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Pu, Lim Wee; Kah, Chua Lay; Hong, Kenny Tey Chee; Quan, Loo Yong; Wen, Fong Chia; Hui, Lee Xin – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to determine whether teacher's gender factor and school type factor influence level of readiness of teachers in implementing STEM education. Method: An ex post facto research design study was conducted in 99 schools from Johor Bahru district involving 690 primary school teachers (134 males, 556 females). The random…
Descriptors: Readiness, Curriculum Implementation, STEM Education, Foreign Countries
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Yazicilar Nalbantoglu, Ümran; Bümen, Nilay T.; Uslu, Öner – Teacher Development, 2022
Curriculum adaptation portrays the way teachers 'tweak' the curriculum. The findings of related studies are based solely on qualitative data, and there is no instrument that can determine curriculum adaptation patterns. Based on this gap, the aim of this study is to develop the Curriculum Adaptation Patterns Scale (CAPS). After examining the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Test Construction, Factor Analysis, Test Reliability
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Chen, Ken-Zen; Chen, Chang-Hua; Tsai, Hsiao-Feng; Li, Shao-Chi; Guglielmino, Lucy M. – International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 2020
The objective of this study was to determine the fitness of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) factorial structure for Taiwanese secondary school students. Analyzing the model fit of the SDLRS was undertaken. Data from the 8-dimensional 58-item SDLRS completed by 3,878 students from 7 Taiwan secondary schools were analyzed using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, National Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
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Grobler, Bennie; Moloi, Connie; Thakhordas, Sunita – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
This quantitative study investigates teachers' perceptions of how Emotional Intelligence (EI) was utilised by their school principals to manage mandated curriculum change processes in schools in the Johannesburg North district of Gauteng in South Africa. Research shows that EI consists of a range of fundamental skills that could enable school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 10
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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Yuen, Timothy W. W. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
In an effort to enhance the quality of teachers and teaching, and to lead internal curriculum development in primary schools, the Hong Kong Education Bureau created a new curriculum leader post entitled primary school master/mistress (curriculum development) or PSMCD for short. The main purpose of the study was to examine the perceptions of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools
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van den Berg, Marian; Bosker, Roel J.; Suhre, Cor J. M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
Classroom formative assessment (CFA) is considered to be a fundamental part of effective teaching, as it is presumed to enhance student performance. However, there is only limited empirical evidence to support this notion. In this effect study, a quasi-experiment was conducted to compare 2 conditions. In the treatment condition, 17 teachers…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Mathematics, Classroom Techniques
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Kim, Yeon Ha – Educational Psychology, 2016
This study aims to explore the impact of early childhood educators' meta-cognitive knowledge on the quality of their childcare curriculum implementation, and to gain insights regarding successful problem-solving strategies associated with early education and care. Early childhood educators' implementation of general problem-solving strategies in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Metacognition
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Kumral, Orhan – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2016
In Turkey, Educational Philosophy is a compulsory course for the students of education faculties, which serve the purpose of training the teachers of future generations. Furthermore, in some other programs, students are able to take the course as an elective course. The continuous changes in culture, science, and technology force the curriculum of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Curriculum Implementation, Pretests Posttests
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Pietarinen, Janne; Pyhältö, Kirsi; Soini, Tiina – Curriculum Journal, 2017
The study aims to gain a better understanding of the national large-scale curriculum process in terms of the used implementation strategies, the function of the reform, and the curriculum coherence perceived by the stakeholders accountable in constructing the national core curriculum in Finland. A large body of school reform literature has shown…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Strategies
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Liu, Hong-Cheng; Yen, Jih-Rong – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The development of computers in the past two decades has resulted in the changes of education in enterprises and schools. The advance of computer hardware and platforms allow colleges generally applying distance courses to instruction that both Ministry of Education and colleges have paid attention to the development of Distance Learning. To…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Investigations, Educational Improvement
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Vanderlinde, Ruben; van Braak, Johan – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
Teachers play a pivotal role in implementing educational innovations and realising curriculum change. Consequently, their perceptions of innovations and curricula content are of crucial importance. In this study, teachers' perceptions of the new ICT curriculum in Flanders are examined. This curriculum reflects Flemish society's underlying vision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication
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
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Gorozidis, Georgios; Papaioannou, Athanasios – European Physical Education Review, 2011
The network of relations between Physical Education (PE) teachers' self-efficacy, goal orientations, attitudes, intentions and behaviours concerning the implementation of a new PE curriculum was examined. Participants were 290 Greek junior high school PE teachers. Two years after the introduction of the new curriculum, participants responded to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Physical Education, Teaching Styles, Self Efficacy