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Rattanatumma, Tawachai; Puncreobutr, Vichian – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of teaching methods in improving Mathematics Learning Achievement and Problem solving ability of students at an international college. This is a Quasi-Experimental Research which was done the study with the first year students who have registered to study Mathematics subject at St.…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Ability
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Jacobs, Jennifer M.; Castañeda, Amy; Castañeda, Rob – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
Rob and Amy Castañeda, the co-founders of a sports/play-based youth and community development organization called Beyond the Ball (www.beyondtheball.org), cite the collaborative and dynamic nature of the TPSR Alliance as an important influence for their work. Beyond the Ball serves individuals between kindergarten and post-college, in the North…
Descriptors: Student Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Community Development, Partnerships in Education
Carlos-Guzmán, Jesús – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2016
A proposal is presented to assess teacher's performance based on the aspects that educational research has found as fundamental to achieve students' learning. The proposal is aimed mainly at teachers and people responsible for teacher's assessment programs. After criticizing the traditional way of assessing teacher's performance, it is shown a…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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McFarlane, Kathryn J. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The research into personal tutoring in higher education from a tutor's perspective suggests that tutors lack training in tutoring and may lack clarity as to the purpose and boundaries of the role. This article explores personal tutors' perceptions of their confidence and competence in relation to personal tutoring and identifies strategies that…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Tutors, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Nilson, Michelle; Fels, Lynn; Gopaul, Bryan – Journal of Leadership Education, 2016
This research explores the various ways in which performative inquiry was implemented in a graduate organizational theories course within an educational leadership cohort at a medium-sized urban Canadian research university. Drawing on Fink's framework for significant learning experiences, the researchers used performative inquiry to enact the…
Descriptors: Organizational Theories, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Graduate Students
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Wilkerson, Michelle Hoda; Andrews, Chelsea; Shaban, Yara; Laina, Vasiliki; Gravel, Brian E. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2016
This paper explores the role that technology can play in engaging pre-service teachers with the iterative, "messy" nature of model-based inquiry. Over the course of 5 weeks, 11 pre-service teachers worked in groups to construct models of diffusion using a computational animation and simulation toolkit, and designed lesson plans for the…
Descriptors: Attention, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Simulation, Preservice Teachers
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Tavakoli, Mansoor; Baniasad-Azad, Somayeh – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
This study investigated Iranian high school teachers' conceptions of effective teaching and examined the relationship of those conceptions to their teaching practices. The authors tried to achieve the purpose through questionnaires, observation, and interview. These teachers identified "being student-focused" and "being…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Best Practices
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Saunders, Laura – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
Libraries have a long, though not uncomplicated, history with social justice and social advocacy. The new ACRL "Framework for Information Literacy," which is more conceptual and flexible than the original Standards, offers an opportunity for librarians to approach teaching and learning from a social justice perspective. Indeed, the…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Social Justice, Social Change, Advocacy
Jung, Ji yoon – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive account on case-based instructional practices. Semester-long participant observation records in torts, marketing, and online instructional design classes, instructor interviews, course syllabi and teaching materials were used to describe the within-class complexity of the practices in terms…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Educational Practices
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Brooks, D. Christopher; Solheim, Catherine A. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2014
This chapter reveals how thoughtful course redesign that specifically addresses the physical environment of a learning space can significantly improve student learning.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Educational Environment, Physical Environment
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Statham, Mick – Primary Science, 2014
In a previous article (2014), this author outlined the practical use of visualisation as a way of starting lessons. The purpose of this is to create interest, hold attention, and provide some mental experience of the conceptual learning to follow. In this way, links can be created between the teaching activity in the first few minutes of the…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Visualization, Teaching Methods, Relaxation Training
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Holper, Lisa; Goldin, Andrea P.; Shalom, Diego E.; Battro, Antonio M.; Wolf, Martin; Sigman, Mariano – International Journal of Educational Research, 2013
The study aimed to step into two-person (teacher-student) educational neuroscience. We describe a physiological marker of cortical hemodynamic correlates involved in teacher-student interactions during performance of a classical teaching model, the Socratic dialog. We recorded prefrontal brain activity during dialog execution simultaneously in…
Descriptors: Brain, Metabolism, Correlation, Investigations
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van den Berg, Marian; Bosker, Roel J.; Suhre, Cor J. M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
Classroom formative assessment (CFA) is considered to be a fundamental part of effective teaching, as it is presumed to enhance student performance. However, there is only limited empirical evidence to support this notion. In this effect study, a quasi-experiment was conducted to compare 2 conditions. In the treatment condition, 17 teachers…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Mathematics, Classroom Techniques
Kristine E. Larson; Elise T. Pas; Catherine P. Bradshaw; Michael S. Rosenberg; Norma L. Day-Vines – Grantee Submission, 2018
The discipline gap between White students and students of color has increased demand for teacher training in culturally responsive and behavior management practices. Extant research, however, is inconclusive about how culturally responsive teaching practices relate to student behavior or how to assess using such practices in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Models, Teaching Methods
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Kristine E. Larson; Elise T. Pas; Catherine P. Bradshaw; Michael S. Rosenberg; Norma L. Day-Vines – School Psychology Review, 2018
The discipline gap between White students and African American students has increased demand for teacher training in culturally responsive and behavior management practices. Extant research, however, is inconclusive about how culturally responsive teaching practices relate to student behavior or how to assess using such practices in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Culturally Relevant Education, Teaching Models, Teaching Methods
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