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Elementary Teachers' Perspectives Of The Support Facilitation Instructional Model, Deborah Afolabi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem in an elementary school in Southern Texas was poor reading performance on grade level and progress monitoring tests for students with disabilities (SWDs). SWDs may learn to read proficiently when reading instruction is provided using the support facilitation model (SFM) that features a special educator who helps SWDs in literacy or mathematics in inclusion settings. The purpose of this bounded qualitative case study was to explore the perspectives of special and general education teachers about SFM. The universal design for learning framework, used to plan lessons based on how students learn, guided this study. The research questions focused …

Scope Management Strategies For Engineering Leaders To Improve Project Success Rates, Kevin Lee Ramage

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Civil engineering projects undertaken without successful implementation of scope management strategies by project leaders are approximately 10% more likely to fail than projects undertaken with scope management strategies. Using scope management theory, the purpose of this single case study was to explore scope management strategies used by some project leaders in the engineering field to improve project success rates. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 3 purposefully selected project leaders in Georgia, and a review of project completion reports, budget reports, government proposals, and scope management documents. Data analysis occurred using Yin's 5-step process of compiling, disassembling, reassembling, interpreting, …

Instructional Communication Scholarship: Complementing Communication Pedagogy, Alan K. Goodboy

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Instructional communication and communication pedagogy are complementary areas of inquiry; that is, communication instructors will not be effective educators without strategically considering--for each course taught in a given semester--both pedagogical techniques (e.g., writing accurate course objectives; choosing or creating activities that align with the objectives; teaching communication skills using proven pedagogical strategies) and instructional communication practices (e.g., communicating with students clearly; confirming students; integrating appropriate humor). These disciplines offer micro (i.e., communication pedagogy) and macro (i.e., instructional communication) perspectives on teaching that both deserve close attention as instructors strive to be the best educators (and communicators) in the communication courses …

Service-Learning As An Effective Pedagogical Approach For Communication Educators, Sara Chudnovsky Weintraub

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Service-learning combines the learning goals of a course with service to the community. Through service-learning, students engage in action and reflect on their experiences in order to connect what they see and do in the community with what they are learning in their courses. Whether service-learning projects account for part of a course or an entire course is centered on service-learning, service-learning works because it connects theory with practice. Service-learning is an important pedagogy because it offers students a chance to do meaningful work that helps their community and teaches them the importance of civic engagement.

Assessing Students’ Writing And Public Speaking Self-Efficacy In A Composition And Communication Course, Terrell K. Frey, Jessalyn I. Vallade

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

One avenue for assessing learning involves evaluating self-efficacy, as this psychological beliefis a strong predictor of academic achievement. As such, the purpose of this study was to evaluate writing self-efficacy and public speaking self-efficacy in a composition and communication course. This course is structured to develop both writing and public speaking competencies; the research sought to determine whether students believed they were leaving the course feeling more confident in their capabilities within each respective academic domain. Results (N= 380) from pre- and post-test data suggest that students’ reported writing and public speaking self-efficacy significantly increased over the semester. Additionally, students’ …

Communication Pedagogy And The Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning: A Natural Match And A Promising Future, Mary Ann Danielson

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Engaging in principles of good Scholarship of Teaching and Learning practice elucidates communication pedagogy and offers communication scholars opportunities to contribute to both the Communication discipline and a(n) (inter)national body of scholarship. Felten (2013) identified five principles of good practice in SoTL: (a) inquiry focused on student learning; (b) grounded in context; (c) methodologically sound; (d) conducted in partnership with students; and (e) appropriately public.

Privileged Pedagogy, Vulnerable Voice: Opening Feminist Doors In The Communication Classroom, Danielle M. Stern

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

This interview study analyzes 22 communication scholars’ experiences of teaching about feminism. Beyond questioning understandings of feminism in the communication classroom, a theory of privileged vulnerability emerged regarding the privilege of teaching about feminism and the vulnerability we--as self-identified feminist educators--embody via this privilege. Implications include recognizing our privileges and vulnerabilities, as well as how they relate to student interactions, to enact a reflexive, embodied pedagogical praxis.

