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Showing 1 to 20 of 115 for “"teaching assistants"”.
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistants' Conceptions of Teaching
… study investigated change in the conceptions of teaching held by undergraduate student teaching assistants (UTAs) at a comprehensive Canadian university. Twenty-nine UTAs working in a large (~1,600) mostly online course were surveyed before and after one 13-week semester. Ten UTAs from the survey …
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Exploring teaching assistants’ conceptions of teaching
… interested in the improvement of post-secondary teaching, we are challenged to understand andarticulate our differing conceptions of teaching. As a processof personal discovery, this can lead us to make our beliefs andactions more congruent, and thus ultimately to improve ourpractice. As a focus …
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An examination of mentoring among graduate teaching assistants
… examined peer mentoring among graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Surveys were distributed to GTAs in every department and school at that university. Results indicated that GTAs believe the teaching experience has been good for them, but responded …
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Understanding Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of International Teaching Assistants
… students' perceptions of international teaching assistants (ITAs) at a major research institution. For the purpose of this inquiry data were collected from surveying a sample of 436 of undergraduate students from different colleges and at different class levels. Survey data were analyzed …
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Teaching assistants’ influence on the peer relationships of pupils with SEND: A grounded theory study from the perspective of teaching assistants.
This study investigates the influence of teaching assistants (TAs) on the peer relationships of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools. Peer relationships are central to development. Whilst there is an increasing body of research into TAs’ contribution …
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Attitudes of foreign teaching assistants and American students at UIUC and their influence on the students' evaluations of foreign teaching assistants
This research reports on foreign teaching assistants' (FTAs') language competence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by examining the evaluations of language and teaching skills of FTAs' students. It also examines the attitudes of FTAs and their students, and investigates whether …
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The Role of Teaching Assistants in Introductory Programming Courses
… spend more one-on-one time with the course teaching assistants than they do with their course instructors. This implies that the kind of individual attention provided by the TAs of such courses to their students has a very high impact on the students’ learning and the quality of the TAs …
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Teaching assistants’ experiences of supporting children’s mental health: an IPA study
… about other school staff’s experiences, such as teaching assistants (TAs). This thesis explored how seven primary school TAs experienced their role in supporting children’s mental health. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Four …
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Effects of a Group Experience on the Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants
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Measuring content and pedagogical content knowledge of general chemistry teaching assistants
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Measuring content and pedagogical content knowledge of general chemistry teaching assistants
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-09-16 without embargo terms
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Disciplinary Participation and Genre Acquisition of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Composition
This project focuses on the way that new graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) in English develop both their professional identity as teachers and their view of Composition as a field. Drawing on social theories of disciplines (Prior, 1998; Hyland, 2004; Carter, 2007), disciplinary enculturation …
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A study of teaching assistants' engagement with a mathematics block of learning
… Open University’s Foundation Degree for primary teaching assistants. The key research questions seek to identify the outcomes and processes of the teaching assistants’ study in relation to their work ‘supporting’ children’s mathematical learning, and their wider experience as teaching assistants. …
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The emotional experiences of Teaching Assistants, working 1:1 with a child
… specifically highlighting the contribution of Teaching Assistants (TAs) to children’s welfare. Whilst previous research has focused on the instructive role of TAs, and the impact of 1:1 learning support from TAs on children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEN/D), there has been …
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Some Effects of Training on Teaching Effectiveness of Untrained University Teaching Assistants
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An investigation into the provision and impact of foundation degrees for teaching assistants
… provision and impact of Foundation degrees for teaching assistants by examining; teaching assistants on Foundation degrees, Foundation degree providers, Head teachers, and local authorities across four different areas of the Midlands. Findings confirmed that teaching assistants on Foundation …
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Chinese language teaching facilitated by anthropomorphised technologies: Using chatbots as smart teaching assistants
… lack of research on chatbot use within situated teaching contexts, particularly from the perspective of foreign language teachers who are not technology enthusiasts but are shaped by this technological shift. This study attempts to go beyond the technology-driven tendency that is prevalent in …
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Meeting the Needs of Foreign Language Teaching Assistants: Professional Development in American Universities
… should "provide substantive training in language teaching and in the use of new technologies" (p. 7) and should "enhance and reward graduate student training" (p. 8). This relative lack of attention is indicative of an undervaluation of graduate student teaching and professional development, …
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