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Implementing An Evidence-Based Reflective Teaching Cycle: Using Scholarly Research In Curriculum Design, Rachel Ragland Jan 2016

Implementing An Evidence-Based Reflective Teaching Cycle: Using Scholarly Research In Curriculum Design, Rachel Ragland

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Course curriculum design using a research-teaching connection and reflective teaching is presented. The research-teaching connection is expanded to a three stage research-teaching-research cycle and reflection is expanded to include both faculty and students. Traditional disciplinary educational research was used to inform the design of the curriculum, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research was used to measure the success of the course design in achieving its objectives for student learning. The objective of the course redesign was to better engage students in applying the authentic disciplinary practices of the field of history teacher preparation. The research project documented how …

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New Teacher Perceptions Of Induction Programs: A Study Of Open-Ended Commentary, Nicole V. Williams, John C. Gillham, Leslie A. Evans Jan 2016

New Teacher Perceptions Of Induction Programs: A Study Of Open-Ended Commentary, Nicole V. Williams, John C. Gillham, Leslie A. Evans

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The purpose of this study was to learn if teachers believe their experiences with the Ohio Resident Educator Program (OREP) improved their ability to meet the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession (OSTP). Two hundred forty-five teachers voluntarily participated in a thirty-three question Likert-based survey with seven open-ended comment sections. For this study, the researchers analyzed the Likert-based survey responses through basic descriptive analysis and ANOVAs and the 456 comments from the seven open-ended comment sections regarding the seven OSTP standards through grounded theory. The findings indicate that the beginning teachers do not believe the Ohio Resident Educator Program improved …

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An Exploratory, Descriptive Study Of The Attitudes Of Instructors And Students Toward The Use Of Asynchronous Online Discussion At A Female University In Saudi Arabia, Hamed A. Alshahrani, David A. Walker Jan 2016

An Exploratory, Descriptive Study Of The Attitudes Of Instructors And Students Toward The Use Of Asynchronous Online Discussion At A Female University In Saudi Arabia, Hamed A. Alshahrani, David A. Walker

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

This exploratory, descriptive study examined instructor and female student attitudes toward asynchronous online discussion (AOD) in Saudi Arabia. Preliminary results, derived from an attitudinal-based survey, indicated that, in aggregate, instructors and students had positive attitudes toward using AOD at a female institution of higher education in Saudi Arabia. Inferentially, the two groups differed in their perceptions of using AOD in some instances. Additional results indicated that instructors were willing to teach using AOD and female students were agreeable to using AOD in their classes.

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Computer Proficiency For Online Learning: Factorial Invariance Of Scores Among Teachers, Amy L. Martin, Todd D. Reeves, Thomas J. Smith, David A. Walker Jan 2016

Computer Proficiency For Online Learning: Factorial Invariance Of Scores Among Teachers, Amy L. Martin, Todd D. Reeves, Thomas J. Smith, David A. Walker

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Online learning is variously employed in K-12 education, including for teacher professional development. However, the use of computer-based technologies for learning purposes assumes learner computer proficiency, making this construct an important domain of procedural knowledge in formal and informal online learning contexts. Addressing this concern, this study examined the score properties and invariance (N=11,709) of an eight-item self-report measure of computer proficiency for online learning, the CPOL. Results from a confirmatory factor analysis suggest that the hypothesized unidimensional structure undergirded the instrument’s scores, and invariance analyses suggested that the instrument functions similarly across teacher populations defined by gender, grade level …

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Increasing Student Involvement In Ieps, Hannah Nolan-Spohn Jan 2016

Increasing Student Involvement In Ieps, Hannah Nolan-Spohn

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

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Lesson Plan: An Agenda For Change In American Higher Education, George S. Mcclellan Jan 2016

Lesson Plan: An Agenda For Change In American Higher Education, George S. Mcclellan

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Book Review

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