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Xiaoman Wang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study presents a collaborative learning experience design aimed to promote Algorithmic Literacy (AL) among middle school students. Developed in partnership with middle school teachers and students, the design addresses the need to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate an algorithm-driven digital landscape. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Algorithms, Multiple Literacies, Cooperative Learning
Nichelle Davis Ahmaddiya – ProQuest LLC, 2024
K-8 teachers struggle to implement trauma-informed instructional strategies (TII) in their classrooms. A lack of TII can affect student learning, attendance, disciplinary referrals, and suspension rates and is related to adverse social-emotional and behavioral outcomes. Grounded in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network framework for…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Strategies, Teacher Attitudes
Monica L. De Tuya – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The aims of university System Dynamics (SD) programs include the mastery of systems thinking skills, modeling skills, and/or application to solving real-world, dynamic, complex problems. Existing research has articulated learning sequences of what learners should know and be able to do, and when. It is called the competence development framework…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Behavioral Objectives, College Students, Student Evaluation
Katie Nichole Schmitz – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how doctoral programs foster leadership development in Counselor Education and identify recommendations for incorporating leadership-related learning outcomes and multicultural leadership identities. Using a Delphi method, the study collected input from sixteen experts in the field of…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Leadership Training, Counselor Training, Doctoral Programs
Hicks, Andrew Gregory – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Games-Based Learning systems, particularly those that use advances from Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) to provide adaptive feedback and support, have proven potential as learning tools. Taking their lead from commercial games such as Little Big Planet and SuperMarioMaker, these systems are increasingly turning to content creation as a learning…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Educational Games
Derek John Varansky – ProQuest LLC, 2020
A rural Midwestern school district the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) adaptive assessment did not yield the expected improvements in student outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand teacher practice regarding MAP implementation. The conceptual framework was based on Fullan and Langworthy's change…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Herro, Dan – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This qualitative single case study on backward design lesson planning experiences of teachers in a professional learning community focused on gaining a better understanding of collaborative planning of standards-based learning intentions, success criteria, assessments, and activities as performed by four participants meeting daily in one high…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Lesson Plans, Teaching Experience
Aumann, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed methods research study evaluated the use of technology-based action plans as a way to help improve compliance with the learning objectives of an online training event. It explored how the action planning strategy impacted subjects in a treatment group and compared them to subjects in a control group who did not get the action plan. The…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Behavioral Objectives, Compliance (Psychology), Training
Howell, Tracey H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In an era of new standards and emerging accountability systems, an understanding of the supports needed to aid teachers and students in making necessary transitions in mathematics teaching and learning is critical. Given the established research base demonstrating the importance of justification and reasoning in students' mathematics learning and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Mathematical Logic, Teacher Expectations of Students
Lawrence, Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study infused key elements of creativity into the process of counselor education, exposing students in a counseling skills and techniques course to a curriculum designed to promote tolerance for ambiguity, appropriate risk-taking behaviors, and improvisational skills. Employing a phenomenological strategy of inquiry, the researcher sought to…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Creativity, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Objectives
Harper, Debra Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to determine the pedagogical value of Wiki technology-enhanced instruction for middle grade students. The sample consisted of three Wiki projects representative of work from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade middle school students. The examination of the data collected from the three samples of Wiki…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Web 2.0 Technologies
Strickland, Crystal Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the extent to which professional development practices in professional learning communities are consistent with research-based principles of effective professional development. Additionally, the study investigated potential differences in the content focus, active learning, coherence, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Statistical Analysis, Educational Practices, Faculty Development
Helms, Samuel Arthur – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This single subject case study followed a high school student and his use of a simulation of marine ecosystems. The study examined his metaworld, motivation, and learning before, during and after using the simulation. A briefing was conceptualized based on the literature on pre-instructional activities, advance organizers, and performance…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Case Studies, High School Students