Only rarely do teaching assistants (TAs) attend professional development workshops designed to acquaint them with pedagogical models. Thus, new instructors typically engage in ineffective instructional methods built on their experiences rather than on research rationales. This paper reports on a low-cost, innovative partnership model, G-STEP (Graduate Science Teaching Assistant Enhancement Program), designed to assist TAs with personal professional growth and to enhance their instructional techniques.
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/1999Stock # jcst99_029_02_120Volume 029Issue 02