINS TEACHERS AS REPORTED BY SBPBRVISIN6
TEACHERS AHD SUPERVISORS* *. . . . . . . . . . . 184
XVXZZ. DIFFERENCES IB NATURE, SCOPE, AND FREQUENCY OP
XAJOB TYPES OF DimCULTISS OF STUDENT TEACHERS
AND SEQ1NBXN8 TEACHERS AS REPORT® BY SUP88VISIH®
TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS, ♦ , 194
XXX. CHANCES IN THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF SPECIFIC TYPES
OF SYSD8»f*Y8ASHRR DIFFICULT!® BASED OH THE
NUMBER OF DIFFICULTIES REPORTED BY STUDENT TEACH*
BBS AT THB SND OF BACH OF THREE REPORT ISO PERIODS BOS
XX. CHANGES IN TEE! NATURE AND SCOPE OF MAJOR TYPES OF
STUDBKT*TBACHER DimOULTIKS BASED ON THE HUMBER
OF DIFFICum® REPORTED BY STUDENT TEACHERS AT
THE END 07 EACH OF THREE REPORTING PERIODS. , . . 2U
XXI. CHAMftlS IB THE MATURE AND SCOPE OF SPECIFIC TYPES
OF STUDfiNT*TBACHER DIFFICULT! iSS BASHD 0® THE
NUMBER OF DIFFICULTIES RHPORTBD BY SUPMVZSIBC
TEACHERS AT THE END OF BACH REPORTING PERIOD. * . 2X8
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©f STUDEST-TEaCHER DlPPIOUI/riSS BASED 08 THE
SOMBER OP DIFFICULTIES REPORT' D 81 SUPERVISING
teachers at the isb op bach reporting period. • * 888
SKZXX. CHARGES a THE HASH RE AND SCOPE OP SPECIFIC
TOWS OP BEOIHHIHCWrEACHER BIPPICULTISS BABB®
08 THE SBHB2R OP DiraCULTXSS REPORTED BY BE*
GI1WXIWI TEACHERS AT THE END OP EACH OP THREE
reporting periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831
XXIV. CHARGES a THE NATURE AND MOPE OP MAJOR TYPES
OP BEOISSISa-TEACKS® DIFFICULTIES BASED ON THE
HUMBER OP DIFFICULTIES REPORTED BY BEGINNING
TEACHERS AT TifiS BSD OF EACH OP THREE REPORTING
PERIODS . . . . . . . .............. * ....... 840
XXV. CHARGES IN THE NATURE AND SCOPE OP SPECIFIC
TYPES CP BEaiHRIR0»TEACHER DIFFICULTIES BASED
ON TEE NUMBER GP DIPFI0ULBl£ > REPORTED BY SUPER­
V ISORS AT THE END OP .BA.C.H .OF. T.HR.EE. H.EP.OR.TZ.N.0 . .
846
XXVX. CHANGES m THE NATURE AND SCOPS OP MAJOR TYPES
OP BSGIHNIM-TEACHSR DIFFICULTIES BASED ON THE
ROBBER OP DIFFICULTIES REPORTED BY SUPERVISORS
AT a s EH® OP EACH OP THREE REPORTING PERIODS . . 884
XXVII. MATURE AN® MOPE OP SPECIFIC TYPES OP UNSOLVED
3TUDEHT-TEACHER DIFFICULTIES AS REPORTED BY
STUDENT TEACHERS AT THE END OP STUDENT TEACHING . 860
XXVIII. NATURE AND MOPS OP MAJOR TYPES OP 0NSOLVi3>
STUDBJfT-TEAOHSH DIFFICULTIES AS REPORTED BY
STUDENT TEACHERS AT THE END OP STBBWT TEACHING « 864
XXIX. NATURE AHD 800PB OP SPECIFIC TYPES OP UNSOLVED
STUDEHT-TEACHER DIFFICULTIES AS REPCRTBD BY
SUPERVZSING TEACHERS AT THE END OP STUDENT
TEACHING. . .................. . . . . . . . 367
XXX. NATURE AND SCOPE OP MAJOR TYPES OP UNSOLVED
8TUDfflf»TEA0H8;a DIFFICULTIES AS REPORTED BY
SUPERVISING TBAGH.iR8 AT THE END OP STUDENT
TEACHING. ............. 871
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