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Graves, Julie Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation examined perceptions of elementary district superintendents regarding professional development in the superintendency. The current challenges of the superintendency require superintendents to be more prepared than ever before and to serve as effective leaders of school districts. Specifically, this research identified what…
Descriptors: School Districts, Administrator Attitudes, Faculty Development, Superintendents
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Landers, Mara; Reinholz, Daniel – Journal of Developmental Education, 2015
Homework is considered an important aspect of learning mathematics, but little research has considered how students utilize feedback as part of the homework process. This mixed methods, quasi-experimental study examines how community college students in a developmental intermediate algebra course participated in a feedback reflection activity…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Instruction, Feedback (Response), Two Year College Students
Batalo, Manuela Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In this study, I explored the personal attitudes toward creativity of students enrolled in digital photography classes at a Southern California community college, and attempted to discover if awareness brought to creativity and participating in a creative process affects these attitudes. Pink (2005) suggested that creativity is a desirable 21st…
Descriptors: Creativity, Photography, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Okhremtchouk, Irina S.; Newell, Patrick A.; Rosa, Rebecca – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
This study focuses on pre-service teachers' perspectives regarding how the process of completing the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) affected them academically, professionally, and personally. Two cohorts participated in this year-two study. Pre-service teachers' perspectives were acquired using a survey instrument comprised…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Performance Based Assessment, Student Attitudes, Teacher Education Programs
Ogden, Michele A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Elementary students' math achievement in the United States is mediocre in comparison to that of students in other countries. Students in California perform below the national average on standardized tests. Reform efforts in mathematics education aim at proficiency in fact fluency, procedural knowledge, conceptual knowledge, and application of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction