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Integrated Co-Professional Evaluation? Converging Approaches To School Evaluation Across Frontiers, Martin Brown, Gerry Mcnamara, Joe Ohara, Shivaun O'Brien, Jerich Faddar, Cornelius Young

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper posits that almost all inspectorates are now following, if to varying degrees, a similar overarching ideology and methodology for school accountability and improvement. The first part of the paper provides an analysis of recent changes to school inspection policies across Frontiers. Using Ireland as a case example, the next part of the paper provides an analysis of Irish school inspection policies and practices that appear to mirror other school inspection systems. To test these assumptions, the paper then provides an analysis of a key informant interview with the Chief Inspector of schools in Ireland.

The evidence suggests that …

Competency Analytics Tool: Analyzing Curriculum Using Course Competencies, Swapna Gottipati, Venky Shankararaman

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The applications of learning outcomes and competency frameworks have brought better clarity to engineering programs in many universities. Several frameworks have been proposed to integrate outcomes and competencies into course design, delivery and assessment. However, in many cases, competencies are course-specific and their overall impact on the curriculum design is unknown. Such impact analysis is important for analyzing, discovering gaps and improving the curriculum design. Unfortunately, manual analysis is a painstaking process due to large amounts of competencies across the curriculum. In this paper, we propose an automated method to analyze the competencies and discover their impact on the overall …

Middle School Student Perception And Understanding Of Differentiated Instruction: A Phenomenological Study, Zoie Park

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Lack of published research on student perception and understanding of differentiated learning hinders educators attempting to diversify learning for individual students. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the perception and understanding of differentiated instruction of middle school students in a charter middle school in central Florida, as a review of literature reveals limited research conducted from a student perspective. The study will broaden existing educational practices in relation to individualized student differentiated instruction and suggest a relationship between differentiated instruction and student understanding of educational material. The brain-based theories guiding this study are Piaget’s theory of cognitive …

The Effects Of Professional Development And Formative Assessment Quality On Students' Self-Regulation In Primary School Mathematics, Oluwakemi Adewoye

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Student self-regulation is associated with mathematics achievement in Nigerian primary schools, and formative assessment holds promise for increasing self-regulation. However, to date no research has explored teacher professional development (PD) for formative assessment and its effects on students' self-regulation in Nigerian primary schools. This quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design used Desimone's teacher professional development conceptual framework, Popham's model for practicing formative assessment, and Zimmerman's concept of self-regulated learning. Research questions concerned whether differences existed in teachers' practice and students' self-regulation between two groups of Nigerian primary school mathematics teachers who received variations of professional development. The sample was 13 volunteer …

Measuring Third Grade Reading Performance With And Without Using The Study Island Program, Caprice Mitchell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The low test scores on third graders' Illinois State Assessment Test (ISAT) is a concern in the Allgood Elementary School community. Thirty percent of third graders are retained because they do not meet the standard on the ISAT. A technology-assisted reading program, Study Island, was implemented to increase reading proficiency. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was an improvement in standardized test performance after the implementation of Study Island for the academic school years 2009-2012. Dewey's theory of experience provided the theoretical framework for the study because when students are engaged in hands on experience in …

Co-Developing An Electronic Campus Equity Walkthrough Evaluation (Cewe) To Assess Students’ Sense Belonging And Equity Mindfulness, Oscar Fernandez

University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this presentation, attendance members learn how ePortfolios--and eWorkbooks--help students recognize their sense of belonging on a college campus. By asking a series of equity-minded, student-centered questions, the CEWE eWorkbook is a toolkit for assessing whether or not resources on campus are diverse and equitable for a variety of learners.

The Sharing Campus Equity Walkthrough Evaluation (CEWE) eWorkbook is available online: https://pebblepad.com/spa/#/public/GctzZ7RbZczmzs3q4q4jp3zRWy?historyId=Rsz4bQlCTk

Tessmer And Wedman: Ahead Of Their Time, John Baaki

STEMPS Faculty Publications

In 1990, Martin Tessmer and John Wedman introduced a new perspective to instructional design. Rather than a sequential waterfall approach, which dominated instructional design in the 1980's and 90's, the layers-of-necessity approach is a way of thinking about instructional design. Tessmer and Wedman viewed instructional designers as they truly are: designers who design instruction. They embraced the nature of design. Rolling back time almost 30 years, Tessmer and Webman certainly were ahead of their time.

Cls 1500 Ii Introduction To Greek And Roman Culture Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course CLS 1500, II Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Afs 2000 What Is The African And African American Experience? Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course AFS 2000, What is the African and African American Experience?, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Cls 1500 V Introduction To Greek And Roman Culture Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course CLS 1500, V Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Ees 2600 Introduction To Education Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, College Of Health, Education, And Human Services, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course EES 2600, Introduction to Education, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Ec 2500 Economic Systems Of The Global South Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, Raj Soin College Of Business, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course EC 2500, Economic Systems of the Global South, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Rst 2710 Ii Regional Studies: Africa Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, College Of Liberal Arts, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

This report assesses Wright State University's course RST 2710, II Regional Studies: Africa, as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Element 3 Chairs And Course List Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, Undergraduate Core Oversight Committee, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

The Chairs and Course List for Element 3 - Interdisciplinary Global Studies as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Element 3 Instructions For Core Course Assessment Plan Core General Education Assessment, 2017-2018, Undergraduate Core Oversight Committee, Wright State University

Core General Education Assessments - All

The Core Course Assessment Plan for Element 3 - Interdisciplinary Global Studies as part of the institution’s ongoing general education Core assessment plan.

Comparative Pairs Judgements For High-Stakes Practical Assessments, Hendrati Nastiti

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Assessment of practical tasks, as opposed to that of theoretical tasks, has been considered to be problematic, mainly because it is usually resource intensive and the scoring is subjective. Most practical tasks need to be assessed on site or involve products that need to be collected, stored, or transported. Moreover, because practical tasks are generally open-ended, and therefore subjective, there is concern over the reliability of the scores. In high-stakes assessment, these problems are even more challenging. There is a need for an assessment method that could overcome these problems. In this study, such a method that will be referred …

