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Teachers' Concerns Regarding the Implementation of Integrated Thematic Instruction: A Study of Primary Grade Teachers in Kanisius Catholic Schools in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Rismiati, Catur – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore primary grade teachers' stages of concern and their implementation of an educational reform initiative called Integrated Thematic Instruction (ITI) in Indonesia. The Indonesian minister of education mandated primary grade teachers to implement ITI in 2006. Using a convenience sampling method, 150 Kanisius…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Program Implementation, Thematic Approach
On the Nature of Teaching Nature of Science: Preservice Early Childhood Teachers' Instruction in Preschool and Elementary Settings
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Buzzelli, Cary A.; Donnelly, Lisa A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study explored whether early childhood preservice teachers' concerns about teaching nature of science (NOS) and their intellectual levels influenced whether and how they taught NOS at the preschool and primary (K-3) levels. We used videotaped classroom observations and lesson plans to determine the science instructional practices at the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Stages of Concern Profiles for Active Learning Strategies of Agricultural Technical School Teachers in Egypt
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Myers, Brian E.; Barrick, R. Kirby; Samy, Mohamed M. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess Egyptian Agricultural Technical School (ATS) teachers' implementation of active learning strategies in their classrooms. Methods: The Stages of Concern Questionnaire was administered to 230 participants in active learning workshops. After eliminating headmasters, supervisors and people no longer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Learning Strategies, Innovation
Learner-Centeredness and Teacher Efficacy: Predicting Teachers' Consequence Concerns regarding the Use of Technology in the Classroom
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Dunn, Karee E.; Rakes, Glenda C. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2010
After more than two decades of concerted effort, less than desirable progress has been made in the integration of effective technology use in the classroom. In many cases computers have entered classrooms, but are used to do little more than support existing teaching practices (i.e. PowerPoint read as lecture). Research suggests that teachers…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Computer Uses in Education
Enhancing Science-Technology-Society (STS) Instruction: An Examination of Teacher Goal Orientations.
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Scharmann, Lawrence C.; McLellan, Hilary – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Presents a study to evaluate the influence of a 1-week in-service workshop intended to promote science-technology-society instructional themes and alternative instructional strategies for 13 experienced science teachers. Results indicate that a significant shift in instructional goals orientation occurred and that teachers demonstrated higher…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation, Holistic Approach
Teacher Implementation of Mathematics Curriculum Initiatives in a Test-Driven Accountability Environment: An Ethnographic Investigation into Leadership; School Culture; and Teacher's Attitudes, Beliefs, and Concerns
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McGee, Robert M., III – Online Submission, 2006
This ethnographic study investigated the implementation process of mathematics curriculum initiatives designed to improve student achievement in a test-driven accountability environment. The research focused on complex factors within the school contextual environment influencing implementation and student achievement specifically, leadership;…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 8, Measures (Individuals), Middle Schools