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Driven By Beliefs: Understanding Challenges Physical Science Teachers Face When Integrating Engineering And Physics, Emily A. Dare, Joshua A. Ellis, Gillian H. Roehrig

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

It is difficult to ignore the increased use of technological innovations in today’s world, which has led to various calls for the integration of engineering into K-12 science standards. The need to understand how engineering is currently being brought to science classrooms is apparent and necessary in order to address these calls for integration. This multiphase, mixed-methods study investigated the classroom practices and beliefs of high school physical science teachers following an intensive professional development on physics and engineering integration.

Classroom observations showed that teachers new to incorporating engineering into their physical science classrooms often struggled to maintain focus on …

Theory Into Practice: The Ksu Pds Model, Sally J. Yahnke, M. Gail Shroyer

Educational Considerations

The 1983 publication of A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform (National Commission of Excellence in Education) “initiated the longest sustained period of attention to public education in the nation’s history and ignited a new wave of interest in teacher preparation.”

School Culture: Teachers' Beliefs, Behaviors, And Instructional Practices, Chantarath Hongboontri, Natheeporn Keawkhong

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This mixed-methods research project documents the school culture of Hope University’s Language Institute and reveals the reciprocal relationship between the school culture and the instructional practices of the English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in this particular institute. Altogether, 62 EFL teachers agreed to complete a questionnaire. Of these, 14 participated in semi-structured interviews and classroom observations; 2 agreed to be interviewed but did not allow their classrooms to be observed. Quantitative data demonstrated strong correlations among eight social organizational variables of a school culture. Qualitative data further revealed the influences of a school culture on these teacher …

El Cuerpo Como Símbolo E Identidad En Los Adolescentes. Creencias Sobre La Estética Del Cuerpo En Estudiantes De Colegios En Convenio De Bogotá, Briand Camargo Arias, Deisy Yanira Álvarez Robayo, Deysy Johana Velasco Acosta

Maestría en Docencia

Actualmente, existe un interés por la imagen que proyectamos a los demás, sin diferencia de estrato social, edad, raza o sexo. Observamos, que para obtener una figura bella, los jóvenes encuentran presentes en su entorno social y diario vivir los alargamientos, tatuajes, piercing, formas de vestir, cirugías estéticas, implantes y modas; por lo tanto es de gran importancia dirigir la mirada a este aspecto, ya que se ha venido observando una creciente tendencia hacia la realización de estas prácticas. Con esta investigación, se pretende determinar las incidencias que tienen las creencias sobre la estética del cuerpo en los comportamientos de …

Vivimos Entre Redes Y Pensamos Las Realidades. Creencias Sobre Comunicación Virtual De Los Estudiantes De Décimo Y Undécimo De Colegios Distritales De La Localidad De Usme, Angélica Ayala Monsalve, Liliana Patricia Ochoa Pinzón, Alba Jeannette Villarraga Méndez

Maestría en Docencia

Esta investigación articulada al Macroproyecto “Creencias de estudiantes del sector público en Bogotá” de la Maestría en Docencia, se realizó con el objetivo de caracterizar las creencias sobre comunicación virtual de los estudiantes de educación media en colegios distritales de las localidades de Bosa, Kennedy, Suba y Usme. Mediante un diseño mixto secuencial, se obtuvieron los datos primero con la encuesta a 1.528 estudiantes de 33 colegios y la entrevista a grupo focal con 82 estudiantes de 9 colegios de la localidad de Usme; para el análisis de datos se efectuó primero el análisis estadístico de la encuesta, luego, el …

Creencias De Los Estudiantes De Los Colegios En Convenio De Bogotá Sobre La Institución Escolar, Jairo Antonio Torres Méndez, Karen Yissed Sosa Valero, Carlos Andrés Munar Vivas

Maestría en Docencia

Esta investigación pretendió indagar acerca de las creencias de los estudiantes sobre la institución escolar, la cual permite aportar a la transformación de los colegios partícipes; igualmente, la Secretaría de Educación Distrital se beneficia, ya que tendrá una mirada y acercamiento a las creencias de los estudiantes. La población escogida fueron 1790 estudiantes de décimo y undécimo de 32 colegios en convenio de cinco localidades de la ciudad de Bogotá: Suba, Usme, Ciudad Bolívar, Kennedy y Bosa, caracterizadas por tener gran cobertura estudiantil en el sector oficial y con el mayor número de colegios en convenio. El tipo de investigación …

Instructional Strategies To Promote Incremental Beliefs In Youth Sport, Stewart A. Vella, Dylan P. Cliff, Anthony D. Okely, Dana L. Weintraub, Thomas N. Robinson

Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Implicit beliefs about the nature of human abilities have significant motivational, behavioral, and affective consequences. The purpose of this article was to review the application of implicit beliefs to the youth sport context and to provide theoretically derived and evidence-based instructional strategies to promote adaptive implicit beliefs about human abilities within this context. A narrative overview of theory and a review of research pertaining to implicit beliefs in education, sport, and physical activity are undertaken. Theoretically derived and evidence-based instructional strategies are outlined, and specific coaching behaviors are suggested. Six instructional strategies to promote adaptive implicit beliefs in these contexts …

Intentional Learning With Technological Proxies: Goal Orientations And Efficacy Beliefs, Jose Hanham, Jacqueline Ullman, Joanne Orlando, John Mccormick

Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Digital technologies serve as an important educational resource for tertiary students. A key feature of many current digital technologies available to students is that they can function as proxies in the learning process; that is, technology can be used to carry out some academic-related tasks on behalf of the user. For tertiary educators, the widespread availability of technological proxies raises a number of important pedagogical issues. In this article, we discuss technological proxy in the context of intentional learning. Drawing from the literature on learner motivation, we identify three key variables - learners' achievement goal orientations, self-efficacy beliefs, and proxy …

Cultural Beliefs About Cancer Influencing Help-Seeking And Symptom Appraisal: A Meta-Synthesis Of Qualitative Findings, Sharon Licqurish, Peggy Chiang, Jennifer Walker, Lyn Phillipson, Fiona Walter, Jon Emery

Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Abstract presented at the 2014 World Cancer Congress, 3-6 December 2014, Melbourne, Australia

Exploring The Impact Of The Common Core State Standards Implementation Through The Eyes Of Teachers', Parents', And Administrators' Beliefs And Attitudes Related To Reading Instruction, Sheryl Coglaiti

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Belief(s) and attitude(s) about education, moreover reading, can shape the way in which we respond to pressures to initiate instructional changes in schools and society. Recently, an enormous reform effort, known as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is underway in the nation. The implementation plays a critical role in how the CCSS will be received. In light of being received, how will they impact teachers’, parents’, and administrators’ belief(s) and/or attitude(s) related to reading? According to research, there is a need to consider teachers’, parents’, and administrators’ belief(s) and/or attitude(s) about reading, which may play a role in the …

How Teacher Beliefs About Mathematics Affect Student Beliefs About Mathematics, Kelly Smith

Honors Theses and Capstones

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