การพัฒนารูปแบบการประเมินเพื่อการเรียนรู้การตัดสินใจทางคลินิกด้านการพยาบาลสูติศาสตร์ ของนักศึกษาพยาบาล โดยใช้คอมพิวเตอร์มัลติมีเดียปฏิสัมพันธ์, ปาริชาติ สุขสวัสดิพร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) พัฒนารูปแบบการประเมินเพื่อการเรียนรู้การตัดสินใจทางคลินิกด้านการพยาบาลสูติศาสตร์โดยใช้คอมพิวเตอร์มัลติมีเดียปฏิสัมพันธ์ 2) ประเมินคุณภาพของรูปแบบการประเมินเพื่อการเรียนรู้ฯ ที่พัฒนาขึ้น และ 3) ศึกษาผลการประเมินการตัดสินใจทางคลินิกของนักศึกษาพยาบาลโดยใช้รูปแบบการประเมินเพื่อการเรียนรู้ฯ ที่พัฒนาขึ้น ตัวอย่างในการวิจัย ได้แก่ นักศึกษาพยาบาลชั้นปีที่ 4 ที่เสร็จสิ้นการเรียนวิชาปฏิบัติการพยาบาลมารดาทารกและการผดุงครรภ์ที่มีภาวะผิดปกติแล้ว จำนวน 168 คน และอาจารย์นิเทศรายวิชานี้ จำนวน 12 คน เครื่องมือในการวิจัยประกอบด้วย แบบวัดการตัดสินใจทางคลินิก และแบบประเมินคุณภาพรูปแบบการประเมินฯ วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้โปรแกรม SPSS, IRTPRO และ LISREL ผลการวิจัย พบว่า 1. รูปแบบการประเมินฯ ที่พัฒนาขึ้น เป็นการเรียนรู้ในระบบออนไลน์ ประกอบด้วย 1) การประเมินโดยใช้แบบวัดมัลติมีเดียของสถานการณ์ทางคลินิกด้านการพยาบาลสูติศาสตร์ที่ครอบคลุมระยะตั้งครรภ์ ระยะคลอด และระยะหลังคลอด ประกอบด้วยแบบทดสอบเลือกตอบหลายตัวเลือกและมาตรประมาณค่าเพื่อวัดตัวบ่งชี้ 11 ตัวของการตัดสินใจทางคลินิก โดยแบบทดสอบเลือกตอบหลายตัวเลือกข้อความใช้วัดตัวบ่งชี้ที่ 1-6 ได้แก่ การสังเกตจุดเน้น การจำแนกสิ่งผิดปกติ การแสวงหาข้อมูล การจัดลำดับความสำคัญของข้อมูล การสรุปประเด็นปัญหา และการวางแผนการปฏิบัติ ใช้แบบทดสอบวิดีโอเลือกตอบหลายตัวเลือกวัดตัวบ่งชี้ที่ 7-9 ได้แก่ ทักษะการปฏิบัติ การสื่อสาร และพฤติกรรมการแสดงออกอย่างมีความมั่นใจ และการประเมินตนเองด้วยมาตรประมาณค่าเพื่อวัดตัวบ่งชี้ที่ 10-11 ได้แก่ การวิเคราะห์และประเมินตนเอง และความมุ่งมั่นปรับปรุงตนเอง 2) การประมวลผลคะแนนและวิเคราะห์ผลประเมินตามเกณฑ์ระหว่างเรียนรู้และเมื่อสิ้นสุดการเรียนรู้ และ 3) การให้ข้อมูลย้อนกลับทันทีเพื่อให้ผู้เรียนปรับปรุงข้อบกพร่องและเรียนรู้จนกว่าจะผ่านเกณฑ์มาตรฐาน 2. รูปแบบการประเมินเพื่อการเรียนรู้การตัดสินใจทางคลินิก ตามมาตรฐานการประเมินมีคุณภาพโดยรวมอยู่ในระดับมากที่สุด (M=4.78, SD=0.17) โดยทุกด้านมีคุณภาพในระดับมากที่สุด โดยด้านความถูกต้องครอบคลุมมีคุณภาพในระดับมากที่สุด (M=4.85, SD=0.21) ส่วนด้านความเหมาะสมอยู่ในระดับน้อยที่สุด (M=4.69, SD=0.26) 3. ผลการประเมินการตัดสินใจทางคลินิกด้านการพยาบาลสูติศาสตร์โดยใช้รูปแบบการประเมินเพื่อการเรียนรู้การตัดสินใจทางคลินิก พบว่า นักศึกษากลุ่มทดลองและกลุ่มควบคุมมีคะแนนเฉลี่ยการตัดสินใจทางคลินิกโดยรวมแตกต่างกัน อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 (t=5.29, sig.=.000) โดยกลุ่มทดลองมีคะแนนเฉลี่ยมากกว่ากลุ่มควบคุม (M=24.52, 22.93; SD=1.65, 2.21 ตามลำดับ) องค์ประกอบที่มีความแตกต่างกันคือ ด้านการตั้งข้อสังเกตและด้านการตอบสนอง แต่ด้านการตีความและด้านการสะท้อนคิด ไม่มีความแตกต่างกัน

Using Multiple Instructional Mediums To Foster Critical Literacy Skills With The Adult Lingusitic Diverse Learner, Kaemanje Thomas

Publications and Research

Critical reading is the apex of tertiary education and the chief focus in higher education courses as they prepare adults for the workforce. Without significant improvements in academic preparation and support, many linguistically diverse [LD] students will have higher dropout rates in their first year of college. Developmental reading instruction practices are designed to emphasize moving the first-year LD students from sub-par reading levels towards the application and development of critical reading skills, as demanded by their college courses. Many community colleges across the United States, prepare assessments tests in reading and mathematics for most, if not all, newly admitted …

