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Direct linkRathbun, Gail; Turner, Nancy – International Journal for Academic Development, 2012
Academic developers are often positioned as intermediaries who wield value-neutral tools--languages, models, and techniques--in service of decidedly non-neutral institutional goals. We challenge the value of perpetuating the ideal of the neutrality of academic developers and their tools by examining the ways in which our resources and approaches…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Values, Ethics, Misconceptions
Wright, Tanya S. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2012
There is now compelling evidence that children's early vocabulary development is essential to their long-term reading comprehension. Findings from experimental studies have indicated that vocabulary knowledge influences the development of conceptual knowledge and comprehension, suggesting a causal relationship among these fundamental language…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Language Skills, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Development
Luckenbill, Julia – Young Children, 2012
Many early childhood educators use cameras to share the charming things that children do and the artwork they make. Programs often bind these photographs into portfolios and give them to children and their families as mementos at the end of the year. In the author's classrooms, they use photography on a daily basis to document children's…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Photography, Cues, Reflective Teaching
Sandstrom, Heather – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2012
We examined 25 four-year-old pre-school classrooms from a random sample of 15 schools within a large urban city in southern Spain. Observational measures of classroom quality included the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System and the Observation of Activities in Pre-school. Findings revealed…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Rating Scales, Evaluation Methods, Scoring
Jahnke, Isa; Kumar, Swapna – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2014
This research presents five examples of how teachers integrated iPads into their classrooms, as part of a larger study of 15 Danish classrooms. Classroom observations and interviews with teachers revealed the use of multiple apps and a focus on creativity, production, and collaboration in the learning process. We discuss the results in the context…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Handheld Devices, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Observation Techniques
Download full textWitt, Phillip A.; Ulmer, Jonathan D.; Burris, Scott; Brashears, Todd; Burley, Hansel – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
Teacher and student behaviors in the classroom have been linked to student achievement. The hands-on, real world experiences which students are offered through career and technical education courses provide an opportunity for agricultural education to make contributions to student achievement. The purpose of this study was to compare engaged time…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Comparative Analysis, Learner Engagement, Time Factors (Learning)
Avraamidou, Lucy – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The purpose of this case study was to examine a beginning elementary teacher's development of identity for science teaching from her first year at university, her field experience, and through her first year of teaching. Several kinds of data were collected over a period of 5 years through different sources: interviews, journal entries,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Beginning Teachers, Professional Identity, Professional Development
Reese, Leslie; Jensen, Bryant; Ramirez, Debora – Elementary School Journal, 2014
Some have described the academic underperformance of Latino children, on the one hand, and their relatively strong socioemotional competencies on the other, as a "Latino Paradox." We unpack the affective climate of early elementary classrooms to explore how this paradox is addressed in a rural school district where children from…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Hispanic American Students, Classroom Environment, School Districts
Muñoz, Marco A.; Dossett, Dena H. – Planning and Changing, 2016
This study advances our understanding of the relationships among the different elements of a teacher evaluation model and its usefulness in predicting student learning. Important questions arise about teacher evaluation systems, including (a) the magnitude of correlations among the sources of evidence used for identifying teacher effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Student Surveys, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
Pitiporntapin, Sasithep; Yutakom, Naruemon; Sadler, Troy D. – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2016
In educational reform, teaching through socio-scientific issues (SSIs) is considered the best way to promote scientific literacy for citizenship as the goal of science teaching. To bring SSIs into the science classroom, Thai pre-service science teachers (PSTs) are expected to understand the concept of SSI-based teaching and to use it effectively…
Descriptors: Science Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Science and Society
Carter, Erik W.; Asmus, Jennifer; Moss, Colleen K.; Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Bolt, Dan M.; Born, Tiffany L.; Brock, Matthew E.; Cattey, Gillian N.; Chen, Rui; Cooney, Molly; Fesperman, Ethan; Hochman, Julia M.; Huber, Heartley B.; Lequia, Jenna L.; Lyons, Gregory; Moyseenko, Kerrie A.; Riesch, Lindsay M.; Shalev, Rebecca A.; Vincent, Lori B.; Weir, Katie – Exceptional Children, 2016
Enhancing the social and learning experiences of students with severe disabilities in inclusive classrooms has been a long-standing focus of research, legislative, and advocacy efforts. The authors used a randomized controlled experimental design to examine the efficacy of peer support arrangements to improve academic and social outcomes for 51…
Descriptors: High School Students, Severe Disabilities, Randomized Controlled Trials, Peer Relationship
Iyengar, Radhika; Muffly, Sarah; Akomaning-Mensah, Charles; Karim, Alia; Pokharel, Prabhas; Adeni, Sarayu – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
Educational outcomes across multiple countries show large gaps between children's grade level curricular expectations and the actual learning levels of children. This paper discusses findings from an early grades literacy study and attempts to explore factors that potentially improve the English language learning results of Grades 3 and 4 learners…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Reading Skills, Foreign Countries, Children
Gill, Brian; Shoji, Megan; Coen, Thomas; Place, Kate – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2016
School districts and states across the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic Region and the country as a whole have been modifying their teacher evaluation systems to identify more effective and less effective teachers and provide better feedback to improve instructional practice. The new systems typically include components related to…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Test Bias, Test Content, School Districts
Carlson, Sarah E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a play-based teacher consultation (PBTC) program on individual teachers' interpersonal classroom behaviors and teacher-child relationships. The research questions addressed the application of child-centered play therapy principles and PBTC increasing teacher responsiveness, decreasing…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Interpersonal Competence, Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary School Teachers
Curtis, Deb – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
The author always turns to children to be her teachers when she comes up against new ideas and challenges. She believes that observing closely and reflecting on how children engage in exploration and discovery reinforced the notion that children, in fact, do more with less! Supporting children in developing self-regulation is not an easy task in…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Educational Practices
