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Stewart, Shartriya; Coombs, Letoynia; Burston, Betty – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper examines the experiences and outcomes of male teacher candidates in the College of Education at a large university in California. Design/methodology/approach: This mixed methods study highlights findings from the preliminary analysis of student records as well as qualitative observation notes from their university supervisors…
Descriptors: Males, Gender Differences, Preservice Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
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Hendricks, Karin S.; Smith, Tawnya D.; Legutki, Allen R. – Gender and Education, 2016
This study profiles gender differences in instrumental performance self-efficacy perceptions of high school students (N = 87) over the course of a three-day orchestra festival in which students competed against one another for rank-based seating and then rehearsed and performed as a group. Reported self-beliefs rose significantly for the sample…
Descriptors: Competition, Music Education, Self Efficacy, Beliefs
Wilson, Nikketta – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The educational setting for districts nationwide includes a variety of programs and support for beginning teachers who do not have experience in the classroom. Additionally, school districts nationwide are taking aggressive measures via induction programs to address the attrition rate in education. The various support and guidance that beginning…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Teacher Persistence, Mentors
Vander Does, Susan Lubow – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Teachers' observations of student performance in reading are abundant and insightful but often remain internal and unarticulated. As a result, such observations are an underutilized and undervalued source of data. Given the gaps in knowledge about students' reading comprehension that exist in formal assessments, the frequent calls for teachers'…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Teacher Student Relationship, Observation
Tran, Yune Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The changing and growing student population in the U.S. demands well-equipped and trained teachers who have the adequate preparation and pedagogical tools to fully meet their diverse needs. This research study examined the perceptions of teachers' preparedness and their efficacy beliefs for teaching English Language Learners. A mixed-method was…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, English Language Learners
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Sheffield, Caroline – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2011
This mixed methods multiple case study explored middle school social studies teachers' instructional use of digital technology at three suburban middle schools This mixed methods, multiple-case study explored middle school social studies teachers' instructional use of digital technology at three suburban middle schools in a large Florida school…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Technology Integration, Social Studies, Barriers
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Tsai, Fu-Hsing; Yu, Kuang-Chao; Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
This study developed an educational online game, Super Delivery, targeting knowledge about saving electricity, and conducted case studies of eight sixth-grade students using this game to explore the factors influencing the effectiveness of students' knowledge acquisition in digital game-based learning (DGBL). This study followed Miles and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Games, Outcomes of Education