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Facilitating Effective Mathematical Teaching Practices In Preschool, Funda Gonulates, Jasook Gilbert

Journal of Global Education and Research

Initial seeds for mathematics literacy are planted during early childhood. Children benefit when they are exposed to and provided with opportunities for math experiences that emphasize their holistic development and not just mathematics proficiency in isolation. This way of viewing and presenting mathematics to young children requires teachers who are equipped with strong mathematics teaching skills. This study examined a 21-hour professional development series for public school preschool teachers on early numeracy, geometry, mathematical reasoning, and teaching pedagogies. This professional development series aimed to help preschool teachers incorporate effective mathematical practices and increase their comfort level in teaching mathematics. Participants …

"I Think There Is A Place For Small Programs:" Advocating, Implementing, And Sustaining Tpc Programs In Small Us Institutions, Martha Lynn Russell

English Theses & Dissertations

Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) programs in small institutions compose of over a third of all programs in the US, yet this space has been understudied by most scholars. To fill this gap, this dissertation presents findings from one-hour interviews with twenty-six TPC program directors in small US institutions with undergraduate populations of less than six thousand. The results of this dissertation include the ways that small institutions are advocating, implementing, and sustaining their TPC program in unique ways with implications for how any TPC programs regardless of size can learn from these findings.

A Narrative Approach To Examining The Workplace Experiences Of Professional Adults Living With Dyslexia, Anna-Maria Jones

Educational Studies Dissertations

A Narrative Approach to Examining the Workplace Experiences of Professional Adults living with Dyslexia is a qualitative narrative research study. The study gathered, documented, and analyzed participants’ lived experiences to improve an understanding of what makes an inclusive workplace setting. The literature and labor statistics recognize that many individuals with dyslexia are struggling at work, unemployed, unrecognized, marginalized, and underpaid. This inquiry is designed to gain greater insight into the existing employment discrepancies. The following research questions guided this investigation: 1. What are the experiences of professional adults with dyslexia in work environments? 2. How do adults with dyslexia navigate …

Students' Perceptions Of Professional Short-Messaging Education In Undergraduate Courses, Seth S. Frei, Allison M. Alford, Ashly B. Smith

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

The popularity of short-messaging formats, like text and chat, is on the rise in the workplace with many employees preferring this style over long-form options like email. While many businesses expect employees to communicate using short messages, students may be ill-equipped to effectively use these methods due to a lack of formal training. This study sets out to understand students’ experience, confidence, and education related to professional short messaging. Results indicate a correlation between confidence and experience levels in writing text and chat messages. Further, the participants who indicated they had training on writing short messages, indicated they learned it …

Challenging The Positionality Of Western Mainstream English Through The Implementation Of Communication Action Statements, Victoria Mcdermott, Amy R. May

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Communication is the most powerful tool we have to challenge the plague of invisibility impacting our Indigenous communities. As we continue to challenge the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives touted by our institutions, we need to move beyond mission statements to motion, i.e., action required for meaningful transformation to take place (Qassataq, Iñupiaq, 2022). To call attention to and name the silencing of language and knowledge systems outside of western mainstream english (WME), the present paper proposes the concept of Communication Action Statements (CAS). Based on place and space, CASs recognize, label, and affirm the negative effects of WME, …

A Proposed Normative Framework “Najaz Program” To Develop Performance Indicators In Secondary Schools In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, “Longitudinal Study”, Mohammed A. Alkhrizi Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

The main goal of this study is to prepare and implement a proposed normative framework, represented by the “Najaz” program for developing performance indicators in secondary schools in Saudi Arabia, through tracking for a period of three years: (2020-2021-2022) in the field of learning outcomes, regularity, behavior, talent, professional development, values, volunteering and participation, excellence, e-learning, beneficiaries, school environment. The the descriptive method (longitudinal) was used, and the population consisted of (30) schools in Qunfudah educational Directorate, with a percentage of (30.60%) of the society. The follow-up results indicated that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (0.01) …

A Proposed Perception Of The Employment Of Digital Media For Arab Universities In Disseminating And Consolidating The Values Of Coexistence And Tolerance Among University Youth, Khaled H. Al-Hariry Prof.

International Journal for Research in Education

The current study aimed mainly to develop a proposed perception of employing media of Arab universities to disseminate and consolidate the values of coexistence and tolerance among university youth. The researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach, which was based on the survey study in collecting study data through two methods: the content analysis of Arab universities’ media - (25) universities- the media includes: (universities’ websites, their social media, and their mobile phone applications), in addition to the questionnaire method of collecting primary data from the study sample -Staff Members- in those universities, and the sample included (355) individuals. The researcher …

Awareness Of Cybersecurity And Its Relationship To Digital Transformation Among Supervisors Of The Education Department In Jazan Region, Maryam Y. Otaif

