This study was carried out to investigate the concentration and mental toughness of professional basketball players. A total of 290 professional basketball players aged 16-26 years who played in the Turkish Basketball First and Second Leagues participated in the study. The "Sport Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ-14)" developed by…

This article documents how our college sought to address a technology integration preparation gap, with the implementation of the Teacher Educator Technology Integration initiative. We draw upon findings from an external program review that was commissioned to evaluate the initiative, including the type of support provided to teacher educators and…

Assessment of practicum activities has not been performed maximally in which it is limited to unstructured observations without applying assessment instruments and it only covers some skills oriented aspects. For that reason, this research aimed to develop instruments for student performance assessment in physics practicum in State Senior High…

Technostress is a phenomenon that exists in the workplace and it impacts the work performance in positively and negatively. Previous research introduced the concept of "Technostress" which it is the stress that result from intense technology usage. Technostress has five sources of stress and they are techno-overload, techno-insecurity,…

This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report summarizes the research on InsideTrack Coaching, an intervention designed to provide proactive, personalized coaching to help students identify and overcome both academic and non-academic barriers to college persistence and graduation. InsideTrack partners with universities to deliver its…

Many programs and practices aim to improve college persistence and completion, including "InsideTrack© Coaching." "InsideTrack© Coaching" provides proactive, personalized coaching to help students identify and overcome both academic and non-academic barriers to college persistence and graduation. This What Works Clearinghouse…

The purpose of this study was to understand what leadership skills are gained through participation in National Collegiate Athletic Associate (NCAA) Division I women's soccer. The population for this study was eight women on the roster of the NCAA Division I women's soccer team at the research site, a top tier southeastern research institution in…

This article examines the participation, engagement, alliance, and social validity of home-Base--a parent management intervention developed specifically to address parent engagement of elementary-level students. The intervention infuses motivational interviewing (MI) into its implementation procedures and trains behavioral coaches to use this…

The Regulations of the Commissioner of Education provide that an intermediate-level science test is to be administered in Grade 8 to serve as a basis for determining students' need for academic intervention services in science. The New York State Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Science Test consists of two required components: a Written Test and a…

Background: As the state standards increase, along with the instructional rigor within developed curriculum and state accountability, the need to improve ineffective teachers and their practices in the classroom has become a national priority. The need for relevant professional development that meets both the instructional needs of the teacher and…

Effective professional development is critical for improving implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in special education. The present systematic review sought to gather evidence exploring the effects and key components of in-service special education teacher training in EBPs. This review identifies six essential components of training…

This paper focuses on the tension between two political rationalities coordinating Danish higher education (HE) -- a nativist politics of belonging and that of status competition and its technologies of university rankings, citation indexes, and performance management, explored historically drawing on Gramscian conjunctural analysis. The paper…

Teacher evaluation systems across the United States are increasingly including student surveys as one source of data, but concerns remain about students' ability to distinguish the multiple dimensions of teaching. We empirically examined this issue in an authentic evaluation system that uses a student survey based on the InTASC framework of…

Work placement is defined as a continuing professional development programme aiming at improving vocational teachers' understanding of industry working life through authentic experience. It has been a mandatory programme for all vocational teachers in China since 2016. In this study, we explore the impact of work placement on vocational teachers'…

Early childhood teacher candidates (TCs) need preparatory experiences using authentic assessments to inform their instructional practices with rural learners and their families. The shift to virtual field placements in response to COVID-19 restrictions pushed faculty in teacher preparation programs to reimagine how to engage TCs in meaningful…