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Teacher Practices to Help Alternative Education Students
… The purpose of this study was to identify practices of experienced alternative school teachers perceived as helping students transition from the alternative school setting to the traditional school setting, as well as challenges teachers face. To identify these practices (and challenges), …
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The effects of teacher practices on classroom management
… study was to examine the relationship between a teacher’s causal attribution of student behavior and their decision to write a student a discipline referral. This study included a review of data collected from Teachers’ Attribution for Students’ Behavior Measure (TASBM) from a purposeful sample …
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Parent involvement in Migrant Head Start : parental beliefs and teacher practices
… Head Start. Under investigation were parent and teacher beliefs and practices pertaining to involvement in the child's early schooling context. An ethnography approach and modified grounded theory approach was chosen which involved in-depth interviews, observations, and focus groups for member …
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How do teacher practices influence student academic performance in required after-school tutoring?
… course of a few years. Through interviews with teachers and an analysis of their lesson plans and standardized assessment data, several themes emerged that were identified as factors leading to the school’s academic success.
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TEACHER PRACTICES AROUND REPERTOIRE LEARNING AND SELECTION IN THE ELEMENTARY GENERAL MUSIC CLASSROOM
… to study the ways that elementary general music teachers select repertoire for use in their classrooms, and how the repertoire that they choose in turn influences what students are taught. By interviewing four elementary general music teachers about their practices around repertoire selection, …
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Teacher perception on how the elimination of California Class Size Reduction program impacted teacher practices
… was to analyze the perception of elementary teachers and their practices when transitioning from small classes of 20 to larger classes of 28 or more students. The respondents were asked questions about how they have adjusted to the instruction of the curriculum, classroom management, …
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The Literary Coach as Instructional Leader: How Three Literacy Coaches in Rural Georgia Improve Teacher Practices
… as well. Compelling evidence confirms that a teacher's mastery of the academic content of what he or she teaches is critical to engaging students and inspiring them to academic excellence (Addey, 2000; Wilkinson, 2002). In order to truly impact instructional effectiveness, transformations must …
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Teacher Practices in Primary Schools with High Value-Added Scores and Engaging Lessons in Disadvantaged Communities in Rural Mexico
… analysis and thematic analysis to identify the practices of teachers, in a selected sample of disadvantaged schools in Mexico with high value-added scores and engaging lessons. In the first chapter, a review of the literature is conducted to explore the definition of student engagement, …
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What is the Relationship Between Teacher Practices Centering on the Provision of Involvement, Structure, and Autonomy Support and Student Engagement?
… hypothesis that there is a relationship between teacher practices that focus on the provision of involvement, structure, and autonomy support and student engagement (Connell & Wellborn, 1991). The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) (Pianta, R., Hamre, B., Haynes, N., Mintz, S., & La …
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An Empirical Study of a District-Wide K--2 Performance Assessment Program: Teacher Practices, Information Gained, and Use of Assessment Results
The present study suggests further research on low-performing schools. It is also important to explore the impact of assessment results on teaching where in-service on direct questioning, portfolio, student self-assessments, and/or repertories of pedagogy are provided.
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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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Data use for what and for whom?: a close look at the policies and teacher practices that shape data-driven decision making at an elementary school
… often characterizes DDDM as a practice where teachers are active participants who systematically collect data, interpret these data, formulate action plans, and continuously evaluate and adjust their plans based on further data (Coburn & Turner, 2011; Mandinach, 2012). At Greenbrook, this was …
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The Relationship Between English Language Test Scores Among Nigerian High School Students And Teacher Beliefs About Language Teaching And Their Classroom Practices
… scores among Nigerian high school students and teacher beliefs about language teaching and their classroom practices. Three research questions and associated hypotheses were addressed in this study. A total of 23 teachers, one from each high school in the Government District of Nigeria, …
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Growing New Teachers: The Relationship Among Professional Development, Efficacy Beliefs, and Classroom Practices
The connection between teacher practices and efficacy beliefs and the connection between teacher practices and professional development has been explored empirically (Allinder, 1994; Boardman & Woodruff, 2004; Cohen & Hill, 2001). However, there is a need to examine how mentoring and professional …
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A história local e seu lugar na história: histórias ensinadas em Ceará-Mirim
… and is directed toward the understanding of teacher practices in schools of the basic education in Ceará-Mirim, a city located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Its purpose is to understand the approaching forms of local history in 5ª to 8ª grade classrooms in the light of the recent …
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Looking at schools through a professional learning community lens : a comparison of leadership and management practices at two secondary schools
… association between leadership and management practices and teacher practices in two secondary schools. The schools are similar with regard to socioeconomic background but different with regard to learner achievement in grade twelve science examination results. I identify the extent to which …
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School improvements and student achievement: teachers' conceptions and practices in an urban school community
… IMPROVEMENTS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:</p> <p>TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN AN URBAN SCHOOL COMMUNITY</p> <p>by</p> <p>JENDAYI JOHARI GARDNER</p> <p>May 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer</p> <p>Major: Curriculum & Instruction</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>This …
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Examining the Connection Between Teacher Practice, Teacher Beliefs About Student Engagement, and the Classroom Environment and the Activation of Achievement Emotions in Middle School Science Students - An Exploratory Case Study
Examining the Connection Between Teacher Practice, Teacher Beliefs About Student Engagement, and the Classroom Environment and the Activation of Achievement Emotions in Middle School Science Students - An Exploratory Case Study Sarah K. Terwilliger Abstract Positive student engagement is linked to …
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Teacher Evaluation Practices and Policy Implications: Effective Strategies for Changing Instruction
… is a program evaluation of the effectiveness of teacher evaluation practices in a small suburban elementary school district in Illinois from 2017-2019. The primary research question explored in this program evaluation is whether and to what extent the teacher evaluation process is changing …
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