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Essers, Geurt; Dielissen, Patrick; van Weel, Chris; van der Vleuten, Cees; van Dulmen, Sandra; Kramer, Anneke – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Communication assessment in real-life consultations is a complex task. Generic assessment instruments help but may also have disadvantages. The generic nature of the skills being assessed does not provide indications for context-specific behaviour required in practice situations; context influences are mostly taken into account implicitly. Our…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Context Effect, Evaluators, Qualitative Research
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Silvestri, Julia; Wang, Ye – American Annals of the Deaf, 2018
The purpose of the study was to uncover and describe psycholinguistic and sociocognitive factors facilitating effective reading by signing adults who are profoundly deaf and do not use hearing technology. The sample comprised four groups, each consisting of 15 adults, for a total of 60 participants. The four groups were "deaf…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Adults, Deafness, Reading Instruction
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Barry, Nancy; Henry, Daniel – Contributions to Music Education, 2015
This study aimed to gain an in-depth perspective through examining how the conducting pedagogy of three selected exemplary high school and college instrumental music conductors function within the context of an actual rehearsal. A typical rehearsal was video recorded, followed by a "think-aloud" session in which the conductor viewed the…
Descriptors: Musicians, Music, Music Education, Administrators
Johnson, Heather L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Rate of change is an important concept for students to study, and little is known about the ways in which secondary students make sense of rate of change. In this qualitative study I examined how four high school students who have not taken calculus reasoned about changing quantities when interacting with mathematical tasks involving multiple…
Descriptors: Calculus, Inferences, High School Students, Mathematical Concepts
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Benson, Sheila – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2010
This article examines the case of an adult reader who has developed literacy practices that represent a wide range of authentic, personally and professionally motivated purposes for reading and writing. Despite this wide range of literacy practices, however, and despite the opportunities they have opened for him, Joseph (his chosen pseudonym)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, Self Concept
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Newman, Dina L.; Catavero, Christina M.; Wright, L. Kate – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2012
Cellular processes that rely on knowledge of molecular behavior are difficult for students to comprehend. For example, thorough understanding of meiosis requires students to integrate several complex concepts related to chromosome structure and function. Using a grounded theory approach, we have unified classroom observations, assessment data, and…
Descriptors: Genetics, Grounded Theory, Data Analysis, Concept Teaching
Lee, ChongMin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research is to describe and understand the ways in which deaf middle school students understood and solved compare word problems, and to examine their overall strategy use in learning mathematics. The participants in the study were deaf middle school students, attending a residential state school for the deaf. Most of them used…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Middle School Students, State Schools, Special Schools
Herman, Geoffrey Lindsay – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Instructors in electrical and computer engineering and in computer science have developed innovative methods to teach digital logic circuits. These methods attempt to increase student learning, satisfaction, and retention. Although there are readily accessible and accepted means for measuring satisfaction and retention, there are no widely…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Delphi Technique, Concept Formation, Misconceptions
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Yau, Jia-ling Charlene – Metacognition and Learning, 2009
Integrating both quantitative and qualitative approaches, this study examined the knowledge and application of strategic reading among Taiwanese adolescents learning to read English as a foreign language. A total of 144 Grade 11 students participated in this study. Correlational analysis and t-tests were applied to analyzing quantitative data,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, Reading Strategies
Salvador, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Elementary general music teachers typically teach hundreds of students every week. Each child has individual learning needs due to a variety of factors, such as prior experiences with music, music aptitude, learning style, and personality. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore ways that experienced teachers used assessments to…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Experienced Teachers, Individualized Instruction, Music Education
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Vlachopoulos, Panos; Cowan, John – Distance Education, 2010
This article reports a grounded theory study of the moderation of asynchronous online discussions, to explore the processes by which tutors in higher education decide when and how to moderate. It aims to construct a theory of e-moderation based on some key factors which appear to influence e-moderation. It discusses previous research on the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teacher Role, Computer Mediated Communication, College Faculty
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Dicks, Dennis; Ives, Cindy – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2008
Instructional design (ID) in its short life has been dominated by behaviourist approaches despite critique focusing on issues of practice as well as theory. Nonetheless, little research has addressed two fundamental questions: "What constitutes good instructional design?" and "How do instructional designers create good design?"…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Best Practices, Database Management Systems, Interviews
Blodgett, Cynthia S. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this grounded theory study was to examine the process by which people with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) access information on the web. Recent estimates include amateur sports and recreation injuries, non-hospital clinics and treatment facilities, private and public emergency department visits and admissions, providing…
Descriptors: Head Injuries, Brain, Neurological Impairments, Mild Disabilities
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Elliott, Elizabeth – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2004
The qualitative study examined the processes and approaches to collaboration, reflection, and dialogue of preservice and mentoring teachers who were engaged in a yearlong internship experience. Within the context of a university course grounded in constructivism, social constructivism, and the concept of teacher as researcher, the study explored…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Preservice Teachers, Mentors, Learning Activities