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Schenk, Matthew D. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The United States is facing an unprecedented teacher shortage. With many studies estimating that 17-33% of teachers leave the profession within their first five years of starting a career, something needs to change to keep new teachers in the classroom. This study evaluates the effectiveness of peer observation as a learning tool to supplement the…
Descriptors: Observation, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Peer Evaluation
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Young-Pelton, Cheryl A.; Bushman, Samantha L. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2015
Effectiveness of a video self-modelling (VSM) intervention was examined with primary schoolchildren who attended a full-time special education programme for pupils with social emotional and behavioural difficulties and who exhibited inappropriate behaviour during small-group reading instruction. A randomised multiple-probe baseline design was used…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Observational Learning, Imitation, Modeling (Psychology)
Gold, Lisa Danielle – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a peer-yoked contingency on the induction of observational performance, observational acquisition, and the Naming capability. In Experiment I, three male kindergarten and first grade students diagnosed with disabilities were selected as target participants because they had the listener component…
Descriptors: Observation, Naming, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Clark, Sarah K.; Byrnes, Deborah – Teacher Development, 2012
This study examined the perceptions of elementary school beginning teachers (n = 136) across a Rocky Mountain state in the US regarding the mentoring support they received during their first year teaching. Beginning teachers were asked to report the types of mentoring support they received and to rate the helpfulness of this support on the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Haston, Warren; Russell, Joshua A. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the occupational identity development of undergraduate music education majors as they participated in a yearlong authentic context learning (ACL) experience situated within a professional development school (PDS). Five undergraduate music education majors enrolled in either a string pedagogy class or an…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Professional Identity, Undergraduate Study, Education Majors
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Campbell, Monica L.; Mechling, Linda C. – Remedial and Special Education, 2009
This investigation examined the effectiveness of teaching letter sounds in a small group arrangement using computer-assisted instruction with SMART Board technology and a 3s constant time delay procedure to three students with learning disabilities. A multiple probe design across letter sound sets and replicated across students evaluate the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Small Group Instruction, Stimuli, Investigations