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Erkel, Meghan K.; Abregu del Pino, Vicky F.; Bayer, Angela M. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2019
Peruvian children's sub-optimal results on international and national assessments underscore the need for enhanced investments in early childhood development (ECD) such as shared reading between caregivers and young children. We conducted a qualitative study with 13 mothers of young children ages 11-25 months old that: used focus groups to explore…
Descriptors: Literacy, Story Reading, Child Development, Parent Child Relationship
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Interlante, Lindsey; De Riemer, Cynthia; Palomino, Araceli; Tirpak, Philip C. – Inquiry, 2016
A full-scale oral communication assessment was conducted by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) during the academic year 2013-14. Key components of this assessment included faculty involvement at all stages of assessment and collaboration with assessment coordinators and lead staff personnel. The VCCS Office of Institutional Research and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Speech Communication, Communication Skills
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Davies, Peter; Perry, Tom; Kirkman, John – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
IRIS is designed to improve primary school teachers' use of dialogue and feedback through using video technology for collaborative teacher development with a view to improving academic outcomes for pupils. It is based around a video technology system (IRIS Connect) which enables teachers to record, edit, and comment on teaching and learning. In…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Interpersonal Communication, Feedback (Response), Video Technology
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Reyna, Jorge – International Journal on E-Learning, 2016
In January 2009 the School of Education, University of Western Sydney decided to appoint an e-learning officer with the aim of improving the quality of online learning environments across course units. The e-learning officer had built a strong relationship with 45 academics across two campuses, with a positive impact on the application of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Program Implementation, Schools of Education, Foreign Countries
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Armstrong, Lyn; Power, Clare; Coady, Carmel; Dormer, Lynette – Journal of Peer Learning, 2011
Since its introduction at the University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia in 2007, the Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) program has proved a very effective and popular methodology for increasing retention and enhancing student engagement. PASS is based on Supplemental Instruction (SI) which is an international program that provides peer led,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Engineering Education, At Risk Students, Supplementary Education
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Eddy Spicer, David; Dede, Chris – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2006
This case study describes an effort to design and pilot an interactive, Web-based, district-wide "professional support portal" to support new teacher retention and professional growth in the Milwaukee Public Schools. The study reviews the overarching goals of this program and focuses, in particular, on an account of the nature and kinds…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, College School Cooperation, Web Sites, Educational Technology