A Manual and Practical Guide to Directing Foreign Language Programs and Training Graduate Teaching Assistants

1990 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Dorothy A. Rissel ◽  
James F. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Graduate Teaching Assistants ◽  
Language Programs ◽  
Graduate Teaching ◽  
Practical Guide ◽  
Foreign Language Programs ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals A Call to Train: Graduate Teaching Assistants, Writing, and the STEM Curriculum

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Morgan Gostel ◽  
Reid Schwebach
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Graduate Teaching Assistants ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Writing Assignments ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Graduate Teaching ◽  
Laboratory Report ◽  
Student Inquiry ◽  
And Training

Priorities for university STEM curriculum emphasize the development of student-centered, inquiry-based classrooms that engage students beyond the traditional lecture. Much of this occurs in the laboratory, where a majority of instruction is led by educators-in-training or graduate teaching assistants (GTAs). GTA-based learning environments in laboratories extend far beyond traditional "cookbook" labs, and often GTAs play a principle role in evaluating student inquiry through writing—usually a laboratory report. We have surveyed a representative population of GTAs to gauge their attitudes toward education preparation and training, with an emphasis on writing assignments. Our findings indicate that this population of GTAs are not well-prepared for their roles, and GTAs are largely unaware of education-based literature and research to support and improve pedagogy for supporting student writing. Furthermore, GTAs do not seem aware of resources that might serve as evidence-based support for teaching. As a result, we have outlined recommendations for improved GTA training that will be implemented in future training of GTA cohorts at George Mason University.

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