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Guo, Ying; Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; Kaderavek, Joan N. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
This study examined the relations among preschool teachers' self-efficacy (n = 67), classroom quality (instructional and emotional support), and children's (n = 328) gains in print awareness and vocabulary knowledge over an academic year in the US. Results indicated that teachers' self-efficacy and classroom quality served as significant and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preschool Teachers, Vocabulary Development, Classroom Environment
Landrum, Timothy J.; Scott, Terrance M.; Lingo, Amy S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Dealing with difficult behavior is a matter of awareness of the factors involved in prediction, prevention, and instruction. This means three things: Teachers know, or can be assisted in thinking through the environmental events and contexts that are associated with higher probabilities of problem behavior. Second, teachers can actively manipulate…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Teacher Responsibility
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Sidelinger, Robert J.; Booth-Butterfield, Melanie – Communication Education, 2010
In order for students to succeed academically instructors must foster a supportive and connected learning environment. Importantly, not only do instructors need to connect with students, they also need to allow students the opportunity to connect with one another. Following that framework, aligned with the Dimensions of Learning model, we examined…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Environment, Educational Quality
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Kocabas, Ibrahim – International Journal of Educational Management, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to look at the communication preferences of teachers on the basis of high- and low-context distinction. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 275 teachers employed in primary schools in Elazig, Malatya, and Diyarbakir provinces were chosen as the sample group. Cultural communication scale-Turkish scale…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers
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Hardre, Patricia L.; Sullivan, David W. – Teacher Development, 2009
This study investigated high school teachers' perceptions of the motivational needs of their students and the strategies they used to address those needs. Participants were 96 teachers in 15 high schools in a Southwestern state in the USA. Data were collected via paper-based questionnaires addressing teachers' perceptions of: supportive classroom…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Motivation
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Dornyei, Zoltan – Modern Language Journal, 1994
The social psychological constructs postulated by Garner, Clement et al. are integrated into a proposed new framework of second/foreign language (L2) learning motivation. The proposed model comprises three levels: language, learner, and learning situation. Practical examples for motivating L2 learners are presented. (55 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Language Research, Models, Predictor Variables