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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Pedagogical beliefs"”.
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Using the Community of Practice Framework to Examine Informal Science Educators' Epistemological and Pedagogical Beliefs in Informal Science
… including the methodologies employed and pedagogical practices revealed and (2) the epistemological and pedagogical beliefs of formal science educators, who hold dual positions in the classroom and in an informal science setting. This dissertation includes two studies which are written as …
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An examination of how lecturers' pedagogical beliefs are reflected in their use of ICTs in teaching practice : a case for Africa University EMBA lecturers
… six lecturers were surveyed to determine their pedagogical beliefs. The findings of the lecturers' beliefs survey indicated that no one lecturer strictly held one belief construct. They instead held a mixture of the beliefs and the distinction was in the actual mix.
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Impact of a professional development program on teachers' beliefs: A collective case study of four Indonesian schools
Teachers‟ pedagogical beliefs have long been noted as one of the influential factors to the way teachers plan and implement their teaching and learning activities. Professional development programmes are often used in order to influence teachers‟ instructional practice and pedagogical beliefs. With …
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Internet Use in Teacher Preparation Programs: The Relationship between Pedagogy and Practice in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
… of Higher Education (PASSHE) teacher educators' pedagogical beliefs and their use of telecollaborative Internet activities in practice. The goal of this examination was to address the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (April 2002) call for collecting …
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University Instructors Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Across Stem and Non-Stem Blended Courses
… are influenced by their epistemological beliefs (about the nature of knowledge), pedagogical beliefs (conceptions of teaching and learning), and their attitudes towards technology in blended courses. These relationships between instructors' beliefs, attitudes, and practices may vary …
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Investigating the influences of teacher belief and contextual factors on the technology integration of Taiwanese high school teachers
… to explore the influence of the teachers’ pedagogical beliefs and beliefs about the potential of technology for their technology integration, and to investigate how contextual factors affect teacher belief and practice related to technology usage. Twelve Taiwanese high school teachers were …
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Harry Begian: On bands and band conducting
The purpose of the study was to document the pedagogical beliefs, knowledge, skills and understandings manifested by an exemplary band conductor--Harry Begian. Four questions guided the study: (1) What personal, educational and professional experiences does Begian consider significant in his …
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A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Process of Teaching Jazz Improvisation
… and creativity, this study describes the pedagogical beliefs and practices utilized by jazz educators for the teaching of improvisation as a creative process. Improvisation has been an integral feature of the jazz performance tradition for well over a century. However, the field of …
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Faculty Members’ Perceptions Regarding The Role Of Assessment In Developmental Writing Courses
… The study identified teaching faculty members’ pedagogical beliefs about the purposes of writing assessment and instructors’ attention to Student Learning Outcomes when designing assessment plans in developmental English/writing courses at a California community college. Using Moustakas’ (1994) …
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To What Extent Do High School Islamic Education Teachers in Saudi Arabia Implement Innovative Approaches in Their Teaching? Do Teacher Gender, Academic Qualifications, and Teaching Experiences Matter?
… little attention has been paid to teachers' beliefs about innovation and creativity and how those beliefs may influence teachers' perceptions as well as their choice of instructional methods and tasks. In this study, two questionnaires, designed to explore teacher's pedagogical beliefs and …
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Examining the Lived Experiences of Out Gay and Lesbian K-12 Educators
… What are the interconnections between being out, pedagogical beliefs and practices? What factors support gay and lesbian educators to remain out within their classroom environments? The research results identify the qualities that define out gay and lesbian educators, explores the connections …
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Teachers, teamwork, and technology: an introspective look at leadership and change
… the needs of all stakeholders by identifying the pedagogical beliefs of elementary school teachers with regard to the implementation of technology in their classrooms. The research was conducted using a qualitative methodology approach within the transcendental phenomenology framework. Data was …
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Black School Leader Truth: How Black School Leader Epistemology Influences Liberatory Mindset Development in Their Staff
… public system. The epistemological and pedagogical beliefs embedded in a liberatory mindset can subvert this pattern of disempowerment (Shujaa, 1998). Black school leaders (BSLs) who understand the systemic and institutional pressures Black children may face and have to overcome, having …
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Negotiating DSE Teaching Identity in Today’s Public Schools: Complexity, Camaraderie, & Subversion
… (DSE) identity, including the particular pedagogical methods and strategies that these teachers assigned to and named as DSE. Through phenomenological interviewing, participant’s experiences around practicing their identities were recorded and analyzed. The data collected offers a glimpse …
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World Language Teachers' Preparation, Beliefs, and Instruction in Central Florida
… and (4) the relationship between instructors* pedagogical beliefs about second language learning and their reported target language use in class. The World Language Communicative Instructional Strategies Survey was administered to world language instructors from three academic institutions. …
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The Potential of Dialogic Interaction as a Tool for Mediating Learning During Pre-service English Language Teacher Preparation
… while concomitantly addressing their pre-formed pedagogical beliefs. It is argued that dialogic interactions are able to assist in bridging the theory-practice divide by allowing the learner teachers to consider and review the declarative knowledge from their course of education in light of their …
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English language arts teachers’ identities as writers and teachers of writing
… programs, and how these identities shape their pedagogical beliefs. This research helps fill the knowledge gap about how ELA teachers make meaning of themselves as writers and as teachers of writing in the development of their writing identity. The research explores how secondary ELA teachers …
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Moving from Theory to Practice: Examining Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice in an Elementary School Classroom
… mathematics for social justice, I redefined my pedagogical beliefs and responsibility, reconciled tensions between institutional expectations and my commitment to teaching math for social justice, and established a community of social justice mathematicians. Analysis of the students’ experience …
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The educational orientations of occupational-technical educators
… EOQ ], Radley, 1975) which measured andragogical-pedagogical beliefs and practices. The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation Behavior Science ([ FIRO-B ], Schutz, 1967) identified teachers’ interpersonal interaction behaviors. In addition to the primary instruments, a survey form was …
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Pedagogy in Online Graduate Business Learning Environments
… practices guidelines. This study examined the pedagogical beliefs and best practices of professors who are considered experts in the field of teaching in online graduate business programs. The panel was composed of thirty-six business professors from various AACSB accredited universities who …
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