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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"peer observation"”.
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Professional Growth: Informal Peer Observation
<p>The practice of peer observation has recently gained attention as educational and political leaders examine teacher effectiveness. Prior research studies about peer observation were mostly conducted in secondary universities or in schools where this practice was voluntary. Since this practice …
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Relationships among peer observation and coaching, teacher reflection, and student achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between collaboration with an Instruction Partner and the level of teacher reflection and then determine whether patterns and/or relationships exist between teacher reflection and student achievement. The following research questions were …
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Impact of Peer Observation on Learning Outcomes in Simulated Clinical Learning Experiences
… if a simulation instructional design that uses peer observation impacts student learning outcomes. Nursing students enrolled in an adult medical-surgical course were randomly assigned to either an experimental condition (peer observation) or a control condition (no peer observation). Raters …
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Impact of Peer Observation on Learning Outcomes in Simulated Clinical Learning Experiences
… if a simulation instructional design that uses peer observation impacts student learning outcomes. Nursing students enrolled in an adult medical-surgical course were randomly assigned to either an experimental condition (peer observation) or a control condition (no peer observation). Raters …
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Analysis of a Peer Observation Program for Graduate Teaching Assistants to Enhance Instructional Development
Feedback from TA observations targeted a wide variety of teaching-related topics, provided detailed suggestions as well as general comments, and was balanced in both positive and negative feedback. Findings from the study also indicated that the benefits from the program included direct …
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Improving teaching practice using peer observation of teaching while participating in a Community of Practice
… Campus with the aim of creating a programme for peer observation of teaching. The motivation for the research was to discover a process for lecturers to feel empowered in developing their facilitation practice through a sustained sharing of ideas, and to foster a greater culture of collegiality …
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Rethinking formative assessment through peer observation and reflection: A case study of Pakistani ESL lecturers’ cognition and practices
Peer observation can be applied to assess teachers’ performance. Despite an ever-growing corpus of literature on peer observation of teaching in education, very little research has been undertaken in tertiary level contexts where English is a second language (ESL), and no such study has been …
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More Than a Sum of its Parts: Five Fundamentals for Formative Peer Observation of Classroom Teaching in Higher Education
… addresses the recent history and development of peer observation in the United States and synthesizes the body available peer observation scholarship. Five fundamental elements of peer observation (design, community, control, training, reflection) are put forth as a nexus at which meaningful and …
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Supporting Teacher Peer Observations: A Qualitative Study of K–5 School Administrators' Associated Perceptions and Strategies
Administrators have an impact on teacher peer observations in their schools. The purpose of this research was to explore administrators' perceptions of and strategies for supporting peer observation practices among K–5 teachers at their schools. The two research questions were: What are Virginia …
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The Impact of Whole Faculty Study Groups and Peer Observations on the Professional Learning Community
… implementation of whole faculty study groups and peer observation. Professional learning communities do exist, but the manner in which they are created is nebulous. This study sought to evaluate a senior high school staff as they underwent the process of creating a professional learning community …
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Situated Teaching: Personal, Cultural, and Contextual Early Childhood Schooling
… the classroom such as talk about teaching, peer observation, and joint problem setting and solving would enlighten teacher self-evaluation.
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PEER COACHING IN MALAYSIA: EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME FOR ARABIC LANGUAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
… study was to gain a greater understanding of the peer coaching practices in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) amongst Arabic language secondary school teachers in Malaysia. The Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE) made a commendable commitment to transform teaching into the profession of …
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Laying the Foundation to Improve Literacy in a K-12 Islamic School Through the Introduction of a Professional Learning Community: A Formative Evaluation
… and implement new teaching strategies under peer observation for feedback. Teachers succeeded in establishing school-wide literacy strategies; however, issues challenged the PLC’s future—time, resources, and administrative support. Recommendations for improvement include: allocating school …
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Insights Into the Process of Guiding Reflection During an Early Field Experience of Preservice Teachers
… a reflective journal, video analysis, and peer observation/reflection. Data collection techniques included open-ended interviewing, reflective journals, videotape analysis, and field notes. In contrast to previous Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) research, the findings indicated …
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Implications of three staff development interventions in small schools
… apart. Group II teachers were arranged in a peer observation-peer support network. Group II teachers made two peer observations while the observed teacher was using cooperative learning. Group III (N = 6) teachers received two $2{1\over2}$-hour workshops on cooperative learning spaced 2 weeks …
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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities
… sequence, using common formative assessments, peer observation and feedback, mentoring, strategizing to help struggling learners to be successful, and monitoring students’ growth and progress. Findings from the data analysis suggest that if school leaders fail to provide teachers with the …
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES, ACHIEVEMENT AND COMPLETION: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECONDARY SCHOOLS
… most attention was found to be in the area of peer observation and feedback.
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES, ACHIEVEMENT AND COMPLETION: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECONDARY SCHOOLS
… most attention was found to be in the area of peer observation and feedback.
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Peer Coaching in the Kingdom of Bahrain: Exploring the Implementation of a Professional Development Programme for Primary Teachers
… of Education has encouraged teachers to adopt peer observation as a tool for PD, a number of obstacles have emerged over time. Following a mixed methods approach, this thesis describes the design and implementation and piloting of a tailor made peer coaching programme which involved 24 teachers …
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