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07. Design Sprint, Pt. Ii, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Summary Of Effects: Impact Of Intersect On Student Math Achievement And Teacher Perceptions, Natalie Wright

STEM Research

This summary of project evaluation findings was presented to the InTERSECT team and DCPS leaders in February 2023 as a supplement to the Year 2 Summative Evaluation Report. The evaluation examined effects of Project InTERSECT on Cohorts 1 and 2, including student mathematics achievement and teacher perceptions. The project has had significant impacts on students’ mathematics achievement. Compared to a business-as-usual group (which was matched to the treatment group based on pretest scores, demographics, and grade level), students in Project InTERSECT classrooms performed significantly higher on iReady Math assessments. Treatment effects were particularly large for kindergarten (Hedges’ g = .34) …

Unf Stars 2023 Poster Presentation: “Fostering Student Motivation In Urban Title I Elementary Schools: Integrated Stem For Equitable Learning Experiences”, Raven Robinson-Wilson, Meghan Parkinson, Rui Wang

STEM Research

This poster was presented at UNF STARS 2023 to share our research based on data from Project InTERSECT teachers’ classroom videos (and teacher reflections), focusing on showcasing equitable integrated STEM instructional practices. As the instructional process is undergirded by a myriad of psychological processes, a focus on integrated STEM instructional practices can provide better understanding about the facilitation of students’ learning experiences. Our research examines teachers’ integrated STEM instructional practices for fostering student motivation for learning in urban, Title I elementary schools through need supportive teaching and culturally responsive pedagogy frameworks. The observations of teachers’ integrated STEM classroom instruction yielded …

Doing The Work: Using Questions, Tasks, And Sources To Navigate Teaching Contentious Social Studies In Secondary Classrooms, Bonnie Patrice Lewis

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

This explanatory case study examines how two secondary social studies teachers use inquiry-based learning to mitigate the risks of teaching contentious social studies in a charged classroom. Research questions included: 1. How do two in-service secondary teachers use inquiry-based instruction to navigate teaching contentious social studies during charged times? 2. What curricular and pedagogical choices were made by the in-service teachers to navigate risk when designing inquiry-based instruction that features contentious social studies during charged times? 3. What curricular and pedagogical choices were made by the in-service teachers to navigate risk when delivering inquiry-based instruction that features contentious social studies …

Teachers’ Sustained Culturally Responsive Practices Three Years After Participation In Professional Development, Brittany Manion

Theses and Dissertations--Education Sciences

Teacher professional development (PD) on culturally responsive practices (CRP) provides teachers the opportunity to increase their knowledge and change their practices to better support students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This study sampled from a year-long intensive PD on effective instructional practices for English learners (ELs). Grounded in transformative and situated learning theories, this study was designed to understand teachers’ sustained CRP and their experiences four years after participating in a CRP PD. Several questions were investigated in this study: What CRP do teachers sustain? What are factors and supports related to teachers’ sustained implementation? What challenges do teachers …

How Rocks Rock: The Processes That Shape Our World, Jennifer Harrison

Lesson Plans

Have you ever thought about how the rocks in your driveway formed? Or the sand on your beach? How about the diamond in a ring or the charcoal in a grill?

All earthen material is subject to forces that impact its properties, from where we find it, how its structure is made and how it behaves under external pressures. Rocks are defined as any inorganic material found in the natural world (meaning not living material). There are 3 types of rock, and where and how they form is important in their classifications. They are subject to geological processes as well …

Exploring Different Mediums For Teaching Programming And Cybersecurity In Primary And Secondary Schools, Andrew R. Youngstrom

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Cybersecurity and programming are becoming more and more prominent in today’s world. It is beneficial to begin teaching these topics to students at a younger age. Additionally, we see students in primary and secondary schools struggling to maintain focus in class as attention spans shrink. This paper looks at different drone models to see if any of them could be sufficient solutions to be implemented into primary and secondary schools to teach cybersecurity and programming topics to students. Besides teaching capabilities, drones must also be affordable for institutions and simple enough to construct, configure, and operate so that a teacher …

Creating A Gifted-Friendly Classroom, David Wolff

Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning

The goal of undergraduate teacher preparation programs is to equip future teachers to work with all learners. Gifted and talented learners are likely found in every classroom regardless of where they reside. According to Rinn et al. (2022), Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Nebraska do not require undergraduate teacher candidates to take university coursework on gifted education. The goal of this presentation is to provide a general overview of gifted education specific to Kansas. This presentation aims to address myths and misconceptions about gifted education and gifted learners, characteristics of gifted learners, a basic overview of a general identification process, …

Art Teaching And American Society: An Exploration Of How Art Makes Us Think And Why America Needs It Right Now, Julie Marie Hammerand

Honors Program Theses

The motivation for this thesis comes from my own experience as a learner, an artist, and as a teacher. When I was young, I was always fascinated with the idea of the unknown. Each new piece of knowledge I acquired was a part of the greater puzzle I had yet to understand. As I got older, I understood the value of new perspectives and how each person creates a personal relationship with the world around them. I saw how teaching was the art of bringing a person into and through a new realm of knowledge and thought. Each new realm …

Collaborative Lesson Study: A Qualitative Case Study Of Elementary Teachers’ Professional Learning Experience, Arlene D. Harmon

Theses and Dissertations

Teacher collaboration practices in schools have impacted how teachers work together to prevent professional isolation. The mandate of collaborative practices has resulted in some teachers expressing frustration and a lack of benefit from their current experiences. The purpose of this qualitative case study, conducted in the Southeast region of the United States, was to determine if lesson study provided a more meaningful collaborative approach during focused group sessions. Using New London Group’s (1996) designs of meaning concept encapsulated in the Pedagogy of Multiliteracies Theoretical Framework to gauge the relevance of lesson study, I sought to explore a deeper understanding of …

Teaching Black Elementary Students: The Influence Of Experiences And Teacher Preparation For Pwi And Hbcu Interns On Their Understanding Of And Self-Efficacy For Culturally Responsive Teaching, Jeania N. Jones

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Teacher preparation program agendas include culturally responsive teaching (CRT) due to the student diversity in modern elementary classrooms. Overwhelmingly, White, middle-class English-speaking women who may not completely understand their students' cultural backgrounds are teachers in those culturally diverse classrooms. In schools where Eurocentric values, assumptions, beliefs, and methodologies are being taught, many students of color are not performing well academically. Black teachers and teachers with a good understanding of students' cultural experiences and backgrounds have higher expectations and counter the racial stereotypes about Black students. This multiple case study examined how two teacher interns understand Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) and …

From Homeschooling To Unschooling: A Comparison Of Academic Achievement, Myra Breen

Masters Theses

Within the homeschooling community, there are many options for educational methods that a family might choose. Unschooling, which is an approach to education that emphasizes self-directed learning and does not follow a set curriculum, is often viewed as inferior to a traditional pre-determined curriculum.

The purpose of this research was to determine whether students who come from families who use traditional curricula to educate their children have drastically different assessment scores from the students in families where they follow their own interests and learn from those activities.

This study uses a mixed-methods approach. There are qualitative results based on case …

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog, Morehead State University. Registrar's Office.

Morehead State Catalog Archive

2023-2024 undergraduate catalog for Morehead State University.

The Effects Of Parental Engagement Programs On Grades 3-5 Milestones Student Achievement, Deborah Malone

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although the Every Student Succeeds Act sets the parameters for parents and families to be involved in their children’s education, there are no specified guidelines on how that involvement should be designed to best impact student achievement. The purpose of this study was to compare Grade 3-5 students’ mean Milestones test scores in English Language Arts, mathematics, and science (dependent variables) at two Southeastern United States elementary schools which offered parental involvement/parental engagement programs—a nonmandatory or mandatory program (independent variable), represented by School A and B, respectively. The theoretical foundations of the study were the social and human capital theory …

Instructional Practices Teachers Use To Improve Elementary School Students’ Mathematics Achievement, Kwanza Lee Atkinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Since 2016, third to fifth-grade students at a Title I elementary school have not met adequate yearly progress because 70% of students have not scored proficient on the end-of-grade mathematics assessment. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the instructional approaches that elementary school teachers use to teach mathematics to students at the Title I school and to investigate which instructional strategies teachers believed to be the most effective in improving mathematics test scores. This study was grounded in social constructivism, based on the impression that the individual creates knowledge based on mental ability. Data for this …

Employer Perceptions Of The Skills Gap In College Graduates’ Written Communication, Julie Minnaugh

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

U.S. employers have reported that many college graduates are underprepared in written communication when hired and that lack of preparedness hinders these graduates’ employment success. Higher education institution (HEI) administrators need information regarding which writing skills should be taught across the curriculum to improve student outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate employers’ perspectives on the written communication skills gap that hinders college graduates from being successful in their professional practice. Swales’s six characteristics of a discourse community provided a conceptual lens for the study, as graduates commencing employment represent newcomers to a discourse community. A basic qualitative …

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Social Emotional Learning Instruction And High Residential Mobility Students’ Reading Literacy, Janel Dorene Morris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Based on recommendations from research, leaders in a north Texas public school district implemented social emotional learning (SEL) to address academic gaps among high residential mobility (HRM) students. Incorporating SEL instruction improves academic achievement 11 percentile points on average; however, in Adoniram School District (ASD), 2021 passing rates fell 8% from 2019 despite adopting SEL curriculum. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how ASD elementary teachers instructed SEL, and their perceptions of how SEL techniques influenced HRM elementary students’ reading literacy development. The study on social and emotional skills (SSES) conceptual framework guided this study because …

University Interdisciplinary Linked Block Schedules And Developmental Student Success, Linda S. Reeves-Wymer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Developmental education is the starting point for many 1st-year college students, especially from underrepresented, low-income, and first-generation populations. One such 1st-year program linked block-scheduled academic skill-development courses with a required interdisciplinary general education science course where instruction was provided simultaneously in a lecture format to college-ready nondevelopmental students and developmental students in three skill-development courses: reading, writing, and combined reading/writing. Although this program had existed for over 20 years, the effectiveness of the program, meaning whether the linked skill-development courses were associated with academic success, had not been assessed. Guided by Tinto’s integration theory, a causal comparative design with the …

Scaffolding Learning For Teachers Of Multilingual Learners Through Agency, Leadership, And Collaboration, Kara Viesca, Cindy H. Linzell, Peiwen Wang, Molly Heeren, Jessica Mitchell-Mccollough, Alexa Yunes-Koch

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Grounded in findings from multiple disciplines (e.g., neuroscience, human, development, cognitive science, and social psychology), Lee, Meltzoff, and Kuhl (2020) propose a framework to understand human learning. Composed of multiple propositions, one aspect of this framework emphasizes the social nature of learning. Specifically, they argue, “A comprehensive theory of human development must take into account basic motivations for learning from, through, and in relationship with social others” [emphasis added] (p. 25). Education researchers and practitioners working with multilingual students and their teachers have extensively argued for attention to “learning from, through, and in relationships with social others” (Lee et al., …

“It Was Just My Name!”: A Crt/Crf Analysis Of International Female Graduate Students’ Perceptions And Experiences Regarding Their Ethnic Name, Peiwen Wang, Xiaoyan Gu, Amanda Morales

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Although international female students accounted for 44% of the enrolled international students in the United States (U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, 2020), their experiences regarding their ethnic name are relatively understudied in the onomastic literature. This study considers the experiences of eight international female graduate students of Color who are studying at a Midwestern predominantly White university. Utilizing critical race theory (CRT) and critical race feminism (CRF) as the theoretical and analytical lenses, this qualitative phenomenological study collected data through semistructured, in-depth interviews. We explore the meaning of ethnic names and their connection to …

The High School In The Middle Of Everywhere: Nebraska’S Lincoln High, Edmund T. Hamann, Janet M. Eckerson, Mark Larson