Social Scientists' Conceptualization And Implementation Of Research Ethics And Integrity, Heather A. Pease

Dissertations

The purpose of the current study is to identify core themes, values, and principles through which social scientists conceptualize and implement research ethics and integrity. Periods of rapid growth and interest in research ethics and integrity often coincide with significant scientific discoveries (e.g., mapping of the human genome) or scientific misconduct (e.g., Tuskegee studies). Even though research policies are being developed, they are done in a manner which does not maximize the opportunities to regulate ethics and integrity within social science research. The laws and programs aimed at mitigating acts of misconduct were originally intended for biomedical sciences, yet they …

Conversations On Critical Thinking: Can Critical Thinking Find Its Way Forward As The Skill Set And Mindset Of The Century?, Maura Sellars, Razia Fakir Mohammad, Linh Bui, John Fishetti, Sarfaroz Niyozov, Ruth Reynolds, Nisha Thapliyal, Yuling Smith, Nosheen Ali

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

The capacity to successfully, positively engage with the cognitive capacities of critical thinking has become the benchmark of employability for many diverse industries across the globe and is considered critical for the development of informed, decisive global citizenship. Despite this, education systems in several countries have developed policies and practices that limit the opportunities for students to authentically participate in the discussions, debates, and evaluative thinking that serve to develop the skill set and mindset of critical thinkers. This writing examines the status of critical thinking in four different contexts across the globe as reflected in educational policies and academic …

Scoring Reliability By Early Childhood Educators On A Curriculum Based Assessment, Brigid S. Taylor

Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate if early childhood educators could reliably score items using a new scoring system for the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System for Infants and Children (AEPS; Bricker, 2002). The participants were university students completing their certification in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) at the University of Kentucky (UK). The six participants completed training on implementing the AEPS and administered the AEPS to measure child outcomes. The results of this study validated the new scoring system for the AEPS by illustrating that the participants could reliably score a curriculum based assessment.

Measuring Presence: A Review Of Research Using The Community Of Inquiry Instrument, Ana E. Redstone, Jill E. Stefaniak, Tian Luo

Distance Learning Faculty & Staff Publications

This systematic review provides a summary of studies on teaching, social, and cognitive presences in the community of inquiry (CoI) model using the CoI instrument in a higher education setting since its development in 2008 by Arbaugh et al. A total of 24 peer-reviewed studies on the CoI instrument from 2008–2017 were selected and analyzed explore the types of research on the instrument in higher education settings have been published, ways the instrument has been used for learning and teaching, and the implications the instrument poses for online instructors and instructional designers. It is organized into 4 themes: testing the …

Keeping The Learning Going: Using Mobile Technology To Enhance Learning Transfer, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Every year billions of dollars are spent on development aid and training around the world. Little attention is paid, however, to the sustainability of the various interventions. Some studies suggest that technology usage can serve as an effective post-learning intervention to enhance the transfer of learning. Currently, there is a limited body of research examining how best to follow up after an educational professional development program in Africa. This qualitative exploratory study sought to address the gap in education development policy by examining three schools in Ghana, West Africa. This study helps increase our understanding of how technology can promote …

Women School Leaders: Entrepreneurs In Low-Fee Private Schools In Three West African Nations, Paula A. Cordeiro, Corinne Brion

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

This study explores the opportunities and challenges of women who own low-fee private schools in three West African nations. With the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 and the Sustainable Development Goals in 2016, it has become obvious to policymakers that school leadership needs to be a policy priority around the world. Increased school autonomy and a greater focus on schooling and school results have made it essential to understand and support the role of school leaders. Few countries however have strong and systematic initiatives to professionalize school leadership and to nurture and support current school leaders. …

Lessons Learned From A Training-Of-Trainers Model In Africa, Corinne Brion, Paula A. Cordeiro

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

The international community has pledged to provide a quality education for all by 2030. School leaders play a key role in improving student learning outcomes yet oftentimes educational leaders do not have opportunities to attend professional development events. The purpose of this study was to examine a Training of Trainers Model (TOT) used to build the capacity of school leaders in five countries in Africa. This qualitative research study used a longitudinal design. Findings revealed that there were both strengths and weaknesses to the TOT model. The authors discuss the significance of these findings for policymakers and practitioners worldwide.

