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Improving Instructional Practice: The Value Of Classroom Goal Teams As Measured By Elementary Teachers' Perceptions, Debra J. Easton Rodenburg
Improving Instructional Practice: The Value Of Classroom Goal Teams As Measured By Elementary Teachers' Perceptions, Debra J. Easton Rodenburg
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Student achievement is in the forefront of education as never before. Educators, parents, business leaders, community members, and politicians are all actively watching reports of student achievement. Wong (2003) found in more than 200 studies, the only way to improve student achievement is with a knowledgeable and skillful teacher. The expertise of a teacher is a critical variable in effecting student achievement (Marzano, 2003). In this study, Classroom Goals Team Project (CGTP) was utilized as a professional development program to bring about improvements in teaching and learning in an effort to positively impact student achievement. The CGTP, implemented in a …
Instructional Methods And Efficacy Of Teachers Trained In Differentiated Instruction, Patricia A. Crum
Instructional Methods And Efficacy Of Teachers Trained In Differentiated Instruction, Patricia A. Crum
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This study examined the instructional methods and efficacy of teachers involved in a two-part district staff development project in differentiated instruction. Responses from 194 kindergarten through twelfth grade teachers on a self-perception survey were collected after an initial district staff training and implementation and again after involvement in a second teacher centered district staff development plan in differentiated instruction with implementation time. The data collected were analyzed to determine what instructional methods and efficacy the staff displayed and to determine whether a change in teachers' perceptions occurred during the 9-month period following the second district plan.
Improving Instructional Practice: The Value Of Classroom Goal Teams As Measured By Elementary Teachers' Perceptions, Debra J.Easton Rodenburg
Improving Instructional Practice: The Value Of Classroom Goal Teams As Measured By Elementary Teachers' Perceptions, Debra J.Easton Rodenburg
Student Work
Student achievement is in the forefront of education as never before. Educators, parents, business leaders, community members, and politicians are all actively watching reports of student achievement. Wong (2003) found in more than 200 studies, the only way to improve student achievement is with a knowledgeable and skillful teacher. The expertise of a teacher is a critical variable in effecting student achievement (Marzano, 2003). In this study, Classroom Goals Team Project (CGTP) was utilized as a professional development program to bring about improvements in teaching and learning in an effort to positively impact student achievement. The CGTP, implemented in a …
Omaha Business Support For Work -Based Learning, Keith E. Bigsby
Omaha Business Support For Work -Based Learning, Keith E. Bigsby
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The purpose of this study was to examine the demographics of Omaha area employers that participate in and do not participate in work-based learning, to determine the reasons why Omaha area businesses participate in work-based learning and to identify the reasons why or why not companies participate in work-based learning.
Job Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment Among Faculty At Taiwan's Higher Education Institutions, Yu-Ching Huang
Job Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment Among Faculty At Taiwan's Higher Education Institutions, Yu-Ching Huang
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The purpose of the study was to determine faculty members' level of job satisfaction and organizational commitment and to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Two types of satisfaction were surveyed: intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Three types of commitment were surveyed: affective, normative, and continuance commitment. This study was delimited to faculty members at five institutes of technology in the Mid-Taiwan area.
Factors That Keep Teachers With Perceived Leadership Potential From Seeking Secondary Principal And Assistant Principal Positions, Wesley J. Galusha
Factors That Keep Teachers With Perceived Leadership Potential From Seeking Secondary Principal And Assistant Principal Positions, Wesley J. Galusha
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The purpose of this study was to determine what factors discourage or inhibit secondary school teachers who have demonstrated leadership potential from seeking secondary principal and assistant principal positions. There has been little systematic research investigating why teachers choose not to become school administrators, from their own perspective(s).
Board Members' Perceptions Of Their Roles In The Governance Of An Independent Christian School, Michelle Lundgren
Board Members' Perceptions Of Their Roles In The Governance Of An Independent Christian School, Michelle Lundgren
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The purpose of this study was to explore board members' perceptions of their roles at an independent Christian school. The study was exploratory and interviews were used to elicit the members' perceptions. The participants included eight board members and the head administrator of a K–12 Christian school in the Midwest. Interviews were conducted with each participant two times during the school year. Questions focused on topics derived from the available literature dealing with public and private school boards and from the experience of the researcher. Qualitative data analysis methodology was used.
Foreign Language Teachers' Use Of Technology In Instruction: An Exploratory Study, Clara G. Hoover
Foreign Language Teachers' Use Of Technology In Instruction: An Exploratory Study, Clara G. Hoover
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The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study was to develop an initial understanding of how and why high school foreign language teachers use technology in instruction. Six high school foreign language teachers, each from a different district in a Midwestern state, participated in the study. The data consisted of a Preliminary Information Form, teacher interviews and 40 classroom observations.