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Miller, Stephenie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
While professional development is a requirement for all educators, many teachers have a negative opinion of PD. Districts have attempted to use professional learning communities and the presence of instructional coaches as an answer to the concerns of irrelevant professional development. This study examined educators' opinions of an opt-in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teachers, Faculty Development, Models
Best, Maureen Orawiec – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This mixed methods study addresses special education teachers' (SETs) knowledge and beliefs about specially designed instruction for reading, individualized education program (IEP) development, and aspects of future professional development opportunities that are supportive on these topics. Special education teachers are the primary authors of the…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Knowledge Level, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Instruction
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Curro, Kristina; Shooman, Lisa; Foo, Sue – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2022
The purpose of this project is to measure the effects of interprofessional education (IPE) on the perceptions of preservice professionals' development of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). The preservice professionals (PSPs) participants included master's students from speech language pathology (SLP), occupational therapy (OT) and special…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Professional Education, Individualized Education Programs, Occupational Therapy
Rania Alalet – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Ten high school special education teachers were interviewed on their perceptions of the process in place for transitioning students with mild to moderate autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In many cases, it was determined that although through individual education plans (IEP), students with mild to moderate ASD were provided accommodations and…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Individualized Transition Plans
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Love, Abigail M. A.; Findley, Jordan A.; Ruble, Lisa A.; McGrew, John H. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Although teachers reporting high teaching self-efficacy demonstrate positive teaching behaviors, minimal stress, and superior classroom management techniques, surprisingly few studies have demonstrated a relationship between teacher self-efficacy and student outcomes. This study explored self-efficacy specific to teaching students with autism…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Students with Disabilities
Gesel, Samantha A.; LeJeune, Lauren M.; Chow, Jason C.; Sinclair, Anne C.; Lemons, Christopher J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
The purpose of this review was to synthesize research on the effect of professional development (PD) targeting data-based decision-making processes on teachers' knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy related to curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and data-based decision-making (DBDM). To be eligible for this review, studies had to: (1) be published…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Bruder, Mary Beth; Dunst, Carl J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2015
Parents of young children participating in either Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C early intervention or IDEA Part B-619 preschool special education programs were surveyed to obtain a consumer science perspective of the practitioners who were the children's primary service providers. Parents were asked to make judgments of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Special Education
Heffernan, Dale – Online Submission, 2012
Post-secondary transition plans are a mandatory component of the individual education program (IEP) for all students aged 16 and over, that are eligible for special education services. This regulation has been in effect since the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. IDEA has been reauthorized twice in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, Speech Impairments, Learning Disabilities
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Butler, Deborah L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
The effectiveness of Strategic Content Learning, an intervention model to promote self-regulated and strategic learning, was investigated. Six adults with learning disabilities chose a task of importance to current or future academic work and were provided individualized support on relevant tasks. Results indicated student gains in task…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, College Students, Goal Orientation
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Huai, Nan; Braden, Jeffery P.; White, Jennifer L.; Elliott, Stephen N. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2006
This quasi-experimental study examined the effectiveness of Assessing One and All (AOA), a Web-based teacher professional development program. AOA was designed to enhance teachers' assessment literacy and skills in general and inclusive educational assessment practices. Fifty-five teachers from Arizona, South Carolina, and Wisconsin participated…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Online Courses, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development