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Emergent Shifts In Faculty Development: A Reflective Review, Shelda Debowski

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Faculty development has largely focused on supporting the development of early-career academic skills in teaching and learning. Even recent discussions of how facuity developers might infl.uence leaders and entire organizations have remained largely focused on teaching and learning issues. This chapter suggests the need to review and reform the role of faculty development to focus more holistically on the full nature of academic work and the evolving developmental needs of academics. It argues that the faculty developer,s portfolio will need to expand to include support for academic research, career management, and leadership roles, as well as organizational development strategies to …

Adapting A Laboratory Research Group Model To Foster The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning, Beth A. Fisher, Regina F. Frey

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

A multidisciplinary group of faculty and staff formed an education research group modeled on a laboratory research group to focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This group has bridged the communication and knowledge gaps between STEM and social science faculty and science education specialists, fostered the development of collaborative SoTL projects, and laid the groundwork for broader institutional support of SoTL.

About The Authors, Volume 30 (2011)

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

About the editors and authors of volume 30 (2011) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development.

Graduate Student Internships As A Pathway To The Profession Of Educational Development, Kathryn E. Linder, Stephanie E. Rohdieck, Alan Kalish, Teresa A. Johnson, Kathryn M. Plank

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development

Educational developers can help create a cadre of well-prepared new professionals by mentoring them during graduate study. Through an educational development intern position, we created a mentorship opportunity for graduate students interested in the field of educational development as a career opportunity. Teaching center staff, participating graduate student interns, and the field of educational development benefited from the model.

Visualizing Economic Development With Arcgis Explorer, Andrew J. Milson, Megan L. Webster

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications - Archive

No abstract provided.

Sig En La Nube: Websig Para La Enseñanza De La Geografía, Andrew J. Milson

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications - Archive

There is no doubt among most geography educators that GIS is an important tool for teaching and learning, but its use has been slowed by issues such as the cost of the software and the management of large spatial data files. The move to cloud computing is one trend that is promising for GIS in education. The "cloud" refers to a virtual network that provides many users with access to files, services, and applications. In this article I argue that cloud computing and WebGIS have the potential to transform geography education. I will describe three case studies that make use …

Ec11-101 Spring Seed Guide, Teshome H. Regassa, Greg R. Kruger, Stevan Z. Knezevic, Charles A. Shapiro, Bruce Anderson, Dipak K. Santra, Jim Krall

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Welcome to the 2011 Spring Seed Guide. Corn, soybean, sorghum, and alfalfa are included in this seed guide. This circular is a progress report of variety trials conducted by personnel of the Agronomy Department, West Central, and Northeast Extension Centers, and their associated agricultural laboratories and the associates of the University of Wyoming at SAREC.

Democratic Education Only For Some: Secondary Schooling In Northern Uganda, Philip Kelly, Stephen Odama

Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article analyzes the effects of the political, social and cultural contexts of secondary education in northern Uganda. Specifically, the authors examine interactions between several factors with the schooling system, including

• post-colonial curriculum,
• centralized examination system,
• several decades of war and instability,
• poverty, and
• intra-national and inter-tribal prejudice and discrimination.

Informing the analysis is the fact that Uganda is a democracy and thus has certain democratic responsibilities to its children and students. To explore these issues, the lenses of democratic theory and critical theory are employed.

How To Teach The Art Of “Doing” Research: Lessons Learnt From Teacher Education Program In Pakistan, Nilofar Vazir, Rashida Qureshi

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.

Welcome, Patricia R. Renick Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

Welcome to the Winter/Spring edition of The Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education. This particular edition has a very real international dialogue concerning the inclusion of students with special needs in general education classrooms.

Dr. Tsafi Timor provide a thought provoking discussion and analysis of two approaches to classroom management. This article starts with a great quote from Dr. Harry Wong.

Syed Salma Jameel provides a new perspective concerning students with special needs enrolled in colleges and universities. This article links employability with the need for higher education and highlights the issues of including students with special needs in higher education. …

Preservice Teachers' Confidence Levels In Working With Students With Special Needs: Improving Preservice Teacher Training Programs, Woo Jung Ph.D., Grace Cho Ph.D., Debra Ambrosetti Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

Teacher confidence levels have been shown to increase with training, exposure to specific situations, knowledge, and utilization of interventions. The purpose of this study was to investigate preservice teachers’ confidence levels in teaching students with special needs. The 287 participants were from three separate education departments within a college of education. The results indicated that students working toward a teaching credential in the field of special education reported higher confidence levels than did those seeking a credential in secondary and elementary education. In addition, secondary teacher candidates reported higher confidence levels than did elementary teacher candidates. Based on the findings, …

