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Doganca Kucuk, Zerrin; Yabas, Defne; Bozoglu, Hayriye Sinem; Corlu, Mehmet Sencer – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2021
This research aimed to investigate and compare teachers' conceptualizations of their students' and their own outcomes of our earlySTEM program at the K4 level in two distinct roles: practitioners only and practitioners and program developers jointly. The study group included 66 teachers, 26 of whom had actively contributed to the development of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Garet, Michael S.; Heppen, Jessica B.; Walters, Kirk; Parkinson, Julia; Smith, Toni M.; Song, Mengli; Garrett, Rachel; Yang, Rui; Borman, Geoffrey D. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
This report examines the impact of content-intensive Professional Development (PD) on teachers' math content knowledge, their instructional practice, and their students' achievement. The study's PD had three components, totaling 93 hours. The core of the PD was "Intel Math," an intensive 80-hour workshop delivered in summer 2013 that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Garet, Michael S.; Heppen, Jessica B.; Walters, Kirk; Parkinson, Julia; Smith, Toni M.; Song, Mengli; Garrett, Rachel; Yang, Rui; Borman, Geoffrey D. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
Improving math achievement among U.S. students remains a high priority as results from recent math assessments continue to show room for improvement. For example, 60 percent of fourth-graders scored below the proficient level on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress. On the most recent Program for International Student Assessment's…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Garet, Michael S.; Heppen, Jessica B.; Walters, Kirk; Parkinson, Julia; Smith, Toni M.; Song, Mengli; Garrett, Rachel; Yang, Rui; Borman, Geoffrey D. – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
Recent results from national and international assessments continue to show a need for improvement in math achievement among U.S. students. For example, 60 per-cent of grade 4 students scored below the proficient level on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress. In an era of increasingly rigorous state standards, teachers at all grade…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
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Chaaban, Youmen – Professional Development in Education, 2017
This article examines changes in teachers' beliefs and practices over the course of a professional development (PD) program concerned with the implementation of a constructivist-oriented pedagogy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Grounded in situative theories of learning and development, the School-based Support Program places…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Beliefs
Sertich, Sally Krause – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study used a conceptual framework of professional development theory to identify characteristics of effective learning activities specific to 259 Minnesota K-12 public school physical education and developmental adapted physical education (PE/DAPE) teachers during 2012-2013. Study results confirmed that as PE/DAPE teacher participation in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education Teachers
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Angelides, Panayiotis; Hajisoteriou, Christina – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2013
This research examined the implementation strategies used by the participant teachers in order to practice inclusion in their classrooms. To this end, we investigated the participant teachers' perceptions of their roles and the barriers faced in the implementation of inclusion. Interviews and observations were carried out with four teachers in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Educational Strategies
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Gröschner, Alexander; Seidel, Tina; Kiemer, Katharina; Pehmer, Ann-Kathrin – Professional Development in Education, 2015
For developing professional development (PD) programs, research suggests referring to effective components. In developing a PD program on classroom dialogue, we explored to what extent effective components could be addressed. We conducted a study with two groups. In the "Dialogic Video Cycle" (DVC), six German teachers participated in a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Intervention
Hofilena Clark, Maria Elena – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative study explored the collaborative team practices used by elementary teachers working in collaborative teams within one school district. The study consisted of simultaneous data collection that included: eleven observations of team meetings, fifteen individual in-depth interviews, one focus group discussion and document review…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Decision Making, Feedback (Response), Group Discussion
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Matsumura, Lindsay Clare; Garnier, Helen E.; Resnick, Lauren B. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2010
This study investigates the influence of a school's pre-existing social resources on the implementation of a comprehensive literacy-coaching program (Content-Focused Coaching [CFC]). Elementary schools were randomly assigned to receive a CFC-trained coach (n = 15 schools) or to continue with the literacy coaching resources that are standard for…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Teacher Collaboration, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Mattera, Shira Kolnik; Lloyd, Chrishana M.; Fishman, Mike; Bangser, Michael – MDRC, 2013
Low-income preschool children face many risks to their social-emotional development that can affect their school experience and social outcomes for years to come. Although there are some promising approaches to improving young children's social-emotional competence, the evidence base is limited, particularly on the effectiveness of these…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Low Income Groups, At Risk Students, Social Development
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Eschenfelder, Mark J.; Bryan, Lois D.; Lee, Tanya – Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment, 2010
This paper reports on the perceptions of teaching economists of the nature, implementation and result of outcomes assessment/assurance of learning (AOL) in higher education. The results reported in the paper are based on over eight hundred responses to a web-based survey of teaching economists. While there is little consensus among economists…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Higher Education, Online Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
Dunkle, Cheryl A. – Corwin, 2012
Many educators agree that we already know how to foster student success, so what is keeping common sense from becoming common practice? The author provides step-by-step guidance for overcoming the barriers to adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and achieving equity and excellence for all students. As an experienced teacher and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Total Quality Management, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
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Orleans, Myron, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
Online education continues to permeate mainstream teaching techniques in higher education settings. Teaching upper-level classes in an online setting is having a major impact on education as a whole and is fundamentally altering global learning. "Cases on Critical and Qualitative Perspectives in Online Higher Education" offers a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Case Studies, Instruction
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Shkedi, Asher – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2009
The paper examines the implementation of an external written curriculum in the classroom. The study is based on observation of and interviews with 26 Israeli Bible teachers who followed a formal curriculum and used a teachers' guide. The study identified three types of curriculum narrative: the frame narrative, the task narrative, and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biblical Literature, Grade 8, Public Schools
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