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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"lesson observation"”.
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Illusio in lesson observation: making policy work by playing the game
Abstract Illusio in lesson observation: making policy work by playing the game by Sasha Pleasance Lesson observation is an established part of teachers’ professional lives within a rational policy discourse which problematises teaching. The problematisation of teaching in official documentation and …
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Staff Perceptions of Lesson Observation and Feedback in a UK Secondary School: CPD, Identity, and Organisational Culture
Lesson observation and feedback is one of the main tools used to improve teaching and pupils’ learning and is seen as a key aspect of teachers’ continuing professional development. However, during a time of increasing accountability and performativity, the process is also linked to performance …
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Every voice matters: developing learning through collaborative observation within the collegial and dialogic culture of a learning organisation in the primary school
… classroom learning, and that including pupils in lesson observations is a useful mechanism to support listening to all voices and promote learning when it is part of a learning organisation culture. The research reported here contributes to a wider understanding of listening to pupil voice through …
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Classroom Assessment in Malawi: Teachers' Perceptions and Practices in Mathematics
… of classroom assessment in mathematics, a lesson observation protocol, and pre-lesson and post-lesson observation interview protocols as main sources of data collection. The data collected through observations and interviews helped to map out patterns between perceptions of classroom …
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Culture of collaboration: professional learning communities and collaborative coaching
… completed rounds of coaching (a preconference, lesson observation, and a post-conference.), observations during Professional Learning Community meetings, and the use of teacher reflection journals throughout the process. The results of this research showed overall positive changes in regard to …
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Teacher educators' interpretation and practice of learner-centred pedagogy
… upon interviews, naturalistic non-participant observation and document analysis. Bernstein's theory of pedagogy - in particular his notion ofrecontextualization - offered ideas and concepts that were used to generate and analyse data. The data indicated that, at the level of description, …
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A critical exploration of a Professional Learning Community as a mechanism for developing whole-school approaches to literacy in Wales.
… in a Professional Learning Community (PLC), lesson observation, teacher interviews and, at the start and the end of the year of the research, pupil data gathered from PISA Reading Literacy test papers. The research was sociocultural in design and theoretical positioning. As such, the literacy …
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The Language of initial Literacy in a Cosmopolitan Enviroment: A Case of Cinyanja in Lusaka District
… of data collection were used. Interview guides, lesson observation checklists and a familiar language test were administered.The target population consisted of all the government basic schools in Lusaka District, all the grade one teachers and all the grade one pupils. The sample consisted of 6 …
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The Language of initial Literacy in a Cosmopolitan Enviroment: A Case of Cinyanja in Lusaka District
… of data collection were used. Interview guides, lesson observation checklists and a familiar language test were administered.The target population consisted of all the government basic schools in Lusaka District, all the grade one teachers and all the grade one pupils. The sample consisted of 6 …
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A qualitative study investigating the sources of teacher efficacy beliefs
… most important, verbal persuasion in the form of lesson observation feedback appeared to be a particularly salient source for teachers in this study. The study suggests that this may be due to the increasing accountability culture in English schools. The study contributes to our understanding of …
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A study of the understanding and use of mathematical concepts by Secondary School Teachers of Physics: Case of selected Schools in Lusaka
… analysis of documents and diaries as well as observations. The research findings suggested that the majority of the teachers of physics used mathematical concepts in one physics lesson every two weeks. Their inadequate knowledge in the understanding of mathematical concepts prevented them from …
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A study of the understanding and use of mathematical concepts by Secondary School Teachers of Physics: Case of selected Schools in Lusaka
… analysis of documents and diaries as well as observations. The research findings suggested that the majority of the teachers of physics used mathematical concepts in one physics lesson every two weeks. Their inadequate knowledge in the understanding of mathematical concepts prevented them from …
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Exploring the use of manipulatives in teaching number sense in Grade 2: Oshana region, Namibia
… the data. Data collection tools included a pre – observation interview with the Grade 2 teachers, a classroom observation form rating teacher behaviour by using a Likert scale, field notes taken during lesson observation, a post-observation questionnaire to be completed by teachers after each …
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Implementing Integrated Literacy Approaches in an English Classroom in Malawi
… post-study interviews, a series of audio taped lesson planning and lesson reflections, lesson observation summaries, and a researcher's journal. Data analysis and interpretation suggested that teacher learning is a gradual developmental process that depended very much on other interlaced …
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An investigation of grade 7 pupils' understanding of non christian religions in religious education in 2 selected Serenje district primary schools
… discussions, short one-word answer exercise and lesson observation were used. The instruments for data collection were semi structured interview guides, focus group discussion guides and filling in the gaps questions. The target population was all the grade 7 pupils in Serenje District primary …
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An investigation of grade 7 pupils' understanding of non christian religions in religious education in 2 selected Serenje district primary schools
… discussions, short one-word answer exercise and lesson observation were used. The instruments for data collection were semi structured interview guides, focus group discussion guides and filling in the gaps questions. The target population was all the grade 7 pupils in Serenje District primary …
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Teacher ‘s creation of teaching and learning materials using information communication technology at selected remote schools in the Khomas region, Namibia
… collect data from teachers and non-participatory lesson observation to collect data from classrooms. Additionally, the study used purposive sampling to select teachers based on their years of teaching experience and computer skills while convenience sampling was used to find teachers who were …
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An exploration of what determines teacher pedagogy in the context of conceptual change in science
… made by a group of teachers using as a context lessons intended to achieve conceptual change. To achieve this change, teachers look to move their pupils’ understanding of key ‘big’ scientific ideas toward versions nearer to those accepted as accurate by the scientific community. As one of the …
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Dissemination and implementation of the Cooking with Kids tasting curriculum
… assessment revealed active participation, lesson observation, and pilot-testing as essential features of effective paraprofessional NE training. From pre- to post-training, NE and supervisors reported improved knowledge about teaching the curriculum (t=5.12, p<0.01 and t=8.31, p<0.01, …
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An evaluation of the implementation of physical education curriculum in selected secondary schools in mansa district, Zambia
… Data was collected usinginterviewschedules and lesson observation checklist. Data was analyzed thematically. Findings of the study revealed that secondary schools in Mansa had insufficient instructional materials, poor infrastructure where sports groundfor instance developed anthills with no …
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