International Journal for Research in Education

The study aimed to identify the degree of awareness of cybersecurity, and to reveal the reality of digital transformation and the relationship between them from the point of view of the supervisors of the Education Department in the Jazan region. The study followed the descriptive correlative approach, by stratified random sampling (257). a questionnaire was built , The study found that the degree of cybersecurity awareness is high with an arithmetic mean of (3.48), and also degree of awareness of cybersecurity concepts is high, (3,52), and awareness of cybersecurity risks and violations (3.45), and it was found that the total …

The Effect Of Using Flipped Classrooms Based On Gamification In Developing Self-Regulated Learning Skills And Educational Resilience Among Third-Intermediate Students In English Language, Ali H. Najmi Phd

International Journal for Research in Education

This research examined the effect of flipped classrooms based on gamification on developing self-regulated learning skills and educational resilience among students of intermediate schools in English language. The research sample included (90) students in the third intermediate grade who were selected from three schools in Jeddah, and they were distributed into three groups, with (30) students in each group. A quasi-experimental design was used to study the effect of using flipped classrooms based on gamification on self-regulated learning skills and educational resilience. The researcher developed a measure for self-regulated learning skills that included (28) phrases distributed over (4) axes, namely: …

Training Students To Handle Emotional Load: Resilience Outcomes From A Graduate-Level Counseling Course – A Pilot Study, Jaime Bauer Malandraki

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

The purpose of this study was to determine if emotional resilience can be effectively increased through targeted instruction. To examine this question, five novel curricular elements were designed to target the social-emotional competencies known to undergird the development of emotional resilience. These five curricular elements were incorporated into an 8-week course on Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Students completed a self-assessment pre- and post-course to assess for change in level of resilience. Results indicated overall increased levels of resilience after the 8-week course. While further research is needed, this study is the first to show that increasing emotional resilience …

Preliminary Analysis Of Student Accommodations At Higher Education Institutions In The Midwest With Communication Disorders Programs, Stacie M. Hatfield, Erin Redle Sizemore, Anu Subramanian

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify accommodations available to students in Midwestern higher education institutions. The number of students with disabilities entering graduate programs, including in CSD, is increasing. There are multiple barriers that impact success for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations for students are legally required in higher education, but little is known about the types of accommodations available to CSD students at different institutions. An enhanced understanding of common accommodation may help CSD programs proactively prepare programs to support graduate students in academic and clinical training. Method: Analysis of the accommodations listed on the websites …

Using Audacity Software To Enhance Teaching And Learning Of Hearing Science Course: A Tutorial, Nilesh Washnik, Chandan Suresh, Chao-Yang Lee

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

Audacity is a multi-platform free, open-source audio recorder and editor software. The advantage of Audacity software is as follows: easy installation and simple visual interface, no registrations or hardware requirements, and availability at no cost might make it a preferred software to carry out class demonstrations and lab activities for an undergraduate course in the Communication Sciences and Disorders discipline. The tutorial aims to illustrate how Audacity software can be used to demonstrate various psychoacoustic phenomena commonly taught in undergraduate Hearing Science courses. This tutorial is divided into fundamental and advanced concepts from the pedagogy and student learning standpoint. The …

The Impact Of Faculty Feedback On Student Perceptions Of Faculty-Student Relationships, Lauren Trejo, Sarah M. Ginsberg

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

This qualitive study examined four communication sciences and disorders (CSD) graduate students’ experiences with feedback from CSD faculty members to understand how it affected their relationships with faculty. Review of the literature revealed the importance and impact of feedback; however, it offered little research examining feedback within the field of CSD. Graduate CSD students who completed their undergraduate degrees in CSD were interviewed to reflect on feedback experiences they received from faculty during their undergraduate and graduate education. The students were also presented with two mock papers with differing feedback styles and were asked their reactions to the feedback. It …

Practitioner Inquiry For Turbulent Times: Learning To Take An Inquiry Stance Toward Teaching Difficult Topics Through A Teacher Inquiry Community, Logan Rutten, Danielle Butville, Wendy Lane Smith, Boaz Dvir

Journal of Practitioner Research

Amid turbulent times and politically polarized communities, many teachers require support if they are to teach or engage with difficult topics in their curricula or professional practices, yet few teachers actually receive any formalized support for addressing such topics. This article responds by describing the work of an inquiry community of inservice educators that was designed to assist teachers in learning to address difficult topics by integrating practitioner inquiry and student inquiry with asset-based and trauma-informed lenses. The article outlines the community’s conceptual foundations then describes how a team of university-based teacher educators facilitated the community’s work. A participating teacher’s …

Factorial Structure Of A Math Anxiety Scale Using Exploratory And Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Mahdi Olimat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to reveal the factorial structure of the mathematics anxiety scale using both exploratory and confirmation factorial analysis and integration between them, where the researcher developed the study tool represented by a measure of mathematics anxiety, by reviewing the theoretical literature and measurements built in previous studies, and consisting of (15) paragraphs all formulated positively. The validity of the tool was verified using three ways: concept validity which verified through the provisions of the specialists to whom the scale was presented, and the construction validity which was statistically verified by examining the association of each paragraphs in the …

Reengineering The Leadership Competencies Of The Leaders At The Jordanian Ministry Of Education According To The Contemporary Leadership Trends, Amira Y. Thaher Mustafa

