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The Status of Instruction in Composition in Elementary General Music Classrooms of MENC Members in the State of Maryland
… questionnaire with questions in the areas of teacher demographics, beliefs about composition, and frequency of composition activities in the classroom. Responses indicated that composition was present, at a low frequency, at all student grade levels. Relationships were found between student …
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The relationship of personal and professional teacher diversity belief typologies to average student mathematics achievement in middle schools serving the diverse populations of north Georgia
Prior research has indicated that teacher beliefs can negatively affect teacher behavior. These beliefs often include unrecognized prejudices/biases regarding diversity including race, class and gender, which can lead to learning, communication and achievement issues between diverse students and …
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Agents of Agency: Identifying Teacher Traits and Trainings Associated with Promoting Student Agency
<p>This study shifts the focus of mathematics teacher quality from the traditional metric of test scores to “student agency,” defined as a learner's capacity to access power, make decisions, and take ownership of their learning process. While the literature on student agency provides ample …
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Teacher perceptions on student portfolio assessment and implementation
<p>This study investigated the perceptions of teachers on portfolio development, implementation, and assessment for all students, specifically for students with disabilities. An interview was conducted individually with ten teachers working in diverse educational settings in southern Wisconsin.</p> …
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The Effects of Multicultural Diversity Training on the Development of a Multicultural Perspective in Preservice Teachers
… diversity workshop in helping preservice teachers to develop a multicultural perspective and to determine whether any significant differences existed for the preservice teachers in terms of their gender, age, geographic background, and preferred teaching level. Participants were 216 …
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Teaching in Early Education: Examining the Relationship among Job Satisfaction, Efficacy, Connection to Students and Student Poverty Concentration
… setting. In defining quality, education of teachers is often used as an important indicator but has been shown to be an ineffective way to define quality. The importance of understanding high quality is especially important given gains that children in poverty can make in high quality …
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Barriers Secondary Special Education Teachers Face When Developing Transition Plans for Students with Disabilities
… Through quantitative research, special education teachers were surveyed through Qualtrics and the responses were analyzed using SPSS. The analyzed data showed that there were no significant differences between teacher demographics, their knowledge of state and national resources and barriers …
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Culturally Relevant ESL Pedagogy for California Community College Teacher Educators
<p>Demographics in the US are changing rapidly. The current white majority will fall below 50% of the total population by 2060. This shift has already occurred in California, where Latino/as are the largest single ethnic group in the state. California community college student populations reflect …
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Exploring arts instruction models and correlates with teacher satisfaction and educational outcomes
… had a greater perceived impact on students and teachers. The mixed-methods study combined interview and survey data and included a population of approximately 120 teachers. Interviews were conducted with a stratified random sample of 40 teachers previously identified as using arts instruction to …
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The Mitigation of In-Group and Outgroup Biases: Understanding the Perceptions of Educators on the Contact Approach Theory
… if any, prekindergarten through third grade teachers had training and knowledge on the contact approach theory, how often the contact approach theory was being used, teachers’ perceptions of their overall success, and the extent to which teacher demographics were able to explain variation in …
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Teachers' Perceptions of Factors Used in Placement Decisions
… inclusive classroom settings. The perceptions of teachers regarding the educational placement of children with ASD are a critical topic of study, since teachers are primarily responsible for the implementation of inclusion (Soodak, Podell, & Lehman, 1998). While there is a substantial research …
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Demographic profile and survey of alternatively certified Texas music educators: experiences, perceptions, and policy implications
… experiences and perceptions (n = 214). Socio-demographics were compared across the three alternative route types available in the state: those provided by institutions of higher education, local and regional educational agencies, and corporations. Significant variations were found between the …
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Racial Diversity of Texas School Teachers
<p>There is a growing gap between the racial demographics of public-school teachers and their students. Teachers with demographic backgrounds similar to a school’s student population are often successful, particularly in Title 1 schools with high proportions of minority students; however, teacher …