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Showing 1 to 20 of 538 for “"Education, Curriculum and Instruction"”.
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Making Sense of Special Education in the Preservice Teacher Preparation Program: A Qualitative Study
A special education field-experience was a component of a preservice general education curriculum and instruction course in a large research-oriented public university. Using participant-observation, survey, and interview data, this study analyzes how the preservice general education teachers make …
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Toward cross-curricular coherence in preparing teacher candidates for culturally responsive teaching
… cross-curricular coherence in preparing teacher candidates for culturally responsive teaching Afnan Boutrid Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Ken Zeichner College of Education Curriculum and Instruction This qualitative curriculum analysis study investigates the presence of cross-curricular …
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Mathematics Performance in Public and Catholic Elementary Schools: Explaining the Disparity
… argue that public schools are inefficient and ineffective because they are accountable to bureaucracies, while private schools are superior because they are accountable to consumers and must strive for improvement in order to attract and retain students. However, recent research has …
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A Follow-Up of Drake University College of Education Graduates (1965-1971)
… prepared them for their chosen vocation, and to provide input to the College of Education Departments for their consideration in program improvement. Procedure. A mail questionnaire was developed to answer the following questions: 1. Where are the graduates now working? 2. Have they earned …
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Experts and novices: Differences in their use of mental representation and metacognition in engineering design
… much is known, however, about the way students and professional engineers actively generate and change their mental representation when solving a engineering design problem. There are very few studies that show how different types of mental representations; such as metaphors, propositions, and …
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Pathways to learning: An autobiographical inquiry into lessons from the middle.
Pathways to learning: An autobiographical inquiry into lessons from the middle.
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Case study of a creative writing program and the interaction of white instructors' and African American students' social and cultural backgrounds
… creative writing program designed by two English Education instructors from a large university in the southeastern region of the United States with collaboration from the Screen Actors Guild from Los Angeles, California, and the National Council of Teachers (NCTE) of English Research Foundation. …
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Group problem solving in a complex verbal production with expert, postulant teacher, and peer regulation.
Dans le but d'elucider la dynamique de l'apprentissage de groupe, nous analysons la resolution de probleme en termes de strategies et d'accomplissement en situation. Les strategies sont observees au cours de la resolution d'un probleme creatif complexe et peu defini, et des notes de nature …
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Intensive English for Academic Purposes: A Curriculum Designed and Developed for Local English Language Learners Entering University
… to call this country home. The Canadian K-12 and post-secondary educational systems have seen an enormous influx of language minority (LM) learners: 25% of the student body in Calgary’s K-12 systems have or have had EAL coding, and the proportion of local LM students in tertiary settings is …
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Well-Being in Adults with High Functioning Autism Characteristics
… functioning autism. Drawing on first-, second-, and third-person perspectives, this study explored how autistic traits affect well-being. Integral methodological pluralism (IMP) was employed as a framework towards achieving a more balanced, comprehensive understanding of both background knowledge …
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Identified Gifted Boys' Experience Of Giftedness In Alternative High School Settings: Implications For Practice And Programming
… for boys to thrive or can place undue pressure and stress, causing them to decline in school, academically and emotionally. This multi-site case study using integral research methodology looked to understand identified gifted boys’ experience of giftedness in schooling, the influence of being …
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Learning, Breathing and Well-Being: Teachers' Reflections on Pedagogical Possibilities through Mindfulness
The inspiration and motivation for this thesis came from my experiences as a student, a teacher and a mother. Through years of involvement with various types of education, I recognized significant problems embedded within the traditional ideologies of school: the fragmented focus of the assembly …
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The development of creativity: a study of creative adolescents and young adults
… that have given me enormous joy, delight, and satisfaction. I used to spend every weekend in the Rocky Mountains observing, sketching, and photographing, and after each of these escapades I would return home feeling happy, full of energy, and ready to deal with the challenges of my daily …
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The Effectiveness of Large Scale Transformational Change Across a School District
… confirmed that change was occurring of some type and to some degree. An outside researcher conducted interviews with school-based and district leaders to identify what characteristics and actions had been put in place and to describe if they were successful. Research participants identified four …
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Contextual Interpretations of International Mindedness in International Baccalaureate Diploma Students
… (IB) Diploma students in a national and an international school in the Czech Republic. Three research questions were addressed in the study: • How is international mindedness actualized by IB Diploma students? • What is the experience of education for international mindedness for IB …
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Motivational Beliefs About Music and Six Other School Subjects: The Mexican Context
… the theoretical constructs of expectancies and values as the main factors explaining both student and teacher motivation. Results of the analysis of variance suggest that expectancies and value beliefs attached to music were similar for both students and teachers. Music was considered the …
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"""Exploration to Formation"": Understanding the Voluntary Modeling Activity of Two- and Three -Year -Old Children"
The study suggests that two- and three-year-old children's voluntary modeling activity is a far more complex and sophisticated experience than previously understood. This experience in modeling is believed to be encouraged when children are frequently exposed to modeling material, to be able to …
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Computer -Assisted Music Instruction as Supplemental Sight -Singing Instruction in the High School Choir
Pretests and posttests were scored by three judges, all veteran choral music educators. Members of the CTG demonstrated a mean gain of 11.52 points from pretest to posttest while members of the TTG recorded a mean gain of 1.65 points. Paired t-tests revealed a significant difference between pretest …
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"Exploring Nurturing ""Connecting Chemistries"" of Two Exemplary Community College Instructors With Freshmen Considered Nontraditional/underprepared"
"This qualitative study explored the existence and nature of a ""connecting chemistry"" among exemplary community college instructors and freshman students considered nontraditional and underprepared. Two recognized exemplary instructors and seven nontraditional and underprepared students …
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Chicago Public Schools' Academic Probation Process: Insights Into a Process for Improving Failing Schools
… to choose from a selection of external partners, and are assigned a probation manager to guide improvement efforts paid for by the district and to assist the school in turning around student performance. Recognizing that principals often are overwhelmed by administrative issues, the district …
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