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Examining the Structural Validity of the My Class Inventory--Short Form for Teachers (TMCI-SF) in Early Elementary School Classrooms
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Staggers Webb, Mary Chloe – ProQuest LLC, 2019
There has been an increased interest among researchers, policymakers, and educators in climate as an indicator of the health and functioning of a school. Climate is a complex, multidimensional construct that can be examined at the school, classroom, and individual levels. There are currently few open-access, brief measures of classroom climate,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Attitude Measures, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Examining Teacher Mental Models for the Implementation of a STEM-Focused Curriculum Paradigm in Engineering and Technology Education
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Kerr, Janel M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of mental models in Idaho's Engineering and Technology Education teachers' in decision making when faced with major curriculum changes. Senge (1990) defined mental models as, "deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even pictures or images that influence how we understand the world…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Program Implementation, Curriculum Implementation, Engineering Education
Educational Reform and Teachers' Decision Making: Relationship between the Intended and the Implemented Reading Curriculum in Dominican Primary Schools
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Scheker Mendoza, Ancell – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this dissertation is to characterize and analyze the specific implementation decisions made by teachers in Dominican primary schools. A new curriculum was developed in 1995 as part of a Ten-Year Plan to reform the educational system. Analyzing what teachers do and the factors that shape their instruction is relevant for improving…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Implementation, Reading Comprehension, Qualitative Research
Developing an Instrument to Measure School Community Engagement with Implementation of Information Literacy Curriculum
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Aiani, Candace Wexler – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable survey instrument to be used by librarians and other educational leaders to measure implementation of a school's information literacy program. The goal was to create an instrument that would consider implementation of a library-centered program within the context and culture of the…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, School Culture, Factor Analysis, Item Analysis