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Chen, Peggy; Bonner, Sarah – Educational Practice and Theory, 2023
In this mixed-methods study, inservice and preservice teachers (n = 173) responded to a survey about using grading practices to address student classroom conduct, and 73 reflected further in writing. Many supported some use of grades to manage students, and those in favor tended toward more traditional beliefs about teaching, oriented around…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Grading, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes
Nunn, William E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Student behavior stands out among issues that greatly affect students' success and even teacher job satisfaction. Researchers have created Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) as a system of interventions that can help students improve their behavior and become more successful. This study sought to add to the body of knowledge…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Middle Schools, Discipline, Referral
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Thomson, Pat; Pennacchia, Jodie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
In England, alternative education (AE) is offered to young people formally excluded from school, close to formal exclusion or who have been informally pushed to the educational edges of their local school. Their behaviour is seen as needing to change. In this paper, we examine the behavioural regimes at work in 11 AE programmes. Contrary to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Case Studies, Student Behavior
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Harold, Victoria L.; Corcoran, Tim – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2013
The description and management of difficult behaviour in schools has interested educational practitioners and researchers worldwide, including in the UK. Concerns have been raised about the use and implications of more dominant discourses, namely those of behaviourism and zero tolerance, for understanding student behaviour. This article presents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Justice, Behaviorism
Gomboc-Turyan, Julie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The transition from an academic atmosphere to the professional world is an important step in a college student's life. The use of traditional teaching methods has been the subject of ongoing research into how well they prepare students for this transition. The evolution of technology and the state of the nation's economy continually…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Undergraduate Students, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
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Winn, William – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
In this article, the author presents Fox (2005) argument on functional contextualism and his assessment of the current conceptual frameworks in the field of instructional design and technology. The often unquestioning espousal of constructivism in the field of instructional design and technology has caused problems for a number of reasons. Fox…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Persuasive Discourse, Epistemology, Constructivism (Learning)