Teachers' Beliefs And Practices Observed In Inclusive Classes, Gyagenda Khamis

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

The world over there is a wave towards more inclusive education for children who are disadvantaged in one-way or another. The Salamanca conference of 1994 focused on the child with Special Education Needs (SEN) with a call to governments to ensure that such children were given an appropriate education especially by being included in mainstream classes. Developing countries shows less initiative and effort towards including the child with SEN, with more efforts towards including the girl child. But some schools are implementing the policy on their own initiative. It can be assumed that their belief in inclusive education drive their …

Preparing For Secondary Inclusion: What Educators Can Learn From Parents Of Students With Disabilities, Denise Ousley, Chris O'Brien

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

As part of a movement toward collaboration between general and special education teacher preparation, the authors met with focus groups including parents of teenagers with disabilities, English and special education teachers, and pre-service teachers from both programs. Some of our most relevant findings sprang from conversations with parents whose children were placed in inclusive settings. The issues that surfaced highlight several issues relevant to teacher development and support. Most remarkable is the clarification that there are two worlds of education: school for the masses and school for the exceptions. The purpose of this article is to present what we learned …

Storytelling As Loving Praxis In Critical Peace Education: A Grounded Theory Study Of Postsecondary Social Justice Educators, Amanda Smith Byron

Dissertations and Theses

Looking through the philosophical lens of love, this study seeks a deeper understanding and appreciation of how postsecondary social justice educators use storytelling, in the context of critical peace education, to create social change. This research explores the guiding question of how storytelling is used to encourage social change and to inspire action toward the goal of greater social justice. The argument for the importance of this research is located within the crisis of neoliberalism, where the very tenets of democratic education are being challenged by an educational agenda that favors standards-based learning and employment training over the critical and …

Supporting Introductory Test-Driven Labs With Webide, Thomas C. Dvornik

Master's Theses

WebIDE is a new web-based development environment for entry-level programmers with two primary goals: minimize tool barriers to writing computer programs and introduce software engineering best practices early in a student's educational career. Currently, WebIDE focuses on Test-Driven Learning (TDL) by using small iterative examples and introducing lock-step labs, which prevent the student from moving forward until they finish the current step. An initial set of labs and evaluators were created as examples of how to use WebIDE and were used in a pilot study in a CS0 course where students were split into two groups, one that used WebIDE …

Bryant University Undergraduate Course Catalog 2011- 2012

Bryant University Undergraduate Course Catalog

No abstract provided.

Emerging Issues Of Management Education In The 21st Century, Amy E. Hurley-Hanson, Cristina M. Giannantonio, Bruce Dehning

Business Faculty Articles and Research

There is a need for the development of international course material studying corporations outside of the United States. The development of these materials is going to require new forms of cooperation between universities and corporations. Little research exists which examines whether practitioners read, understand, or use the material contained in academic journals. This paper examines the relationship between universities and corporations by reporting the results of a study which surveyed executives about their relationship with academic research. The paper then discusses methodologies for improving collaboration between the two constituencies and offers suggestions for the development of international course materials.

I Have A Solution To Share: Learning Through Equitable Participation In A Mathematics Classroom, Mary Q. Foote, Rachel Lambert

Education Faculty Articles and Research

Student participation is an issue of equity. Without participation there can be no learning. This study focuses on the participation (and therefore learning) of struggling students (those with individual education plans [IEPs]) during the implementation of a relational thinking routine in a third-grade inclusion classroom. Students with IEPs often initially used direct modeling with linking cubes as a resource for presenting their thinking. In this way, they were able to demonstrate their ability to think relationally. As the year progressed, these students, who had earlier been reluctant to share and had done so only by using several of the resources …

Nsu Master Of Science In Leadership [2011], Nova Southeastern University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Response To Intervention As A Method Of Improving Student Achievement, Ronald Bruce Farquharson

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate if implementation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model had an effect on student academic gains at the target school. The problem that prompted this study was that information on the effectiveness of the RTI model had not yet been determined. The reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act allowed the use of the RTI model as a viable alternative for identifying students who may be experiencing academic difficulties rather than the traditional wait-and-fail model. Data and state assessment scores for sixth-grade students indicated that remediation was necessary. The RTI model allows …

Penggunaan Penanda Wacana Bahasa Arab Dalam Teks Karangan Pelajar Stam., Mohd Islah Mohd Yusof

Student Works (2010-2019)

The purpose of this research is to study the frequency of Arabic language discourse markers or conjunctions usage in the Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) student’s essay at Sekolah Agama MenengahTinggi Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor. There are also several important reasons why the studies regarding discourse markers or conjunctions were made in such a group of student. First of all, it was being done to identify the types of Arabic discourse markers or conjunctions which are frequently used in their formal essay writing. Second, it would determine the precision and suitability of discourse markers in association of essay sentence and …

Penguasaan Kemahiran Menulis Bahasa Arab Dalam Kalangan Murid Sekolah Kebangsaan Menerusi Program J-Qaf., Muhamad Zaidi Zakaria

