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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Good Teaching"”.
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Epistemological Connections to PreK-8 Teachers' Descriptions of Good Teaching, Good Student Behavior, and Teaching for Understanding: A Mixed Methods Study
… CONNECTIONS TO PRE K-8 TEACHERS' DESCRIPTIONS OF GOOD TEACHING, GOOD STUDENT BEHAVIOR, AND TEACHING FOR UNDERSTANDING: A MIXED METHODS STUDY MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. D. John McIntyre A mixed methods study design was used to investigate the relationship between elementary teachers' epistemology, as …
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Situated Teaching: Personal, Cultural, and Contextual Early Childhood Schooling
… of situated notions about what constitutes good teaching makes implicit values more visible so that they may be examined and reformed. I argue that a search for essential characteristics of good teaching over-simplifies the complexity of teaching. Broadening notions of teaching to include …
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Good Mathematics Teaching: Perspectives of Beginning Secondary Teachers
What is good mathematics teaching? The answer depends on whom you are asking. Teachers, researchers, policymakers, administrators, and parents usually provide their own view on what they consider is good mathematics teaching and what is not. The purpose of this study was to determine how beginning …
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Learning From Teachers Serving Preschool English Language Learners: Perspectives on Integrating Home Language and Culture
… teachers were not able to differentiate between good teaching and effective practices for ELLs. Home language and culture were also not recognized as an important foundation for ELLs' learning. The study points to the need for teachers, and all other school staff, to have an educational …
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The Role of Teachers in Class Size Reduction Programs
… seem to be independent of class size. Good teaching techniques are more a matter of good teachers than any other factor found in my study.</p>
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Bridging the Gap Between Students’ Cultural Norms and the Cultural Norms of Science: A Self-Study on Students’ Perceptions of Inquiry Activities and Culturally Relevant Lessons
Relevant literature recommends good teaching practices to help students bridge the gap between their personal cultural norms and the cultural norms of secondary science teaching. Some students’ cultural practices encourage developing a strong ability to memorize and students use their strong …
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The Evaluation of Teaching in the Context of a Research University: Meanings, Trade -Offs and Equity Concerns
… indicated that students differed in defining good teaching and followed different processes in assigning ratings to their instructors. Other findings indicated that student motivation towards the course content, the ability of the instructor to speak English well, and fairness of grading were …
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An Exploration of Blended Learning in Academic English for Postgraduates--A Case Study from China
… this study primarily aimed to explore and inform good teaching practices by evaluating the impact of an intervention on blended learning in the academic English course for the postgraduates. Based on the data analysis of the questionnaire, the pre-test and the post-test as well as the interviews, …
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Instructor perceptions of what good lead facilitators do in long-standing, co-curricular, multi-day, undergraduate leadership programs
Instructor Perceptions of What Good Lead Facilitators do in Long-Standing, Co-Curricular, Multi-Day, Undergraduate Leadership Programs is an exploratory, qualitative study of what good teachers do in long-standing, outside-of-the-classroom, institute programs for university and college students. …
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Perspectives on learning in a continuation high school: Voices of male Hispanic students
… high school. It highlights the importance of good teaching strategies and caring teachers who have the temperament, ability, and sensitivity to work with students who are at risk of failing. It also highlights the need for school administrators to create a positive school culture based on …
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Snapshots to re-imagine teacher quality in southern Chile
… of teacher quality defined in the Framework for Good Teaching (FGT) and evaluated through NTES. The third paper is a methodological reflection on the process of contextualizing qualitative research on teachers and teaching. Together, these papers support rethinking the conceptual and …
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Examination of the Influence of Instructional Coaching on Teacher and Principal Behavior, Attitudes, and the Resultant Learning Environment
… moral purpose and change agentry are implicit in good teaching and effective change (Fullan, 1993). Systems do not change themselves; rather, they change through the actions of individuals and small groups (Fullan, 1993). In light of this notion, and in the face of educational reform and …
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From Reflective Practice to Practical Wisdom: A Phenomenological Study of Preservice Teachers' Educational Growth in a Method Course
… and perception of notions of ""practice"" and ""good teaching"" by using the theoretical and methodological principles of hermeneutic phenomenology and practical philosophy. It was central to this research study to explore the process of educational ""change"" and ""growth"" in preservice …
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ESL teacher education in British Columbia : experienced teachers' perceptions and preferences
… knowledge were important for SLTE in light of teaching experience, and what experiences and activities for training were preferred in light of past training or personal learning styles. A 92-item questionnaire based on one used by Richards and Hino (1983) was distributed to 412 teachers, …
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Who's a Good Teacher?: Third, Fifth, and Seventh Graders Speak out
… a universal agreement as to the importance of good teaching. It has been impossible to ignore the teacher's powerful ability to create achievers or failures out of his/her students. However, as adults attempted to define the characteristics of the "good teacher'', they rarely invited students …
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Undergraduate students' perceptions of general education: a mixed methods approach
… the importance of clear communication, good teaching, high quality interactions, application of knowledge, and rigorous curriculum in their undergraduate experience. The university could explore effective practices that allow students to apply what they learned in real life applications. …
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Educational methods and technologies in undergraduate veterinary medicine: a case study of veterinary teaching and learning at Glasgow, 1949-2006
… provide an illustrative account of learning and teaching practices over time. Ultimately the aim was to inform discussions on curriculum reshaping in undergraduate veterinary education at Glasgow. A questionnaire was distributed to 2360 alumni, 513 students and 50 teachers, to obtain quantitative …
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Instructional perspectives of YMCA fitness instructors
… these principles, and (c) document instructors' good teaching practices. The present study revealed no significant differences in andragogical principles application based on sex, years of experience, or certification status among the instructors. Overall, instructors placed significant value on …
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Formação docente: uma discussão sobre a prática pedagógica
… to analyze the main features that accompany a good professional in education, especially in Rural Education. For this, we have adopted as a theoretical basis some scholars, such as Freire (1997); Gadotti (2003); Ahmed (2000); Arroyo (2007); Chalita (2004) and official documents: PCN (BRAZIL, …
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The Impact of 1:1 Technology Initiatives on Lesson Planning
… in that the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching (2011), adopted by the majority of states as the rubric for teacher evaluations, recognizes planning as one of the four broad categories essential to effective teaching. Given the explosion of interest in educational technology, as well as …
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