This research involved the development of a preservice teacher training model for problem solving. This "composite" model integrates written, audiovisual, and simulation delivery systems for the purpose of teaching problem solving skills that will have a high degree of transfer. / A new design and evaluation model was developed using the Gagne and Briggs Design Model (1981), Dick's Evaluation Model (1977) and research in simulation and audiovisual design (Adair, 1972; Wilkie, 1973). These procedures were applied in developing the written, audiovisual and simulation training materials. An 18 hour instructional unit was designed and evaluated. The unit's problem solving objective is the organization of activity areas in a preschool classroom following the open school approach. / In the final stage of research, a summative evaluation of the instructional unit was carried out in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the composite Teacher Training Model as compared to the other instructional strategies taken individually. The study found significant differences between (a) the composite teacher training model and written instruction on rules, (b) the model and audiovisual instruction on rules, and (c) the model and written instruction on rules with audiovisual presentation; that is to say, the composite Teacher Training Model seemed to be more effective in training for problem solving than the other strategies. It also found a high degree of transfer of problem solving skill from the simulated classroom to real classroom problem solving performance. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-06, Section: A, page: 2621. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74496 |
| Contributors | DE TRUJILLO, CARMEN CIALIA SUAREZ., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 257 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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