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Scharff, Lauren; Draeger, John; Robinson, Sarah; Pedro, Leli; Peak, Charity – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2021
Metacognitive instructors incorporate awareness and timely self-regulation in their teaching practice to support their current students' learning. This exploratory study, using mixed methods, gathered empirical data to extend the work on student metacognition by documenting teacher experiences with metacognitive instruction, the impact of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Reflective Teaching
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Kilgour, Peter; Reynaud, Daniel; Northcote, Maria; McLoughlin, Catherine; Gosselin, Kevin P. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
The use of threshold concepts to define key points of curricula is a relatively recent development in educational research. Threshold concepts represent crucial stages of learning, the acquisition of which enables learners to progress from one level of achievement to another. In this context, the learner is described as passing through an…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Online Courses, College Faculty, Teaching Methods
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Giraldo, Frank – HOW, 2019
This study reports the contextual Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) of five Colombian English language teachers. Two semi-structured interviews and reflective journals were used for data collection. The findings show that the teachers used varied traditional and alternative assessment instruments, assessed language and non-language constructs,…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Knowledge Level, Student Evaluation, English (Second Language)
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Mandernach, B. Jean; Holbeck, Rick – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2016
An understanding of online teaching time requirements provides essential information to inform scheduling, course size and instructor workload; in addition, awareness of the distribution of time across online teaching tasks provides insight to focus faculty efforts and tailor professional development to target instructional needs. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Correlation
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Hadley, Fay; Waniganayake, Manjula; Shepherd, Wendy – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Continuous professional learning and development (PLD) is an essential component of effective practice in any profession. PLD as a professional responsibility and workplace requirement in early childhood (EC) settings is now embedded in Australian national policy. What PLD looks like and how it happens in EC settings is a hot topic both locally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
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Lin, Su-ching; Cheng, Wen-wen; Wu, Ming-sui – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Most research suggests professional development improves teachers' knowledge and pedagogy and enhances teachers' confidence to facilitate a positive attitude about student learning. This study attempted to investigate the connection between teacher professional development program and students' Learning. This study took Readers' Theater Teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Academic Achievement, Correlation