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A Study of the Relationship between the Assessment-Capable Learning Instructional Framework and Student Mastery in Kindergarten Math
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Stephanie Lynn Blanton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This convergent mixed methods study investigated the relationship between the assessment-capable learning (ACL) instructional model, John Hattie's influence referred to as "students driving their own learning," and math achievement in kindergarten. While Visible Learning literature has focused on secondary and higher education, this…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Mathematics Achievement
K to 8 Teachers' Experiences Using Project-Based Learning
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Coleen Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem in this study was that despite encouragement from administrators, kindergarten through Grade 8 teachers struggled to use project-based learning (PBL) in a local school in the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS). Rooted in Kilpatrick's progressive philosophy of education and Piaget's theory of constructivism, this…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Active Learning, Student Projects, Kindergarten
The Flipped Classroom Approach in High School Psychology: An Action Research Study
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Ritter, Nicole; Arslan-Ari, Ismahan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
The flipped classroom approach has grown in various disciplines; however, only few research studies are conducted in social sciences at K-12 settings. This action research investigated the impact of implementing a flipped classroom approach on students' motivation and learning the content knowledge in a suburban high school introductory psychology…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Student Motivation, High School Students, Student Attitudes
On the Quality of Professional Development in the United States: Examining Music Educators' Experiences, Sentiments, and Emotions
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Wesolowski, Brian C.; Alsop, Michael A.; Athanas, Myriam I.; Dean, Levi H. – International Journal of Music Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable assessment tool to measure music educators' participation in and perceptions of their high-quality professional development (PD) experiences. A sample of 450 in-service music educators across the United States completed a 78-item rating scale embedded within 10 domains reflecting…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Music Education, Music Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Associations of Reading Knowledge with Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers' Reported Instructional Strategies
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Jordan, Rebecca Lee Payne; Bratsch-Hines, Mary – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
Teacher knowledge of reading is an important aspect of teacher quality, though limited research has investigated its associations with how classroom teachers report using instructional strategies to engage students in reading. Factor analysis of 28 instructional strategy items led to five self-reported instructional foci among 66 kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Early Childhood Teachers, Knowledge Level
Choice-Based Art Education in an ESL Kindergarten Classroom
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Anderson, Autumn – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of a Choice-Based art curriculum with students in an ESL (English as a Second Language) kindergarten classroom. Of specific interest to the researcher there was a strong correlation between students using visual aids and communication skills to set their own art making goals. Through action…
Descriptors: Art Education, Kindergarten, English Language Learners, Visual Aids