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Instructional Strategies That Foster High School Students’ Achievement In Blended Learning, Cindy Fuhrer
Instructional Strategies That Foster High School Students’ Achievement In Blended Learning, Cindy Fuhrer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Blended learning has become an alternative method to promote student achievement in a technology-orientated society. Students enrolled in blended learning classes in a midwestern suburban high school are outperforming students in the traditional face-to-face classes on standardized tests, yet there was little information about the instructional strategies used in the blended learning classroom that result in higher student achievement. The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to explore what instructional strategies were implemented to foster student achievement in a successful high school English and social studies blended learning program. The focus of the study was to understand which …
Professional Development, Elementary School Teacher Self-Efficacy, And Instructional Strategies, Keisha Migail Gunter
Professional Development, Elementary School Teacher Self-Efficacy, And Instructional Strategies, Keisha Migail Gunter
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractTeacher self-efficacy is positively related to student achievement; however, the impact of specific training protocols to increase teachers' self-efficacy were unknown. The research purpose was to clarify the effect of a professional development training on elementary school teacher self-efficacy to promote better instruction. Guided by social cognitive theory, the quantitative purpose of this embedded mixed-method study related to the first research question, that investigated the difference between elementary school teachers’ perceived self-efficacy before and after attending a professional development training that was designed to improve teacher self-efficacy. Qualitatively, the study sought to unpack instructional themes that the teacher participants intended …