ABSTRACT
In Torrance’s Incubation Model of Teaching, he emphasized the importance of preparing students to make connections between what they are expected to learn and something meaningful in their lives. He had been bothered by the little impact that the courses in psychology and education had with what happened in the classrooms. He saw the need to motivate teachers to keep them thinking about their experiences and insights obtained in teaching (Torrance & Safter, 1990). Most courses offered in teacher education programs have yet to meet these needs. In many instances teacher education programs appear to lack relevance and overlook the importance of aligning learning objectives with assessment. Other major shortcomings identified by researchers include fragmentation of the coursework and a lack of coherence between theory and practice (Ferguson, 1993).
