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The Development of Cognitive Reflection
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Shtulman, Andrew; Young, Andrew G. – Child Development Perspectives, 2023
What do cows drink? The correct answer is water, but many are tempted to say milk. The disposition to override an intuitive response (milk) with a more analytic response (water) is known as "cognitive reflection." Tests of cognitive reflection predict a wide range of skills and abilities in adults. In this article, we discuss the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Thinking Skills, Prediction
A Commitment to Teaching: Toward More Efficacious Teacher Preparation
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Jenlink, Patrick M., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020
"A Commitment to Teaching: Toward More Efficacious Teacher Preparation" introduces the reader to a collection of thoughtful works by authors that represent current research and thinking about teacher self-efficacy and teacher preparation. It is the intent of the book to provide the reader with current and relevant knowledge concerning…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods, Public School Teachers
Teaching the Teachers: Emotional Intelligence Training for Teachers
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Hen, Meirav; Sharabi-Nov, Adi – Teaching Education, 2014
A growing body of research in recent years has supported the value of emotional intelligence in both effective teaching and student achievement. This paper presents a pre-post, quasi-experimental design study conducted to evaluate the contributions of a 56-h "Emotional Intelligence" training model. The model has been developed and…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Self Control, Metacognition
An Investigation of the Factors That Motivate K-12 Christian School Teachers to Participate in Professional Development and the Relationship to Job Satisfaction and Retention
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Bailey, Bonita Wingfield – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was conducted to advance knowledge by examining the reasons that motivate teachers to participate in professional development and the relationship to teacher job satisfaction and retention in Christian-based K-12 Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) member schools. The study contributes to the literature in the field…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Correlation, Statistical Analysis, Christianity
Development of Reasoning Skills through Participation in Collaborative Synchronous Online Discussions
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Kim, Il-Hee – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
This article investigates the effect of participation in synchronous online discussions on the development of individual reasoning as manifested in reflective essays. Students from a fourth-grade classroom engaged in a series of real-time online discussions. The format of the discussion was based on the Collaborative Reasoning approach which has…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Synchronous Communication
Annual Proceedings of Selected Papers on The Practice of Education Communications and Technology Presented at the Annual Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (37th, Jacksonville, Florida, 2014). Volume 2
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2014
For the thirty-seventh year, the Research and Theory Division and the Division of Instructional Design of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) sponsored the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Jacksonville, Florida. This year's Proceedings…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Web Sites, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education