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Showing 1 to 20 of 109 for “"Teacher knowledge"”.
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Teacher Knowledge: An Ideal Typology
ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: TEACHER KNOWLEDGE: AN IDEAL TYPOLOGY Gordon Anthony Michaloski, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Dissertation directed by: Professor Linda Valli, Department of Curriculum and Instruction This collective case study examined the possible roles for received knowledge and …
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Teacher Knowledge and Beliefs Regarding Sight Word Development
… explored the ways in which k-2 general classroom teachers define, understand, and teach sight word development through an orthographic mapping lens. The study utilized a convergent parallel design to concurrently analyze, merge, and compare the quantitative online survey results of 624 teacher …
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Student Teacher Knowledge and Its Impact on Task Design
This study investigated how student teachers used their mathematical knowledge for teaching and pedagogical knowledge to design and modify mathematical tasks. It also examined the relationship between teacher knowledge and the cognitive demands of a task. The study relied heavily on the framework …
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Knowledge or Control? Teacher Knowledge, Professional Identity and Practitioner Research
Abstract: Knowledge or Control? Teacher Knowledge, Professional Identity and Practitioner Research In this thesis, I have taken an English independent school as a case study and used an evolving design to explore teachers’ views of school education, teacher knowledge and teacher research, …
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Examining Middle School Core Teacher Knowledge And Practices In Stem Education
… and attribute these challenges to the lack of knowledge and education among educators on how and what to teach regarding STEM education (Stehle & Peters-Burton, 2019). This qualitative case study explored how core subject teachers outside STEM/CTE education in one middle school in the …
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An investigation of teacher knowledge of and engagement with educational evidence
This thesis investigates the knowledge of, and engagement with, evidence amongst teachers of GCSE chemistry in England. It has a particular focus on examining measurements of teacher knowledge and engagement with evidence and also looks at predictors for performance on measurements of teacher …
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Examining Teacher Knowledge: Building Bridges to Conquer Brick Walls through Double Entry Journals
… experiences (Dewey 1916, 1938), types of teacher knowledge (Cochran-Smith and Lytle, 1999; Fenstermacher 1994), and teacher knowledge (Connelly & Clandinin, 1990; Clandinin & Connelly 1996). It explores the experiences of a long-time public school teacher as she transitions to a teacher of …
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Teacher knowledge, skill. and willingness to work with students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
… or not general education and special education teachers possess the knowledge and skill needed to assist students with ADHD with meeting academic success in their classrooms. Surveys were distributed to all teachers within a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade district in rural Southern New …
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Exploring lesson study as a form of professional development for enriching teacher knowledge and classroom practices
<p>This study tracked the development of teacher knowledge through a professional development experience called lesson study. Lesson study is a Japanese professional development process in which a group of teachers develop a series of lessons using the following stages: planning lessons, …
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"""You don't speak correct English"": Teacher knowledge about linguistic diversity/language acquisition and its role in pedagogy"
… is a qualitative multi-case study of in-service teachers Sara and Raniya and pre-service teacher Tiera (all pseudonyms), who varied in grade level and experience in teaching. The purpose of the study was to investigate teacher knowledge of linguistic diversity, particularly African American …
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Professional Development and Learning of In-Service Teachers at Different Career Stages in China: A Teacher Knowledge Building Perspective
… approaches should be provided for in-service teachers at different career stages. This research aims to add to the paucity of research that explores what PDL approaches are best suited for in-service teachers at different career stages. By integrating personal and environmental factors …
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An Examination of Pre -Service Teacher Knowledge of Subject Matter and Its Effects on Curriculum Selection and Instructional Decision Making
The findings of the study indicated variable knowledge of South Africa by teachers and the presence of teacher misconceptions about Africa in general and South Africa in particular. The study supported a schema-based theory of knowledge representation and the theory of constructivism. Those …
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Examining the Impact of Acquiring the ESL Endorsement on Teacher Knowledge, Dispositions, and English Language Learner Performance on a Standardized Mathematics Test
… students) in 2017. Given this change, classroom teachers are expected to meet the needs of students in mainstream classrooms who are non-native speakers of English.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teachers acquiring the ESL endorsement on the ESL outcomes of the ELL …
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The influence of teacher knowledge of the personality charcteristics and educational implications of the field-independent/field-dependent cognitive style on the self-esteem and attitude toward school of slow-learning children
… third grade children and to determine if teacher knowledge of the personality characteristics and educational implications of this cognitive style would influence the self-esteem and attitude toward school of these children. The study was conducted within schools receiving supplemental …
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Longitudinal relationships between children's popularity and social behaviors: the effects of friendship network structures and teacher's knowledge of classroom peer ecologies
… structures (density and centralization) and teacher knowledge of children’s peer ecology (peer groups, aggression, and peer status) in their classrooms on longitudinal relationships between social behaviors and popularity. Longitudinal multilevel analyses with two-time points (fall and …
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An Examination of the Discourse in a Graduate Mathematics Methods Course
… suggests that attention be placed on prospective teachers’ development of content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. One way to develop teacher knowledge and discourse skills of prospective teachers is to engage them in purposeful discourse that focuses on mathematical knowledge for …
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Investigating experiences that inform university instructors' specialized knowledge for teaching protein synthesis
… three university instructors' specialized knowledge for teaching protein synthesis. Specifically, what experiences lead to a change in university instructors' teaching? In what ways do university instructors learn to teach science through their experiences? And, what is the nature of the …
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