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Kristie L. Baumgartner – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) has been the governing legislation for teacher evaluation in Illinois since its inception in 2010. PERA's original purpose was to improve the professional competence of teachers while increasing the academic performance of students. This study explored the perceptions and experiences of a small group of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Performance Based Assessment, Educational Legislation, Elementary School Teachers
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Sayeski, Kristin L.; Kennedy, Michael J.; de Irala, Sandra; Clinton, Elias; Hamel, Melissa; Thomas, Kristen – Exceptionality, 2015
Researchers have found that teacher preparation programs are not universally preparing teacher candidates in concepts associated with the alphabetic principle. Yet, the majority of students with reading disabilities or who struggle with beginning reading have difficulty with phonology and concepts associated with the alphabetic principle. The…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Concept Teaching, Fundamental Concepts
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Applebaum, Mark; Leikin, Roza – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
This study is based on our belief that mathematics should be challenging in any classroom and that mathematical challenge is among the central factors that determine the quality of mathematics lessons. Choosing challenging mathematical problem for the students is central in teachers' work while their conception of mathematical challenge can…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Experienced Teachers, Definitions
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Bataineh, Osamah; Alazzi, Khaled F. – International Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to discover themes or concepts, generated from the collected data, that formed building blocks of grounded theory in the study of secondary school social studies teachers' perspectives. This research study was conducted in Jordan, where secondary school social studies teachers were interviewed regarding their…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills