Educational assessment is a part of accountability in K-12 education, and teachers often face ethical dilemmas in assessment practices. We conducted a comparative mixed-methods study of teachers' perspectives on educational assessment practices in the United States and China. A survey with 255 teachers based on 14 assessment scenarios within seven…

This paper investigates the relationship between teachers' conceptions of teaching and several indicators of their emotional experience. With a sample of 200 teachers, the study identifies three dimensions of teaching conceptions, "student-centeredness," "educational purpose," and "projection into the future."…

This study presents a small part of a larger study investigating Turkish and German mathematics teachers' and their students' values (Values in Mathematics Teaching in Turkey and Germany). The main focus of the study was school levels of the teachers working at primary and secondary schools. The interactions related to nationality were also of…

The pedagogical practices of mathematics education for young children in English and Korean pre-schools were compared through analyses of interviews with practitioners, observations of classroom activities and an examination of documents related to the planning and implementation of mathematics education. Practitioners in both countries used…

In this webinar, Dr. Carol Tomlinson of the University of Virginia presented the research base supporting the practice of differentiation and described the characteristics of effective differentiation. She led a discussion of how quality preparation can build and strengthen teachers' knowledge and skills in implementing differentiated instruction…

The purpose of this researcher was to develop an understanding of how parents are involved in their special education child's learning and to explore possible differences in parental engagement across age or grade levels (kindergarten through fifth grade) and cultural backgrounds. This researcher focused on Hispanic/Latino, Asian, and African…

This pamphlet answers questions concerning the Puerto Rican student in the Anglo school situation. Problems arising from cultural and linguistic differences are explored and suggestions to help teachers appraise and modify their own expectations concerning the child and his native culture are offered. (RL)