Constance L Walker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4088679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Constance L Walker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Constance L |
| FAMILY NAME | Walker |
| SIGNATURE | WALKER C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English
The committee reviews important research works in the teaching of English that have been published in the last year. Committee members include Richard Beach, Peggy DeLapp, Deborah Dillon, Lee Galda, Timothy Lensmire, Lauren Liang, David O’Brien, and Constance Walker
On Becoming a Language Educator
Immersion Education
Instructional Assessment
From Theory to Practice
Major reform efforts in the field of teacher education have occurred during the past decade. This article provides a description of one institution's response to reform efforts within the context of a post‐baccalaureate second language teacher education program, which combines the preparation of foreign language and English as a second language (ESL) teachers. The description begins with a brief overview of the theoretical and philosophical found…
Prospective Teachers' Perceptions of Ethnic and Gender Differences in Academic Achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of teachers to statements concerning gender and ethnic disparity in academic achievement. The major result was that preservice teachers were most likely to attribute gender difference to Society and ethnic difference to the Ethnic-Cultur. Generaly the explanations were simplistic. Finally, the were statistically significant differences between elementary and secondary preservice teachers
Minorities in America 2000
The Preparation of Second Language Teachers Through Post‐Baccalaureate Education
Implementation of a graduate program for training second language teachers began in the fall of 1987. Components of the program include: (1) intensive 9‐month on‐site clinical experiences in a school district; (2) the development of skills in self‐examination and teacher observation in which students utilize skills as reflective teachers to examine classroom processes and outcomes; and (3) a research component which allows them to consider questi…
Bilingual and ESL Classrooms
Bilingualism Through Schooling: Cross-Cultural Education for Minority and Majority Students: Arnulfo G. Ramirez The TESOL Quarterly welcomes evaluative reviews of publications of relevance to TESOL professionals. In addition to textbooks and reference materials, these include computer and video software, testing instruments, and other forms of nonprint materials
The Status of Hispanic American Students in Science
This study examined attitudes towards science among Hispanic American students in schools that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress over the past three testing periods. Examining four areas of attitudes with three age levels-elementary, junior high, and senior high schoolthe results for Hispanic students were compared with attitudes toward science of white and black students of the same age levels. Results indicated var…
From Theory to Practice
Major reform efforts in the field of teacher education have occurred during the past decade. This article provides a description of one institution's response to reform efforts within the context of a post‐baccalaureate second language teacher education program, which combines the preparation of foreign language and English as a second language (ESL) teachers. The description begins with a brief overview of the theoretical and philosophical found…
Prospective Teachers' Perceptions of Ethnic and Gender Differences in Academic Achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of teachers to statements concerning gender and ethnic disparity in academic achievement. The major result was that preservice teachers were most likely to attribute gender difference to Society and ethnic difference to the Ethnic-Cultur. Generaly the explanations were simplistic. Finally, the were statistically significant differences between elementary and secondary preservice teachers
Minorities in America 2000
The Preparation of Second Language Teachers Through Post‐Baccalaureate Education
Implementation of a graduate program for training second language teachers began in the fall of 1987. Components of the program include: (1) intensive 9‐month on‐site clinical experiences in a school district; (2) the development of skills in self‐examination and teacher observation in which students utilize skills as reflective teachers to examine classroom processes and outcomes; and (3) a research component which allows them to consider questi…
Immersion Education
The Status of Hispanic American Students in Science
This study examined attitudes towards science among Hispanic American students in schools that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress over the past three testing periods. Examining four areas of attitudes with three age levels-elementary, junior high, and senior high schoolthe results for Hispanic students were compared with attitudes toward science of white and black students of the same age levels. Results indicated var…
The Status of Hispanic American Students in Science
This study examined attitudes towards science among Hispanic American students in schools that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress over the past three testing periods. Examining four areas of attitudes with three age levels-elementary, junior high, and senior high schoolthe results for Hispanic students were compared with attitudes toward science of white and black students of the same age levels. Results indicated var…
Bilingual and ESL Classrooms
Bilingualism Through Schooling: Cross-Cultural Education for Minority and Majority Students: Arnulfo G. Ramirez The TESOL Quarterly welcomes evaluative reviews of publications of relevance to TESOL professionals. In addition to textbooks and reference materials, these include computer and video software, testing instruments, and other forms of nonprint materials
The Preparation of Second Language Teachers Through Post‐Baccalaureate Education
Implementation of a graduate program for training second language teachers began in the fall of 1987. Components of the program include: (1) intensive 9‐month on‐site clinical experiences in a school district; (2) the development of skills in self‐examination and teacher observation in which students utilize skills as reflective teachers to examine classroom processes and outcomes; and (3) a research component which allows them to consider questi…
Minorities in America 2000
Prospective Teachers' Perceptions of Ethnic and Gender Differences in Academic Achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of teachers to statements concerning gender and ethnic disparity in academic achievement. The major result was that preservice teachers were most likely to attribute gender difference to Society and ethnic difference to the Ethnic-Cultur. Generaly the explanations were simplistic. Finally, the were statistically significant differences between elementary and secondary preservice teachers
Instructional Assessment
From Theory to Practice
Major reform efforts in the field of teacher education have occurred during the past decade. This article provides a description of one institution's response to reform efforts within the context of a post‐baccalaureate second language teacher education program, which combines the preparation of foreign language and English as a second language (ESL) teachers. The description begins with a brief overview of the theoretical and philosophical found…
Immersion Education
On Becoming a Language Educator
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English
The committee reviews important research works in the teaching of English that have been published in the last year. Committee members include Richard Beach, Peggy DeLapp, Deborah Dillon, Lee Galda, Timothy Lensmire, Lauren Liang, David O’Brien, and Constance Walker
Psychology (10 works) · Mathematics education (9 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)