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Nelson, Kelly D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine teacher reports and use of differentiation and to examine the use of technology in differentiated lessons. The researcher posed two questions: (a) What is the association between teacher reports of differentiation use and observed differentiation strategies used; and (b) How are teachers using the…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Elementary School Teachers, Educational Strategies
Slotnik, William J.; Bugler, Daniel; Liang, Guodong – Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center at WestEd, 2015
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is guiding and supporting the implementation of a new Teacher and Principal Evaluation (TPE) system in all school districts throughout the state. The system includes measures of both professional practice and student growth. Because the historical and current practice in Maryland is one of local…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Practices, Program Implementation
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Kaden, Ute; Patterson, Philip P. – Action in Teacher Education, 2014
This mixed-methods study explores changes over time in assessment strategies and identifies variables that facilitate that change by examining assessment practices of 11 teacher candidates enrolled in a one-year postbaccalaureate teacher education program that prepares for teaching in rural and urban settings of Alaska. Analyzing multiple data…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Evaluation
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Rawson, Casey H. – School Library Research, 2015
Numerous authors in the library and information science (LIS) field have called for more authentic collaborative experiences for students in school librarian education programs, particularly experiences that partner school library students with pre-service teachers to collaboratively design instruction. The first-iteration, design-based study…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Assignments
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Gates, Leigh K.; Fischetti, John C.; Moody, Amelia – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2013
As a result of the varied implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) and uneven occurrence of professional development, special education teachers struggle to adapt to new roles and responsibilities. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the role of special education teachers in implementing and monitoring RTI, the role…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Mixed Methods Research
Kezar, Adrianna; Gehrke, Sean – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2015
This mixed-methods study examined four STEM communities (BioQUEST, Project Kaleidoscope, the POGIL Project, and SENCER) in order to better understand the roles of these communities in advancing the goals of scaling STEM education reform. The project explored three key questions: (1) How do members and leaders of communities of practice (CoPs1)…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, STEM Education, Communities of Practice, Attitude Measures
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Alfeld, Corinne; Bhattacharya, Sharika – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2012
This study uses a mixed methods approach to examine a new type of curriculum configuration that supports students' transitions to college: career technical programs of study (POS). Interview and survey data were collected from a college and its feeder high schools in each of three well-established ("mature") sites in geographically…
Descriptors: Student Records, Student Attitudes, Career Guidance, Transitional Programs
Roberts, Jalynn; Gentry, Debra; Townsend, Amy – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2011
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to evaluate a Higher Education Administration doctoral program, to understand student perceptions of program quality, to improve both student satisfaction and retention to degree completion, and to plan for the future. Findings from survey data and focus group interviews indicated program strengths to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Mixed Methods Research