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Parks, Elinor – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
This study reports on the findings of a PhD study investigating the implications of the division between language and content in Modern Language degrees on students' development of intercultural competence and criticality across four universities, two in the US and two in the UK. It draws upon the theoretical frameworks of Intercultural…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Modern Languages, Undergraduate Students
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Beavers, Elizabeth; Orange, Amy; Kirkwood, Donna – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2017
This article describes a research study in which 10 early childhood education students participated in facilitated critical reflection experiences during a 7-week practicum. Students' critical thinking skills were quantitatively assessed using the Cornell Critical Thinking Test and qualitatively documented through analysis of daily, weekly, and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Reflection, Early Childhood Education, College Students
Jamieson, Thad Spencer – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The use of mathematics performance tasks can provide a window into how a student is applying mathematics to various situations, how they are reasoning mathematically and how they are applying conceptual knowledge through problem solving and critical thinking. The purpose of this study was to investigate, according to the elementary mathematics…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Performance Factors, Problem Solving
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Boske, Christa – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2015
This narrative inquiry seeks to advance the field of educational leadership preparation by exploring ways to interrupt personal, interpersonal, and institutional racism through the senses--ways in which people perceive their experiences and relation to others. Findings suggest that participants engage in actions aligned with revelations from their…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Racial Bias, Educational Practices, Transformative Learning
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Burns, Rebecca West; Badiali, Bernard – Action in Teacher Education, 2016
Instructional supervision is a highly complex endeavor as supervisors work to enhance teacher, teacher candidate, and school effectiveness. The process of learning to supervise well can be daunting and difficult. Recent research on teaching has focused on enhancing teachers' ability to notice or observe aspects of teaching and student learning.…
Descriptors: Teacher Supervision, Supervisors, Teaching Skills, Skill Development
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Klinker, JoAnn Franklin; Hoover, J. Duane; Valle, Fernando; Hardin, Fred – Planning and Changing, 2014
Experience in problem-based learning, authentic experiences, on-the-job decision making, and critical reflection on decisions made formed the conceptual framework of an internship to develop democratic leadership as a professional ethic in interns. Interns in an on-the-job guided internship examined decisions over a 13-week period as they…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Democracy, Leadership, Internship Programs
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Trautmann, Nancy M.; Makinster, James G.; Batek, Michael – American Biology Teacher, 2013
Using an interactive map-based PDF, students learn key concepts related to biodiversity while developing data-analysis and critical-thinking skills. The Bird Island lesson provides students with experience in translating geospatial data into bar graphs, then interpreting these graphs to compare biodiversity across ecoregions on a fictional island.…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Data Analysis
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers