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Irvine, Jeff – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2015
Choice theory identifies five psychological needs: survival, freedom, power, belonging, and fun (Glasser, 1998). There are close parallels with self-determination theory (SDT), which specifies autonomy, competence, and relatedness as essential needs (Deci & Ryan, 2000). This case study examines a very successful example of choice theory…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Classroom Techniques, Case Studies, Educational Theories
Suber, Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Teachers at a Title I elementary school in South Carolina implemented the scripted Reading Mastery© program (RMP) to improve students' comprehension. Comprehension scores did not increase, despite teachers receiving RMP professional development (PD) prior to implementing the program. Administrators were unaware if the teachers were adequately…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Reading, Reading Instruction
Caner, Mustafa; Subasi, Gonca; Kara, Selma – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of the study was to examine whether teacher beliefs would play a role in their actual practices while teaching target language in early phases of primary education, principally, in kindergarten and first grades in a state school. As it is a very broad research area, the researchers exclusively analyzed teaching practices and teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Questionnaires, Second Language Instruction, Video Technology