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Kee, Ayana N. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
In the United States, about one third of new teachers being hired are drawn from alternative certification programs. One way to address controversy about the differences among the training experiences of teachers in traditional certification programs, fast-track alternative programs, and residency alternative programs is to examine teacher reports…
Descriptors: Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Readiness, Self Efficacy
Pevsner, Diane – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored teaching strategies for communication and literacy development in deaf-blind students by determining if there was a significant relationship between the instructional strategies practiced by Annie Sullivan in the early 1900s and the contemporary instructional strategies recommended by The National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Check Lists, Blindness, Deaf Blind
Marzano Research Laboratory, 2010
During the 2009-2010 school year, Marzano Research Laboratory (MRL) was commissioned by Promethean Ltd. to conduct a second year evaluation study of the effects of Promethean ActivClassroom on student academic achievement. This executive summary highlights the key findings. [For "A Second Year Evaluation Study of Promethean ActivClassroom. Final…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Descriptions
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Cassady, Jerrell C.; Kozlowski, Alison; Kornmann, Mark – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2008
Creating authentic digital learning experiences associated with classic field trip locations is a growing educational practice. One form of this developing field of educational programming is an electronic field trip, which involves student activities, teacher curriculum, and a live broadcast from the target location. This study provides the first…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Educational Practices, Parks, Programming
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Fallahi, Mitra; Gulley, Beverly – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
In recent years the demographics of individuals pursuing teacher certification has changed. Many individuals with a bachelor's degree who are interested in a change of career pursue teaching after receiving a college degree in areas other than teacher certification. Institutions of higher education have made a distinction between their traditional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Teacher Certification
Gribben, Monica; Wise, Lauress; Becker, D. E. – Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), 2008
Beginning with the 2000 and 2001 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has made technical documentation available on the worldwide web at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/tdw/. The web-based documentation is designed to be less dense and more accessible than prior…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, National Competency Tests, Change Strategies, Web Sites