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study aims to examine the mastery of Arabic writing skills among primary school students, through the j-QAF programme based on learning objectives set by the Jabatan Pendidikan Islam dan Moral (JAPIM), Ministry of Education, Malaysia. In addition, this study seeks to identify the problems and weaknesses of the students in Arabic writing activities. A total of 80 students in year six and four teachers from Sekolah Taman Klang Jaya, Klang, Selangor were involved in this case study. A set of Arabic writing skills tests were administered to students based on textbooks and past year examination questions. In addition, a …

The Teaching Of Mathematics And Science In English : A Dialetical Relational., Noorhana Hashim

Student Works (2010-2019)

The policy of teaching Science and Mathematics in schools has become a never ending issue with groups divided on whether teachers should continue teaching them using English. The policy was first introduced in 2003, sparking a series of debates, especially by those who are concerned with the ability of the subjects to be taught effectively using the language. This study looked into the construction of the discursive field of teaching Mathematics and Science in English articulated in the editorials published by the New Straits Times. It also looked into the various moments of interdiscursivity (i.e pedagogic, political, and perception of …

Analisis Sistem I'Rab : Satu Kajian Perbandingan Antara Pendekatan Sibawayh Dengan Al-Sayutiy., Ahmad Arifin Sapar

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study intends to analyze Sībawayhs‟ perspective and al-Sayūṭīys‟ perspective on system of inflection ) )الإِػِشَابُ in Arabic language as well as examine the similarities and differences aspects in system. Research samples involved are several selected writing about system of inflection )الإِػِشَابُ( by two Arabic language experts in grammar namely; „Amru Bin „Uthman Bin Qanbar [Sībawayh] and Abu al-Fadhl Abdul al-Rahman Bin al-Kamal [al-Sayutiyy]. Major books underlying this study are “al-Kitab” )اَىْنِتَابُ( and “Ham'ul Hawami'i Fi Syarhi Jam'i al-Jawam'i” ىَ غَُِ اىْهَىَا غٍِِ فِ شَشِحِ جَ غَِِ اىْجَىَا غٍِِ ( ). This study has applied concentrated comparison technique to five …

Penguasaan Kemahiran Sebutan Bahasa Arab Melalui Keadah Transliterasi : Satu Penilaian., Nur Hafizah Ahmad Tajuddin

Student Works (2010-2019)

The use of transliteration in teaching and learning Arabic language is still considered new in Malaysia and was first formally introduced by UiTM. It was pioneered to facilitate and motivate students in learning Arabic. A research entitled ‘Arabic Pronunciation Skills Mastery through the Method of Transliteration: An Evaluation’ has been conducted with the aim to assess whether the use of transliteration really helps students in learning Arabic pronunciation, identify what problems that may arise in the learning process and suggest ways to resolve them. A total of 10 respondents among the weak students in Arabic pronunciation were chosen through purposive …

The Languages Needs Of English For Science And Technology Learners : A Case Study., Ambigah Devi Manigam

Student Works (2010-2019)

The main purpose of this study was to identify the English Language needs of English for Science and Technology (EST) learners in SMK Taman Maluri, Kuala Lumpur. These needs formed the basis for recommending appropriate methods and strategies that can be applied by their English teachers to help the students learn the subject well. English for Science and Technology being an elective subject for the Science stream students, has always become a challenge for the students to excel. The fact that the students have obtained good resuhs for English in the PMR examination does not help them much when it …

Enhancing The Teaching And Learning Of Computational Estimation In Year 6, Paula Mildenhall

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

There have been repeated calls for computational estimation to have a more prominent position in mathematics teaching and learning but there is still little evidence that quality time is being spent on this topic. Estimating numerical quantities is a useful skill for people to be able to use in their everyday lives in order to meet their personal needs. It is also accepted that number sense is an important component of mathematics learning (McIntosh, Reys, Reys, Bana, & Farrell, 1997; Paterson, 2004) and that computational estimation is an important part of number sense (Edwards, 1984; Markovits & Sowder, 1988; Schoen, …

Structure Strategy Use In Children's Comprehension Of Expository Texts, John V. Holsgrove

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study reviewed a body of literature largely written between the mid 1970s and 1990s that was concerned with the rhetorical structure of written expository text and its relationship to memory and comprehension. This dissertation follows from an argument that the earlier research often confused memory and comprehension and that it was limited in its attempt to clarify the relationship between text structure and reading comprehension. The current study sought to provide a fuller description of the manner in which schoolchildren of different ages and abilities employ rhetorical structure in the comprehension process. In contrast to the earlier research this …

My Kanawha, Anne Dipardo

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

A longtime English educator revisits James Moffet’s notion of “agnosis” as she discovers her West Virginia ancestry.

Being The Unbook, Being The Change: The Transformative Power Of Open Sources, Elizabeth D. Woodworth

The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning

A director of composition tests and advocates “open education sources” for the development of curricula and programs.