Learning Spaces Are Wac: Investigating How Classroom Space Design Influences Student Disciplinary Identities, Landon Berry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation used classroom observations, movement mapping, instructor interviews, and student focus groups to examine the ways in which both instructors and students navigated the classroom spaces they were assigned in upper-level, discipline-specific courses. By focusing on three diverse disciplines (writing and rhetoric, education, and chemistry), this dissertation makes arguments about how the design of classroom spaces (as well as the tools that are housed therein) support, facilitate, and detract from a student's ability to develop a disciplinary identity, which is defined here as the social and linguistic construction of a practitioner of a discipline that is shaped by the …

Development And Validation Of A Scale To Measure Misconceptions About Educational Psychology Among Pre-Service Teachers, Morgan Mcafee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Misconceptions are widespread or commonly held beliefs explicitly contradicted by empirical evidence. When teachers harbor misconceptions or unjustified beliefs about teaching, learning, and human motivation, the potential pedagogical consequences are profound, and these inaccurate beliefs may be instilled into future students through ineffective teaching strategies and gross misinterpretations of learning science. While existing research has examined misconceptions about general psychology and neuroscience among various populations, no prior work has evaluated pre-service teachers' misconceptions about topics of educational psychology, comprising inaccurate beliefs about teaching, learning, and human motivation. The purpose of this research is to describe the development and validation of …

Transformative Learning: Improving Teachers' Cultural Competencies Through Knowledge And Practice Of Ubuntu Pedagogy, Alecia Blackwood

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The pursuit of this ethnographic study was inspired by my lived experiences as an urban school teacher for 18 years, as well as, the experiences of a group of other urban teachers. The study explored the following question: Does knowledge and practice of Ubuntu pedagogy help to improve teachers' cultural competencies in an urban school? The research documents how knowledge and practice of the three pillars of Ubuntu pedagogy help to transform the perspective of urban teachers. The three pillars are (1) Humanism and Ubuntu Competency, (2) Collaboration and Partnership, and (3) Relationship and Learning Community. Data were collected using …

Middle Grades Science In Florida: A Comparison Of Student Achievement In Comprehensive And Subject-Specific Science Courses 2013-2017, Kenneth Moore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As with U.S. student achievement on national and international science assessments, Florida's 8th grade student achievement on the 2013–2017 8th grade Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) 2.0 Science/Statewide Science Assessment (SSA) was stagnant. To break this stagnation, many Florida school districts have changed middle grades science course offerings from traditional, subject-specific, discipline-based, layered, or field-specific science courses to comprehensive, integrated, spiraled, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, thematic, or general science courses. There was a lack of research showing if either type of science course improved student achievement on standardized science assessments. Controlling for school district student population, low socio-economic status (SES) student percentage, …

Delving Into The Specificity Of Instructional Guidance In Social Media-Supported Learning Environments, Tian Luo

STEMPS Faculty Publications

Aim/Purpose: This study investigates the variations in student participation patterns across different types of instructional activities, learning modes, and with different instructional guidance approaches. In the current study, different variables, modes of learning (guided versus unguided), and types of guidance (social versus cognitive) were manipulated in a series of microblogging-supported collaborative learning tasks to examine to what extent and in which aspects instructional guidance affects the effectiveness and student perception of microblogging-supported learning.

Background: Despite the overwhelming agreement on the importance of instructional guidance in microblogging-supported learning environments, very few studies have been done to examine the specificity of guidance, …