A Guide to the Teacher Education and Learning To Teach Database. Technical Series 93-2.

Overview & Synopsis

This guide gives both an overview and a detailed summary of data from the Teacher Education and Learning to Teach (TELT) study that is now available in the National Center for Research on Teacher Education (NCRTE) IZE format database. The TELT study was a 5-year longitudinal study funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) which examined preservice, inservice, induction, and alternative route programs for teacher education. The study focused on a sample of prospective, beginning, and experienced teachers, following them through teacher education programs and into teaching. The researchers were primarily interested in what the teachers learned about teaching writing and mathematics to racially, socially, and ethnically diverse students while participating in the different programs. The majority of the data from the TELT study are available in electronic form utilizing some customized personal information manager software. Through tables and text, this guide provides the reader with a way to understand what data are available and how these data are organized in the software package. The guide provides information on the TELT project; the available data and how it is organized; an example of how to use it; and a sample search using the IZE software. Data are presented in a number of tables, including data on the 11 individual sites studied. (JLB)