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A School Of Choice: A Case Study Of An Instructional Learning Model In A Public School System, Samuel Mccord May 2018

A School Of Choice: A Case Study Of An Instructional Learning Model In A Public School System, Samuel Mccord

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This case study focused on the understandings of the administration and teaching staff with regard to the implementation and student academic growth of the B-L Upward program. The understandings were formed from data collected through structured, face-to-face interviews. The questioning of the staff members assisted in determining an understanding of the instructional model of the B-L Upward program. The experimental nature of the B-L Upward program allowed students, primarily those graduating from eighth grade and heading into high school, to choose an alternative to the traditional secondary learning environment. The current case study is an examination of the B-L Upward …


Preparing For Blended Learning: Examining Self-Efficacy Of Secondary Teachers, Catherine Brouke Reynolds Jan 2018

Preparing For Blended Learning: Examining Self-Efficacy Of Secondary Teachers, Catherine Brouke Reynolds

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The purpose of this cross-sectional survey study was to determine the level of teacher self-efficacy to teach in a blended learning environment after receiving blended learning professional development (PD). The study used secondary analysis of existing data and interviews to answer the following research questions:1.What is the level of self-efficacy to teach in a blended learning environment for secondary teachers after receiving blended learning PD?2.What component of the blended learning PD contributed the most to teachers level of self-efficacy?3.How can the blended learning PD be improved to assist the teachers in improving their level of self-efficacy?The study used two instruments: …