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Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of the Behaviour Mapping Schedule: A Direct Observational Tool for Classifying Children's Play Behaviour
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Dankiw, Kylie A.; Baldock, Katherine L.; Kumar, Saravana; Tsiros, Margarita D. – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
Identifying and describing children's play behaviours is an important component of evaluating child development. The Behaviour Mapping Schedule is a direct observational tool which aims to describe and quantify children's play behaviours but is yet to undergo reliability testing. This study aimed to determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Classification, Child Behavior, Play
Developing Student Mentor Self-Regulation Skills through Formative Feedback: Rubric Development Phase
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Hammill, Jackie; Best, Gill; Anderson, Jennifer – Journal of Peer Learning, 2015
Research into Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) in Higher Education has largely focused on the positive effects of PASS on student motivation, retention and engagement. Less attention has been given to the cognitive, affective and professional development of the PASS Student Mentors through their engagement with students and academic staff. At…
Descriptors: Mentors, Professional Development, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development
Building Social and Emotional Efficacy to (Re)Engage Young Adolescents: Capitalising on the "Window of Opportunity"
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Main, Katherine; Whatman, Susan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Research confirms that when students disengage from learning, there is a greatly increased risk of them dropping out of school and not completing secondary education (Year 12). In an Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) report on Equity in Education [OECD. 2012. "Investing in Equity in Education Pays off", in…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Self Efficacy, Intervention
Student Teachers' Cognition about L2 Pronunciation Instruction: A Case Study
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Burri, Michael – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
In view of the minimal attention pronunciation teacher preparation has received in second language (L2) teacher education, this study examined the cognition (i.e. beliefs, thoughts, attitudes and knowledge) development of 15 student teachers during a postgraduate subject on pronunciation pedagogy offered at an Australian tertiary institution.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pronunciation, Second Language Instruction, Cognitive Processes
Overcoming Acculturation: Physical Education Recruits' Experiences of an Alternative Pedagogical Approach to Games Teaching
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Moy, Brendan; Renshaw, Ian; Davids, Keith; Brymer, Eric – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2016
Background: Physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes have been identified as a critical platform to encourage the exploration of alternative teaching approaches by pre-service teachers. However, the socio-cultural constraint of acculturation or past physical education and sporting experiences results in the maintenance of the status…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Physical Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Sources of Efficacy Information in an Inservice Program for Elementary Teachers
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Palmer, David – Science Education, 2011
Low teacher self-efficacy is an important factor constraining the teaching of science at the elementary level. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of particular sources of efficacy information for enhancing the science teaching self-efficacy of practicing elementary teachers. Twelve teachers participated in an intervention…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Self Efficacy, Science Instruction
Reading-Writing Relationships: A Discussion of Text Characteristics for Primary Teachers.
Furniss, Elaine R. – 1983
To determine how children develop schema for text that include increasing sensitivity to text types, text categories, orthographic conventions in words, conventional story beginnings and endings, and text cohesive ties, a study examined the writing of four kindergarten children. The kindergarten had adopted a process-conference approach to writing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques