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What Is The Impact Of Parental Support On Early Literacy?, Deborah K. Bush
What Is The Impact Of Parental Support On Early Literacy?, Deborah K. Bush
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Today, more than 75 percent of women ages 25--34 and 75 percent of women with a child under six years of age participate in the labor force. When both parents work outside the home, they often want to send their child to preschool, but preschool classes aren't always available, and often those that are available are the government programs that are open only to those of lower socio-economic status.;In addition, parents often want to support the emergent literacy of their children and help prepare them for kindergarten but aren't sure of how to provide the type of assistance that might …
Mathematical Writing In The Elementary Classroom, Dana D. Mccauley
Mathematical Writing In The Elementary Classroom, Dana D. Mccauley
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In this study, fourth and fifth grade students at River View Elementary participated in mathematics activities requiring written and oral dialogue. These dialogues were analyzed to determine how their mathematical understandings were reflected in their written and oral discussions. An examination of pre and post mathematical writing occurred to determine the effect the dialogue had on students' mathematical writing. Students were given a mathematics problem to solve. After reading the mathematics problem, each student wrote questions they had regarding the problem as well as a request for additional information that they felt was needed to solve the problem. Students exchanged …
Viewing Themes Of Teaching And Learning With A Phenomenological Lens, Katina L. Sayers
Viewing Themes Of Teaching And Learning With A Phenomenological Lens, Katina L. Sayers
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The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore understandings pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and college faculty hold towards learning and teaching, the types of classroom setting that best contributes to teaching and learning, and the kinds of experiences that are meaningful. These 'understandings' were compared to existing ideas in the literature to determine whether or not teachers are responding to post-modern thought related to the issues of concern.;Using common and not-so-common qualitative research methods, data was gathered from nine participants through face-to-face interviews, documents, observations, journal entries, and photo-elicitation interviews. For data analysis and interpretation, an inductive emergent design …
Teachers' Perceptions Of The Goals Of Secondary Schools Physical Education In State Of Kuwait, Obaid Alshammari
Teachers' Perceptions Of The Goals Of Secondary Schools Physical Education In State Of Kuwait, Obaid Alshammari
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of the Kuwait physical education teachers relevant to the goals of the physical education program for secondary schools. Data were collected from a sample consisting of 200 (n = 200) physical education teachers teaching in six provinces in Kuwait. For data collection, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire, named "Kuwaiti Physical Education Goals" (KPEG) was designed. The instrument asked the participants to indicate the level of agreement with four categories of physical education goals. In addition, differences in teachers based on gender between physical education teachers' perceptions were investigated. An examination …
Assessing The Factors Affecting West Virginia Prek--12 Teachers' Use And Non-Use Of Lesson Plans Published On The Internet, Kammi Kai Hefner
Assessing The Factors Affecting West Virginia Prek--12 Teachers' Use And Non-Use Of Lesson Plans Published On The Internet, Kammi Kai Hefner
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During the past 10 years, West Virginia PreK--12 schools have received nearly {dollar}14 million to provide teachers with technology-enhanced solutions in meeting the demands of Internet enculturated students. Specifically, these monies were dedicated to educating West Virginia PreK--12 teachers about technology. In some way during that training, these teachers were exposed to the knowledge that lesson plans exist on the Internet.;The first purpose of this study (1) was to build a demographic profile for (a) teachers who were unaware that lesson plans are available on the Internet, (b) teachers who were aware that lesson plans exist on the Internet but …