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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"research based practices"”.
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Perceptions of Educators' Use of English as a Second Language Strategies and Research-Based Practices with English Language Learners in Northeast Tennessee.
… a second or subsequent language strategies and research-based practices in the instruction of ELL students in Northeast Tennessee. The researcher sought to ascertain the perceptions of educators in Northeast Tennessee about teaching practices and beliefs in regard to the instruction of ELL …
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Classroom implementation of the practices learned in the Master of Chemistry Education Program by the School District of Philadelphia's High School Chemistry teachers
… the extent and differences of implementation of research-based instructional practices, learned in an intensive 26-month professional development, in their urban classrooms. Both the extent and differences in the implementation of practices were investigated in relation to the lesson design and …
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Douglas Middle School: A Case Study of a Middle School's Improvement of the Achievement of its At-Risk Students
… Turning Points 2000, "Changes in middle grades practices have least often occurred where they are needed most: in high poverty urban and rural communities where unacceptably poor student achievement is rampant" (2000, p.5). Virginia has many school districts that fall into these categories. Even …
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Constructing Guidelines for Building Communities of Practice for Supporting Faculty Professional Development in Electronic Environments
Faculty who teach online courses at large research institutions have unique professional development and support needs. Communities of practice may provide a solution to feelings of isolation reported by faculty who teach online courses. Through a community of practice faculty may offer support to …
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The role of instructional coaches in the development of early literacy skills in elementary school teachers
… literacy instruction, particularly in phonics-based approaches. This highlighted a pressing need for alternative, more impactful professional development strategies. Instructional coaching emerged as a promising solution to bridge the gap between research-based practices and classroom …
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Improving Progress Structures To Impact Student Achievement At An Elementary School
… fidelity, planning instruction, incorporating research-based practices, assessing instruction, and analyzing data, the use of progress monitoring can shift from a mundane task needing to be completed for the administration, district, and/or state, to an integral component of teaching (Santi & …
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Building a tool for determining e-learning readiness in organizations: A design and development study
… informed the tool design. Using developmental research-based practices the tool was developed for use by practitioners. This study describes the design and development of the tool and the expert review used in the validation of the tool.
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A Multiple Case Study of the Co-Teaching Practices of Trained Educators in Two Successful Schools
… teaching (co-teaching) are offered by researchers to aid educators in facilitating instruction to exceptional students, and Georgia's state agencies provide training in these models to educators throughout the state. In research, the models of co-teaching often fail to be applied in …
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Crisis Preparedness
… and altered to remain effective.</p><p>Community-based strategies have been successful in reducing crime and violence by utilizing a problem solving approach to intervention (U.S. Departments of Education & Justice, 1998). Research-based practices suggest that the most promising prevention and …
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Program Evaluation For Assessing The Effectiveness Of Tracking The Academic Growth And Attendance Of Black Students In Closing The Black And White Achievement Gap
… of a large midwestern city, is the focus of this research as they attempt to address the gap. District Z is composed of approximately two-thirds students of color, yet the achievement gap between Black and White students is 37 and 41 percentage points in reading and math, respectively. District …
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Preparing Preservice Teachers to Use Positive Behavior Supports in General Education Classrooms
… often resort to punitive and/or exclusionary practices to address the behavioral issues that arise with these students rather than employing research-based practices and pro-active strategies to teach appropriate behaviors. One key factor that teachers need to consider is the function of the …
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Life Skills for Life-Long Learners: Teaching Functional Skills to Elementary Students with Special Needs
… transition to adulthood, a comparable amount of research is still needed to examine the use of life skills-based programs in elementary special education programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate how a six-week intervention using research-based practices targeting specific life …
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Pursuing Intentional Design of Global Engineering Programs: Understanding Student Experiences and Learning Outcomes
… succeed in a global engineering workforce. Prior research has explored different factors important to the design of global programs generally, but less is known about the experiences and learning outcomes of engineering students while abroad. Because this population has historically been …
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An analysis of the relationship between teacher trust and achievement for students of Latino and White ethnicities
… the Local Control Funding Formula, a focus on research-based practices through which leaders mediate policy and create and support environments in which teachers trust the principal, colleagues, and clients may contribute to academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to analyze the …
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Principal Leadership in Building a Culture of Disciplinary Literacy
… within a school. Rather, changing instructional practices to put literacy at the center of learning requires the community to embrace literacy. As school leaders look to improve equitable outcomes for all students, they must look at the variation in instructional practices across the disciplines …
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Towards Evidence-Based Practices in Mathematics Instruction: Investigating the Impact of Writing on Student Ability to Solve Mathematics Problems
… States of America has long been a priority. Best practices in teaching across all grades emphasize using instructional methods that have been validated through research, though a review of the literature demonstrates a lack of such substantiated practices in mathematics education. This …
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Response to Intervention (RtI) in a High School: A Case Study of Implementation
… how one high school implemented RtI. The researcher utilized qualitative research methods to conduct the study. The two overarching research questions for the study were: Were the essential components of Response to Intervention implemented in this high school? Was the Response to …
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Supporting Novice Teachers Through Mentoring and Induction in Elementary Schools
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to study successful mentoring programs/approaches to determine factors that positively affect the training, sustaining, and retaining of novice teachers in elementary schools. The primary question was, how do novice teachers, mentors, and principals in …
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A Comparative Content Analysis of Five Spelling Programs in the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grade
… what extent do current spelling series reflect research-based practices and what underlying theoretical framework is stated or implied in each series? What types of spelling strategies, activities, and techniques are represented in student workbooks and teacher edition books? Two sub questions …
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The Literary Coach as Instructional Leader: How Three Literacy Coaches in Rural Georgia Improve Teacher Practices
… must occur on the frontlines as teachers put research based theories into practice. A major obstacle facing literacy coaches and leadership teams is identifying an effective implementation model and practice that promotes and support high quality literacy instruction through direct, …
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