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

In 2002, world-renowned author Mary Pipher published a book about her home city, Lincoln Nebraska, playfully titled “The Middle of Everywhere” a tongue-in-cheek rejoinder to the idea that Nebraska is ‘the middle of nowhere.’ But word play aside, her title was empirically apt, as her volume documented how immigration and refugee resettlement were demographically transforming Nebraska’s capital city. As in other cities, resettlement was concentrated in some areas of Lincoln, placing differential burdens on different parts of the community’s institutional infrastructure. Of interest to readers of this volume, Lincoln’s refugees and immigrants were concentrated in the city’s oldest high school. …

Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts: Centering Science Within Elementary Stem Education, Deepika Menon, Amy S. Bauer, Katie L. Johnson, Elizabeth Hasseler, Amanda Thomas, Ricardo Martinez, Guy Trainin

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

Conceptualizing STEM Integration

For our reform efforts, the fundamental question to consider was, “What is STEM learning, or what should count as STEM learning?” The different models and definitions for Integrated STEM education range from STEM disciplines traditionally taught as separate and distinct content areas to integration among the four STEM disciplines (NAE and NRC, 2014; Stohlmann et al., 2012). Teacher educators are often challenged to design STEM learning experiences within teacher preparation courses that prepare for the reality of classrooms while presenting pedagogical alternatives (Corp et al., 2020). Many researchers, for instance, Roehrig et al. (2012) distinguish between content …

How Elementary Teachers Implement The Eureka Mathematics Curriculum To Improve Mathematics Outcomes, Shannell A. Swan-Clarke

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many states use research-based mathematics curricula as an instructional tool to improve mathematics performance outcomes on state assessment scores. The problem was that despite the implementation of a research-based curriculum, students at XYZ Elementary School (pseudonym) had underperformed on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers standardized mathematics tests since 2018. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to discover the implementation practices of teachers using the Eureka Mathematics Curriculum to improve student outcomes at XYZ Elementary School. Dewey’s experiential learning theory was used to support and explore ideas involving the influences of curriculum implementation on …

"Sky-High Motivation": Intradisciplinary Integrative- Courses For Excelling Teachers' Training, Yael Kimhi

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In many teacher education programs, curricula are comprised of fragmented courses within an academic discipline. This longitudinal study followed one cohort of teacher trainees in a fast-track B.Ed. program in Israel and explored an integrative approach to intradisciplinary courses. These courses were organized around significant themes and issues. A mixed-method methodology was implemented. The data included 81 teacher trainee responses, 16 mentor responses, and 11 college staff responses. Data were gathered during three years at four different time points: 1) online questionnaire for trainees and mentors (end of 1^st and 3^rd year); 2) trainee focus groups and steering …

กระบวนการเรียนการสอนเพื่อส่งเสริมสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองตามทฤษฎีการพัฒนาความเข้าใจทางคณิตศาสตร์ของไพรี-ไคเรน, ณัฐพัฒฐ์ มุกดา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้เป็นการวิจัยและพัฒนาโดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) พัฒนากระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่ส่งเสริมสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองของนักเรียนระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลาย ตามทฤษฎีการพัฒนาความเข้าใจทางคณิตศาสตร์ของไพรี-ไคเรน และ 2) ศึกษาประสิทธิผลของกระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่ส่งเสริมสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองตามทฤษฎีการพัฒนาความเข้าใจทางคณิตศาสตร์ ของไพร-ไคเรน กลุ่มเป้าหมายคือ นักเรียนระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนปลาย กลุ่มตัวอย่างที่ใช้ในการทดลอง คือ นักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 5 เลือกโดยใช้การเลือกแบบเจาะจง จำนวน 35 คน ระยะเวลาดำเนินการทดลอง 12 สัปดาห์ เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบวัดสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองทางคณิตศาสตร์ และแบบสังเกตพฤติกรรม วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ทดสอบค่าทีแบบ t-test dependent และการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยสรุปได้ดังนี้ 1. กระบวนการเรียนการสอนเพื่อส่งเสริมสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองทางคณิตศาสตร์ตามทฤษฎีการพัฒนาความเข้าใจทางคณิตศาสตร์ของไพรี-ไคเรน ประกอบด้วย 5 ขั้นตอน ได้แก่ 1) ขั้นดึงความรู้และประสบการณ์เดิม 2) ขั้นสังเกตหาข้อคาดการณ์ 3) ขั้นจัดโครงสร้าง 4) ขั้นนำไปใช้ และ 5) ขั้นขยายความคิด 2. การศึกษาประสิทธิผลของกระบวนการเรียนการสอน พบว่า 1) สมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองของนักเรียนที่เรียนด้วยกระบวนการเรียนการสอนที่ส่งเสริมสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลอง ตามทฤษฎีการพัฒนาความเข้าใจทางคณิตศาสตร์ของไพรี ไคเรน มีคะแนนเฉลี่ยหลังเรียนสูงกว่าก่อนเรียนอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 และ 2) ผู้เรียนมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงของสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองทั้งในภาพรวมและในแต่ละองค์ประกอบของสมรรถนะการสร้างแบบจำลองไปในทิศทางที่ดีขึ้น

แนวทางการจัดสาระการเรียนรู้ระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นเพื่อส่งเสริมความตระหนักรู้เรื่องความหลากหลายทางเพศ, ญาณิพัชญ์ อาภรณ์แสงวิจิตร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) เพื่อวิเคราะห์เนื้อหาสาระระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นเพื่อส่งเสริมความตระหนักรู้เรื่องความหลากหลายทางเพศ 2) เพื่อศึกษาสภาพการจัดสาระการเรียนรู้ระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นเพื่อส่งเสริมความตระหนักรู้เรื่องความหลากหลายทางเพศ และ 3) เพื่อนำเสนอแนวทางการจัดสาระการเรียนรู้ระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นเพื่อส่งเสริมความตระหนักรู้เรื่องความหลากหลายทางเพศ เป็นการวิจัยแบบผสมผสานวิธีประกอบด้วยการวิจัยเชิงปริมาณ เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลคือแบบสอบถาม จากกลุ่มเป้าหมาย ครูผู้สอนทุกกลุ่มสาระรายวิชา ระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น สังกัดสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษามัธยมศึกษากรุงเทพมหานครเขต 1 จำนวน 445 คน โดยใช้วิธีการสุ่มแบบสองขั้นตอน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้การแจกแจงความถี่ ค่าเฉลี่ย และค่าส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ในส่วนของการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพจากการสัมภาษณ์ ครูผู้สอนระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้น สังกัดสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษามัธยมศึกษากรุงเทพมหานครเขต 1 ที่ให้ข้อมูลจำนวน 10 คน และวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยสรุปได้ดังนี้ 1. เนื้อหาสาระระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นเพื่อส่งเสริมความตระหนักรู้เรื่องความหลากหลายทางเพศ ประกอบด้วย 4 องค์ประกอบ คือ 1) ความตระหนักรู้และยอมรับในอัตลักษณ์ทางเพศของตนเอง 2) การประเมินตนเองตามเพศวิถี 3) ความเชื่อมั่นในตนเองและการใช้ชีวิตอย่างปลอดภัย และ 4) ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างบุคคลและครอบครัว 2. ผลการศึกษาสภาพการจัดสาระการเรียนรู้ระดับมัธยมศึกษาตอนต้นเพื่อส่งเสริมความตระหนักรู้เรื่องความหลากหลายทางเพศ ของทั้ง 4 องค์ประกอบ และศึกษาใน 3 ด้าน คือ 1) ด้านเนื้อหาสาระ 2) ด้านประสบการณ์การเรียนรู้ และ 3) ด้านสภาพแวดล้อมการเรียนรู้ พบว่า ค่าเฉลี่ยระดับการปฏิบัติของทั้ง 4 ประกอบและในแต่ละด้าน อยู่ที่ระดับการปฏิบัติค่อนข้างมาก ยกเว้นในระดับรายข้อที่พบระดับการปฏิบัติค่อนข้างน้อย คือ การกำหนดเนื้อหาเกี่ยวกับเพศกำเนิด ในองค์ประกอบที่ 1 ด้านเนื้อหาสาระ เนื่องจากพบว่ามีการจัดการเรียนการสอนเฉพาะในรายวิชาสุขศึกษาและพลศึกษา 3. แนวทางการจัดการเรียนการสอน 1) ด้านเนื้อหาสาระ ควรกำหนดเนื้อหาสาระครอบคลุมตัวบ่งชี้ของทั้ง 4 องค์ประกอบ โดยสอดแทรกเนื้อหาสาระตามตัวชี้วัดที่ปรากฎในหลักสูตรปัจจุบันทุกกลุ่มสาระรายวิชาในลักษณะบูรณาการการเรียนรู้ผ่านกิจกรรม 2) ด้านประสบการณ์การเรียนรู้ ครูควรใช้วิธีอภิปรายกระตุ้นให้ผู้เรียนเกิดการตั้งคำถาม สืบค้น สะท้อนกลับ ตระหนักถึงการแสดงออกทางเพศสภาวะ และการประยุกต์ใช้ความรู้ให้เหมาะสมกับประสบการณ์ของแต่ละคน และ 3) ด้านสภาพแวดล้อมการเรียนรู้ ควรจัดสภาพแวดล้อมครอบคลุมทั้งทางกายภาพและทางจิตวิทยา