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The article aimed to reveal the availability of reengineering the competencies of educational leaders in the Jordanian Ministry of Education based on contemporary leadership trends. The study population is all leaders in the Ministry of Education Center for the year 2020/2022. The researcher used the developmental survey method, and a questionnaire was developed that confirmed its validity and stability. The Study community is (260) individuals from all leaders in the ministry. Results: The reality of the availability of engineering competencies among the educational leaders in the ministry was medium, with statistically significant differences. Based on these results, a restructuring of …

النظام التعليمي الجزائري في سياق القوى الثقافية المحيطة به وفق نموذج بيريداي, Souad Haid, Lakhl Lakhdar

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل مختلف القوى الثقافية التي تحيط بالنظام التعليمي الجزائري، لاسيما وأننا نعيش موجة من الثورات الإعلامية والمعلوماتية التي خلفت تغيرات كبيرة في النسق الاجتماعي عموما والتعليم خصوصا، مما جعل مدارسنا وجامعاتنا أمام تحديات كبيرة. ومنهجنا في هذا التحليل هو نموذج بيريداي للتربية المقارنة الذي يعد مفتاحا هاما لتفسير إنجازات وإخفاقات المشهد التربوي من مختلف الجوانب لا سيما الجانب الثقافي حيث صار الطالب الجزائري يعاني من تدني مستواه الثقافي وإن كان كذلك فنجده مطبوعا بثقافة استهلاكية ووعي زائف كنتيجة لزمن ما بعد الكلونيالية. وقد أسفرت نتائج هذا التحليل تبني صناع القرار لحزمة من الإجراءات باستعمال أدوات القوى …

علاقة أنماط القيادة التربوية بالقدرة على حل المشكلات المدرسية في المدارس الحكومية في لواء دير علا من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمشرفين التربويين, Linda Ahamad H. Alkhanatleh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت المقال التعرف إلى علاقة أنماط القيادة التربوية، بالقدرة على حل المشكلات المدرسية، في المدارس الحكومية في لواء دير علا، من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمشرفين التربويين؛ حيث تبنت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي. تم استخدام أداة الاستبانة ووزعت على عينة من (100) معلم ومعلمة، و (100) مشرفة ومشرف تربوي، في المدارس الحكومية في لواء دير علا. خلُصَت النتائج إلى أن النمط التحويلي حصل على أعلى درجة، ثم أوصت الدراسة على ضرورة العمل على تعزيز أنماط القيادة الحديثة، التي تعمل على رفع الروح المعنوية للمعلمين، والعاملين بالمؤسسات التربوية؛ مما يساعد على حل المشكلات المدرسية.

The article aimed to identify the relationship between …

المهارات التدريسية والسمات الرقمية لمعلمي المرحلة الثانوية في ظل التعليم عن بعد في المدارس الحكومية والخاصة من وجهة نظر الطلبة, Nawal Abd Rahman Al-Shawabkeh, Fatima Mohammed Olalimat, Khaled Abdallah A. Albreizat

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف البحث التعرّف إلى مهارات المعلم التدريسية وسماته الرقمية التي يريدها الطالب في ظل التعليم عن بعد وما الإجراءات اللازمة لتحسين أدائه لتحقيق التفاعل بينه وبين الطالب وانعكاس هذا التفاعل على تعلّم الطلبة، وقد تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي المسحي للإجابة عن أسئلته والتأكد من فرضياته، وقد أسفر البحث عن النتائج الآتية: جاءت متوسطات تقديرات الطلبة مرتفعة في مجالات الاستبانة وفقراتها كافة ، وهذا مؤشر كبير على حاجة الطلبة إلى توفر مثل هذه المهارات وتلك السمات في معلميهم. هناك فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين متوسطات استجابات الطلبة تبعًا لمتغير الجنس جاءت لصالح الإناث، ووجود فروقات تبعًا لمتغير المدينة كان لصالح مدينة …

درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس الحكومية للإدارة الرقمية وعلاقتها بالتميز الإداري, Haya Khalil Ibrahim Abd Aljawad

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدف المقال الكشف عن العلاقة بين درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس الحكومية في لواء سحاب في الأردن للإدارة الرقمية وعلاقتها بالتميز الإداري من وجهة نظر المعلمين، والكشف عن الفروق الإحصائية التي تعزى لمتغيرات (الجنس، الخبرة، المؤهل العلمي). تم استخدام المنهج الوصفي الارتباطي، وتم استخدام الاستبانة لجمع البيانات من عينة عشوائية من (296) معلماً ومعلمة. أظهرت النتائج أن درجة ممارسة الإدارة الرقمية لدى مديري المدارس الحكومية جاءت بدرجة متوسطة، وإن درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس للتميز الإداري جاءت مرتفعة. كما أظهرت النتائج أن هناك علاقة ارتباطية بين درجة ممارسة الإدارة الرقمية لدى مديري المدارس الحكومية والتميز الإداري. بالإضافة إلى أن النتائج بينت وجود …