Instructing special education pre‐service teachers through literacy video cases

Abstract

This study explored the use of video cases to teach literacy instruction to special

education pre-service teachers. One class of pre-service teachers was examined for

knowledge gains and attitudes towards video cases as an instructional medium.

Results suggest that video cases did not result in greater learning of phonemic

awareness or reading comprehension topics than traditional lectures with

discussion teaching. They also provided comparative data on student teachers’

responses to video versus traditional face-to-face instruction. Further implications

for special education teacher preparation and future research directions are

discussed

Reference

Yadav, A., Bouck, E., Fonte, A. D., & Patton, S. (2009). Instructing special education pre‐service teachers through literacy video cases. Teaching Education, 20(2), 149–162. http://doi.org/10.1080/10476210902878510

Journal

Teaching Education

Analysis

Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?

unclear

Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?

Research Approach

Case study
Quantitative
Survey

Geographic Setting

midwest

Institutional Context

University based

Certification Level

Special Education

Programatic Focus

Elementary
Secondary
Special Education

Research Location Context

University

Preservice Participants

Undergraduates (university based program)

Preservice Sample Size

Duration of Data Collection

Academic Semester

Data Sources

pre- and post- video case analysis assessment
pre-/post-assessment
Survey

Data Analysis Tools

ANOVA
rubric for data analysis

Researcher Positionality

inside (staying their own students)

Research Questions

(1) What is the influence of video cases on special education preservice teachers’ knowledge of literacy and their ability to generalize their learning to new exemplars of teaching presented via video vignette?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes

(2) How do special education pre-service teachers’ knowledge gains and generalization of learning compare between instructional mediums: video cases and traditional lecture?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown

(3) What are the perceptions of special education pre-service teachers regarding the use of video cases to teach literacy instruction?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown

(4) How does special education teacher candidates’ evaluation of video cases to teach literacy instruction compare to their evaluation of traditional instruction?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown