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Murphy, Bridget; Mackay, Jessica; Tragant, Elsa – Language Learning Journal, 2023
Given the prominence of online teaching over the last few years, mobile instant messaging (MIM) has grown in importance for students studying English outside of class. Applications like WhatsApp have the potential to provide language learners the opportunity to practise communicative strategies while receiving feedback from a teacher. To explore…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction, Feedback (Response)
Dorottya Demszky; Heather C. Hill; Eric S. Taylor; Ashlee Kupor; Deepak Varuvel Dennison; Chris Piech – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
The role of teacher agency in professional learning has been the subject of several qualitative studies but has not yet been tested in an experimental setting. To provide causal evidence of the impact of teacher agency on the effectiveness of professional learning, we conducted a preregistered randomized controlled trial in an online computer…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Faculty Development, Attribution Theory, Online Courses
Education Commission of the States, 2021
Developmental education assessment and placement policies guide how students may demonstrate college readiness and are placed into college-level courses. States and postsecondary systems use a variety of measures to determine a student's college readiness. Often, policies require that students submit scores from a national, standardized test. Some…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Academic Support Services, College Readiness
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Showalter, Daniel A.; Wollett, Chelsie; Reynolds, Sharon – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2014
This paper reports on the implementation of a high level contextualized mathematics curriculum by 12 adult basic instructors in a midwestern state. The 10-week pilot curriculum embedded high level mathematics in contexts that were familiar to adult learners. Instructors' weekly online posts were coded, and the following themes emerged: (a)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Wizda, Lorraine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the this study was to explore how peer coaches support the development of collaborative communication skills in an online format for consultants in training (CITs). The program examined was Instructional Consultation which pairs a consultant with a teacher to work collaboratively to resolve the teacher's concern regarding a student.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Communication Skills, Skill Development, Case Studies
Roberts, Megan Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study focuses on an analysis of a professional development program known as lesson study via data obtained during an in-service professional development program for secondary school science teachers. The purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy beliefs of one group of science teachers related to their experiences in a lesson…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Program Effectiveness, Science Teachers, Professional Development
Carey, Rebecca; Kleiman, Glenn; Russell, Michael; Venable, Joanne Douglas; Louie, Josephine – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2008
This study investigated whether two different versions of an online professional development course produced different impacts on the intended outcomes of the course. Variations of an online course for middle school algebra teachers were created for two experimental conditions. One was an actively facilitated course with asynchronous peer…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Mathematics Teachers, Algebra