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The "Third"-Order Barrier for Technology-Integration Instruction: Implications for Teacher Education
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Tsai, Chin-Chung; Chai, Ching Sing – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Technology integration is a major trend in contemporary education practice. When undertaking technology integration in classrooms, a first-order barrier and a second-order barrier, as proposed by Ertmer (1999), can hinder its implementation. The first-order barrier is external, such as lack of adequate access, time, training and institutional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Teacher Attitudes
Preschool Teachers' Insights about Web-Based Self-Coaching versus On-Site Expert Coaching
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Shannon, Darbianne; Snyder, Patricia; McLaughlin, Tara – Grantee Submission, 2015
Implementation science defines training and coaching as two important competency components to support fidelity of implementation of evidence-based practices. The present study explores the perspectives of 21 preschool teachers, located in the United States, about the professional development (PD) they received, which included training and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Web Based Instruction, Coaching (Performance), Expertise
Competence-Based Teacher Education: Illusion or Reality? An Assessment of the Implementation Status in Flanders from Teachers' and Students' Points of View
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Struyven, Katrien; De Meyst, Marijke – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Since 1998, the Flanders' educational government in Belgium has been urging teacher education institutions by decree to implement competences in teacher training programs. Since then, years have gone by, and institutions have acted in order to achieve the competence-based goals. However, have they succeeded in implementing them? This is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Curriculum Implementation
P.B.T.E. or Not to BE, that Is the Question.
Hobart, R. Barry; Harris, Roger McL. – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1982
Describes an evaluation of performance-based teacher education (PBTE) programs conducted in three Australian states for technical and further education teachers during 1979. The objectives of the research included effectiveness of the PBTE approach, reactions of participants in the programs, and institutional considerations in its operation.…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Delivery Systems, Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education
Competencies of Postsecondary Education Personnel Serving Students with Learning Disabilities.
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Norlander, Kay A.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1990
Data from a survey of 299 practitioners were assembled to identify needed competencies of administrative and direct service personnel in implementing postsecondary support programs for learning-disabled students. Key competencies identified by instructors include assessment skills, cognitive interventions, and instructional skills, whereas…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Students, Competency Based Teacher Education
Mystery or Mastery? An Evaluation of Performance-Based Teacher Education for TAFE Teachers in Australia.
Hobart, R. Barry; Harris, Roger McL. – 1980
A study evaluated performance-based teacher education (PBTE) programs conducted in three Australian states in technical and further education (TAFE) programs during 1979 to assess the potential of PBTE for TAFE teacher education and to determine the most effective strategies for its implementation. One institution in each of three states--South…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Competency Based Teacher Education, Definitions