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Exploring Early Childhood Teachersâ Perspectives Regarding How They Teach Vocabulary, Serena Williams
Exploring Early Childhood Teachersâ Perspectives Regarding How They Teach Vocabulary, Serena Williams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Previous studies have been done on the lack of quality and consistency of vocabulary instruction in low socioeconomic schools. The problem addressed in this study was that some students were performing well on vocabulary assessments in low income early childhood classrooms while other students were performing poorly. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perspectives of early childhood teachers in low socioeconomic schools of students with high vocabulary scores regarding how they teach students based on their zones of proximal development. The conceptual framework used in this study was Vygotskyâs (1978) sociocultural theory of cognitive development, …
The Impact Of Technology Enhanced Learning On Pedagogy: A Case Study, Seth James Ismil
The Impact Of Technology Enhanced Learning On Pedagogy: A Case Study, Seth James Ismil
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite the growing trend of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) tools being integrated into pedagogy, there have been challenges preventing the transformation of pedagogy. This has included limited research on understanding why the increase in TEL integration has not resulted in movement from replacing to transforming pedagogy. The purpose of this qualitative explanatory single case study was to determine why teachers integrating TEL tools and applications have not done so in a way that transforms how teaching and learning occur. The conceptual framework of replacement, amplification, and transformation was used to examine levels of integration in this study. Participants were seven teachers …