The Use of Videotape Recordings to Increase Teacher Trainees' Error Detection Skills

The study evaluated the extent that error detection training (the combination of videotape recordings, slides, textual materials, and class discussions) altered teacher trainees' recognition of specific string techniques or errors, as opposed to the teaching setting in which students used the entire class session to conduct the string orchestra. The data indicated that both error detection training and in-class conducting increased the trainees' recognition of both errors and appropriate string usage. Additional analysis indicated that the error detection training class performed at significantly higher levels than the other group, as measured on the error detection test.