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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"teacher change"”.
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Barriers to and facilitators of physical education teacher change
… Experts have called for physical education teachers to change their traditional practices and adopt strategies that promote lifetime participation in physical activity. Little, however, is known about the process of teacher change in physical education, including the internal and external …
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Teacher Change and a Direct Instruction Reading Approach : A Multiple-Case Study
… design this study documented the process of change experienced by four elementary teachers as they learned a direct instruction reading approach. The literature reveals that teacher implementation is affected by psychological state, school climate, and conceptual level; however, the goal of …
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Teacher sense-making of english curriculum reform in China: a sociocultural perspective on teacher change and development
Teacher sense-making of policy-implementation has been a growing focus among education policy makers and scholars over the past decades but is currently under-theorized, especially in relation to top- town mandated education reforms. This study draws on Vygotsky's sociocultural theory to understand …
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De-Marginalizing Science in the Early Elementary Classroom: Fostering Reform-Based Teacher Change through Professional Development, Accountability, and Addressing Teachers' Dilemmas
… in elementary schools for reasons including teachers' lack of confidence in teaching science and an overemphasis on literacy and mathematics. This study employed a case study design to examine the impact of teachers' dilemmas, career stage, coaching, and other forms of support on elementary …
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Changing Pedagogy: The Introduction of Experiential, Cooperative Learning and Interactive Multimedia into the Statics Learning Environment
Teacher change is about moving from thought, feelings and an understanding of teaching and learning into action and practice (Fullan, 1982). This naturalistic case study describes the initial phases of the teacher change process resulting from the implementation of a restructured undergraduate …
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From the drawing board into schools: An analysis of the development and implementation of a new physics curriculum in New Zealand secondary schools
… in the early 1990s. The study of curriculum change is inextricably woven with teacher change, as the teacher is seen as central to any real change in curricula in the classroom. Some theories of teacher change are reviewed here and synthesised into a list of criteria relevant to bringing …
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Changing Teacher Practices From Within: An Action Research Study of Teacher Adoption of the Constructivist Teaching Model Supported, Monitored and Facilitated by a Fellow Teacher
This study examines one teacher's adoption of the constructivist teaching model as monitored, supported and facilitated by a fellow teacher. Data in the form of field notes, teacher artifacts, teacher interviews, student interviews, informal discussions, audio taped notes, journal notes, and …
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Implemention of the personalized system of instruction for the first time by an experienced teacher to one intact eighth grade class
… research has shown that both students and teachers are challenged when introduced to a different learning environment. This is a qualitative study that involves a teacher and one intact eighth-grade class using the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). In conjunction with the …
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The Nature of Data Sources That Inform Decision-Making in Reading by Experienced Second-Grade Teachers
… making in reading by experienced second grade teachers. Data was collected on seven subjects from multiple sources: seven, successive interviews, think alouds using videotaped lessons, classroom observations, and inspection of documents such as grade books, student work samples, report cards, …
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How does professional development affect interactive whiteboard use in public and private international school mathematics teaching in Saudi Arabia?
… of knowledge in integration of IWB technology in teacher pedagogy and its impact on student attainment in schools in the Saudi context, gaps in our knowledge still remain. Whilst the barriers to using IWB technology in schools-based education have been explored by earlier researchers in Saudi …
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Kindergarten Teachers' Understandings and Implementation of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences in China
Chinese kindergarten teachers are gradually changing their understandings of teaching and learning. The changes in understandings are due to the implementation of education reform, which is a contributing factor in the adoption of western pedagogy in China. This study focuses on teachers' …
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A Study of the Effective Use and Integration of Technology
… rapidly becoming a prevalent tool in schools and teachers can expect technology’s presence to continue to increase. It is therefore necessary for schools to make changes so that technology can be used effectively and have a positive impact on student achievement and learning. This paper explores …
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A critical realist perspective on lesson study
… development with the potential to spur teacher improvements which can in turn lead to improvements in student learning in a manner which is relevant and reactive to the demands of society. This study aims to contribute to both professional practice through the adaptation of lesson study, …
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In search of three-dimensional learning: using self-study to change a secondary biology teacher’s practice
… project was to provide a model for traditional teachers who want to change their practice using self-study research when professional development is unavailable. Issues and tensions that arise when transitioning from a traditionally taught secondary biology unit to a unit that is more in …
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Transforming teaching through the transformative integration of emerging technologies in the ePlay MakerSpace: a critical, socio-cultural design-based study
Despite South African schools and teachers gaining greater access to the tools, innovations, concepts and advancements of emerging technologies (ETs), the potential of ETs to transform teaching and improve learning remains largely unexploited. The majority of the country’s schools are classified as …
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Engaging with change in a post-Bologna teaching university in the Netherlands
Change is endemic in modern society, and the educational systems that operate in it. In Higher Education societal trends such as globalization and economic rationalism are impacting on teachers. Changes in the student population, new educational methods derived from shifting perspectives on the …
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Effectiveness of an Inquiry Based Professional Development Program
<p>Pre-service and in-service teacher education programs are designed to disseminate large quantities of knowledge in a short period of time (Deng, 2004). However, they have been found to be ineffective with implementing teacher change (Deng, 2004). To increase the level of effective …
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Teachers Adapting Common Core Informational-text Writing Instruction for Students With Mild to Moderate Disabilities
… the new writing standards, general-education teachers need to reconsider how they adapt writing instruction for students with language-learning disabilities in their classrooms.</p> <p>This qualitative study examined the process of change among three third-grade teachers who participated in an …
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