Religiously Responsive Pedagogy In Christian Schools: A Qualitative Exploration Of Faculty Perceptions Of Faith Integration, Andrea R. Woodard

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative study introduced a theoretical framework of Religiously Responsive Pedagogy (RRP) and explored the ways in which RRP is enacted in Christian schools, along with the barriers and supports that may exist for effective RRP within those schools. The study investigated PK-12 faculty perceptions of faith integration, responsiveness to students, and school support in order to develop this new framework. Twelve teachers participated in a semi-structured interview via Zoom, which included four scenarios to probe teacher perspectives on RRP. The data was coded recursively using Boeije’s (2002) constant-comparative method.

The primary research questions addressed were:

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Four Esol Graduate Students’ Hybrid Learning Through A Reflective Project: A Qualitative Case Study, Ho-Ryong Park

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This is a qualitative case study to investigate English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) graduate students’ learning experiences when completing a reflective project. Four graduate students in the United States participated in this study and completed the project to share their linguistic and cultural stories in a traditional paper-based essay format and in a multimedia format. The data consisted of a reflection paper, digital storytelling (DST), a project report, an oral presentation, and an interview, which were analysed through content analysis. The findings included participants’ learning of (a) language and culture, (b) language teaching, (c) language teachers’ responsibilities, and …

A Q-Methodology Of Preservice Teachers’ Cognition Of Digital Literacy: A Philippine Case Study In Resource-Rich And Resource-Limited Settings, Camilla Vizconde, Rowena Sto. Tomas

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This study aims to determine the existing digital literacy notions of Filipino preservice in two universities: one is a resource-rich context while the other is a resource-limited context. Contexts were determined based on the observed availability of digital tools. Twenty (20) preservice teachers each from two universities were invited for interviews after which they were again requested to arrange statements culled from the interviews. Utilizing the Q-sort methodology, a method that determines the standpoints of participants by their ranking of statements, three dimensions were identified: the portrait of balance, portrait of responsibility and portrait of support. The portraits represent the …

Co-Designing Elementary-Level Computer Science And Mathematics Lessons: An Expansive Framing Approach, Umar Shehzad, Jody Clarke-Midura, Kimberly Beck, Jessica Shumway, Mimi Recker

Publications

This study examines how a rural-serving school district aimed to provide elementary-level computer science (CS) by offering instruction during students’ computer lab time. As part of a research-practice partnership, cross-context mathematics and CS lessons were co-designed to expansively frame and highlight connections across – as opposed to integration within – the two subjects. Findings indicated that most students who engaged with the lessons across the lab and classroom contexts reported finding the lessons interesting, seeing connections to their mathematics classes, and understanding the programming. In contrast, a three-level logistic regression model showed that students who only learned about mathematics connections …