Critical Communication Pedagogy In/About/Through The Communication Classroom, Kathryn B. Golsan, C. Kyle Rudick

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Critical Communication Pedagogy (CCP) signals a critical approach to Communication and Instruction scholarship. Critical signals a recognition that social reality is inherently political and encourages individuals to work with/in communities to identify, intervene into, and change oppressive systems. Communication and Instruction scholarship refers to (a) research concerning how to teach communication principles, theories, or knowledge (i.e., Communication Pedagogy or Communication Education) and (b) research about communication as it manifests in or about all types of educational spaces (i.e., Instructional Communication). CCP is not guided by a single methodology; rather, it signifies both an intellectual tradition and an umbrella term for …

From The Classroom To The Community: Best Practices In Service-Learning, Donna R. Pawlowski

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

As a pedagogy, service-learning connects students with the community while focusing on course outcomes. The community becomes a live text for reflection and enriches students’ experiences they otherwise would not have in the classroom. This article provides tips and strategies for implementing service-learning in the classroom. These tips and strategies include developing the structure of the course, linking service-learning to outcomes, creating partnerships, working through logistics with partners, communicating with community partners, setting logistics, preparing students, creating reflections, handling challenging issues, giving credit for the learning, and assessing service-learning.

Classroom Ideas For Promoting Social Justice: Encouraging Student Activism In Intercultural And Gender Communication Courses, Amy Aldridge Sanford

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Communication courses (e.g., intercultural communication and gender communication) dedicated to the promotion of social justice often result in students’ raised consciousness regarding privilege and the oppression of people who have been marginalized historically. Affected students, however, often are at a loss about what to do with the newly acquired knowledge; consequently, they may experience anger and frustration that causes them to feel overwhelmed and leaves them with a sense of hopelessness. This essay provides 10 suggestions to help communication pedagogues guide students from anger and hopelessness to action and empowerment. Tips offered center on classroom discourse, curriculum choices, and potential …

Creating A Speech Choir: The Bounty Of Authentic Audience Experience For Students, Susan Redding Emel

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

For most students at my university, classroom experience alone was the choice for formally developing speaking skills. My idea was to provide students with recurring authentic audience experience, attending to the audience dimension outlined by Derryberry (1989) as a critical requirement of public speaking pedagogy. Through research, a new idea was proposed: Create a Speech Choir, combining talents of the students in one performance. Though it has elements of forensics, reader’s theater, choral reading, public speaking and more, it is not identical to any of these. As the team evolved, more pedagogical elements were added including service learning, attention to …

Relational Storytelling And Critical Reflections On Difference, Laura Russell

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

This essay explores unique practices for teaching relational ethics through storytelling. Drawing from my experiences teaching an advanced undergraduate Narrative Ethics seminar, I explain how my students responded to a storytelling unit through which they examined their values and storytelling ethics. I interweave observations from my teaching with insights gathered from my students’ in-class discussions and written reflections to demonstrate the pedagogical aims, outcomes, and challenges encountered when engaging this material. I focus particularly on offering suggestions for encouraging students to (a) embrace limits to their understandings of others and (b) recognize how listening for, and expressing, difference plays a …

Taking Interest In Students’ Disinterest: Best Practices For Mitigating Amotivation In The Basic Course, Electra Gilchrist-Petty

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

As a general education requirement, basic communication course instructors are afforded the unique opportunity to reach a variety of students. Because many students often are enrolled in the basic communication course out of necessity, student amotivation can transform what should be a dynamic and interactive classroom experience into a daunting challenge that stifles the pedagogical process. To assist in engaging students, 10 best practices for mitigating amotivation in the basic course are presented. By following these best practices, instructors can help cultivate a more engaged and interactive classroom experience for both themselves and their students.

Best Practices For Facilitating Communication-Centered Professional Development For Non-Communication Faculty, Stephanie Norander

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

Communication-across-the-curriculum (CxC) programs commonly support noncommunication faculty by crafting robust professional development learning experiences. This article presents 10 best practices for facilitating professional development designed to support the teaching and learning of communication competencies in non-communication disciplines. These practices draw on lessons learned from a successful professional development course facilitated by the CxC program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Grounded in a situated communication pedagogy framework, these best practices reflect a communicationcentered approach to professional development, thus extending scholarly discourse and practices surrounding CxC programs, communication pedagogy, and professional development of faculty.

Integrating Service-Learning In The Public Speaking Course, Elizabeth A. Munz, Roger D. Gatchet, Matthew R. Meier

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

This best-practices article endorses incorporating service-learning into the foundational public speaking course. The article explains connections between service-learning and the rhetorical tradition, highlights pedagogical approaches that would benefit from a service-learning component, and discusses the benefits of service-learning for community partners and students. The remainder of the article focuses on how to implement servicelearning in a public speaking course, including reflection and assessment recommendations.

Journal Of Communication Pedagogy, Complete Volume, 2018

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

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Best Practices For Retaining Public Speaking Students, Kimberly M. Weismann, Shannon B. Vanhorn, Christina G. Paxman

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

This article draws on existing communication research and praxes to share the best practices for retaining students enrolled in the introductory public speaking course. Among the many important pedagogical practices that communication scholars have documented, this article highlights the value of 10 best practices: instructor use of immediacy and confirmation; instructor inclusion of written prescriptive feedback, peer feedback workshops, low-stakes assignments, applied assignments, and individual speech preparation tools; and instructor participation in out-of-class communication, online office hours, and classroom-connectedness.

Basic Course: Informing Communication Pedagogy Through Teacher Training And Program Assessment, Cheri J. Simonds

Journal of Communication Pedagogy

The basic course serves as a training ground for our future faculty as well as an introduction for students to the discipline. Through curriculum design and assessment, the basic course provides a context for practicing communication pedagogy and research within general education.

Using Appreciative Inquiry To Discover School Administrators' Learning Management Best Practices Development, Michelle Estes Tittle

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The U.S. Department of Education has mandated that each U.S. state develop successful initiatives to help students navigate their educational experience. Yet in Alabama students neither advance academically nor in improved life skills development. It is unclear if school administrators in Alabama Schools have contextual best practices for strategic planning and implementation to support and improve the experiences of vulnerable K-12 students. The purpose of this descriptive case study was to explore how administrators of Alabama schools develop contextual best practices for strategic planning and implementation to support students. The conceptual framework was designed using collaboration theory, organizational learning theory, …

ปัจจัยความสำเร็จในการจัดกิจกรรมขับร้องคาราโอเกะสำหรับผู้สูงอายุไทย, วรัท โชควิทยา

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การทำวิจัยเรื่องปัจจัยความสำเร็จในการจัดกิจกรรมขับร้องคาราโอเกะสำหรับผู้สูงอายุไทย มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อให้ผู้ที่ต้องการจัดกิจกรรมขับร้องคาราโอเกะมีความเข้าใจเบื้องต้นเกี่ยวกับการจัดกิจกรรมสำหรับผู้สูงอายุ โดยใช้ทฤษฎีการจัดการเรียนรู้สำหรับผู้ใหญ่แอนดราโกจี (Andragogy) และ การออกแบบการเรียนรู้ที่เป็นสากล (Universal Design for Learning) การวิจัยนี้ใช้ระเบียบวิธีวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ (Qualitative Research) โดยเลือกผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญเป็นประชากรผู้สูงอายุ 60 ปีขึ้นไปจากศูนย์พัฒนาคุณภาพชีวิตผู้สูงอายุนครนนทบุรี ได้แก่ ผู้บริหาร 1 ท่าน ผู้สอน 5 ท่าน และผู้เรียน 23 ท่าน และชมรมขับร้องประสานเสียงนนทรีคอรัส ได้แก่ ประธานชมรมผู้นำกิจกรรม 1 ท่าน สมาชิกชมรม 11 ท่าน เก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลโดยการสัมภาษณ์อย่างเป็นทางการ และไม่เป็นทางการ การสังเกตแบบมีส่วนร่วม และไม่มีส่วนร่วม ตรวจสอบความครบถ้วนของข้อมูลโดยใช้วิธีการตรวจสอบข้อมูลแบบสามเส้า จัดระเบียบข้อมูล สรุปข้อมูล และนำเสนอผลการศึกษาโดยการบรรยาย ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ปัจจัยในการจัดกิจกรรมขับร้องคาราโอเกะสำหรับผู้สูงอายุของทั้งสองกลุ่มผู้ให้ข้อมูลสำคัญที่ประสบความสำเร็จ ได้แก่ 1) ปัจจัยด้านสุขภาวะ ได้แก่ สุขภาวะทางอารมณ์ สุขภาวะทางสังคม สุขภาวะทางร่างกาย ด้านสมองและความจำ 2) ปัจจัยด้านการจัดกิจกรรม ได้แก่ มโนภาพต่อตนเอง จุดประสงค์ของกิจกรรม บรรยากาศของกิจกรรม รูปแบบของกิจกรรม และเจตคติของผู้สอน และผู้สูงอายุ 3) ปัจจัยด้านนโยบายและการบริหาร ด้านนโยบายทั้งสองกลุ่มให้การส่งเสริมด้านกิจกรรม ด้านการบริหารบุคลากร ศูนย์พัฒนาคุณภาพชีวิตผู้สูงอายุเทศบาลนครนนทบุรีมีผู้สอนจิตอาสาเป็นผู้สูงอายุ อบรมเจ้าหน้าที่ให้มีความเข้าใจผู้สูงอายุ ให้การดูแลผู้สูงอายุเบื้องต้น ปัญหาด้านงบประมาณที่ไม่เพียงพอแก้ปัญหาร่วมกับครูจิตอาสา ชมรมขับร้องประสานเสียงนนทรีคอรัส สมาคมนิสิตเก่ามหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ในพระบรมราชุปถัมภ์ ไม่มีโยบายการใช้งบประมาณที่ชัดเจน และสมาชิกมีส่วนร่วมไม่เท่าเทียมกัน ปัจจัยดังกล่าวเป็นแนวทางสำหรับผู้จัดกิจกรรมในการทำความเข้าใจถึงผู้สูงอายุเพื่อนำไปใช้ในการจัดกิจกรรมขับร้องคาราโอเกะเพื่อสร้างความสุขและการมีสุขภาวะที่ดีสำหรับผู้สูงอายุ

แนวทางการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึม, อินทุอร จันทนภุมมะ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1. ศึกษาสภาพการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึม 2. นำเสนอแนวทางการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึม ใช้ระเบียบวิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ โดยมีกลุ่มผู้ให้ข้อมูลประกอบด้วย 1) ครูผู้สอนเปียโนสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึม จำนวน 5 ท่าน 2) ผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิทางด้านดนตรีสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีความต้องการจำเป็นพิเศษ จำนวน 1 ท่าน 3) นักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึมที่เรียนเปียโน จำนวน 5 ท่าน 4) ผู้ปกครองของนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึมที่ผู้วิจัยได้เก็บข้อมูล จำนวน 5 ท่าน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบสัมภาษณ์ปลายเปิด จำนวน 3 ชุด และแบบสังเกต จำนวน 1 ชุด ผลการวิจัยพบว่า 1. สภาพการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึม ครูผู้สอนส่วนใหญ่ใช้หลักการปรับเปลี่ยนวิธีการเรียนการสอนให้เหมาะสมกับนักเรียนแต่ละคน 2. แนวทางการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนสำหรับนักเรียนที่มีภาวะออทิซึม ประกอบด้วย 5 ประเด็น คือ 1) ด้านวัตถุประสงค์ ต้องคำนึงถึงการพัฒนาและเพิ่มพูนองค์ความรู้ทางดนตรี เชื่อมโยงองค์ความรู้ทางดนตรีกับทักษะปฏิบัติเปียโน อีกทั้งส่งเสริมและพัฒนาด้านพัฒนาการ 2) ด้านเนื้อหา แบ่งออกเป็น 3 ด้าน ได้แก่ ด้านองค์ประกอบดนตรี วรรณคดีดนตรี และทักษะดนตรี 3) ด้านกิจกรรมการเรียนการสอน ครูผู้สอนควรใช้รูปแบบการนำเสนอและวิธีการตอบสนองของนักเรียนที่หลากหลาย มีการปรับระดับการมีส่วนร่วมในชั้นเรียนและปรับเปลี่ยนระยะเวลาการทำงานของนักเรียนตามความเหมาะสม รวมไปถึงครูผู้สอนต้องมีความสามารถในการจัดการชั้นเรียน 4) ด้านสื่อการสอน ครูผู้สอนควรเลือกสื่อการสอนที่มีความหลากหลาย โดยสามารถประยุกต์สิ่งของอุปกรณ์เสริมพัฒนาการและของเล่น อีกทั้งควรเลือกหนังสือจากหลักสูตรที่มีมาตราฐานผ่านการยอมรับจากสถาบันต่าง ๆ ให้เหมาะสมกับความสามารถของนักเรียน 5) ด้านการวัดและการประเมินผล ครูผู้สอนควรวัดและประเมินผลทั้งด้านวิชาการและพัฒนาการของนักเรียนด้วยวิธีการที่หลากหลาย อีกทั้งควรวัดและประเมินผลประสิทธิภาพของการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนอยู่เสมอ เพื่อนำมาปรับปรุงและพัฒนาการจัดกิจกรรมการเรียนรู้เปียโนให้เหมาะสมต่อไป

The Efficacy Of Formal Sexual Education In Lgbtq Adolescents: A Review Of The Literature, Candice P. Dressel

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The purpose of this review of review was to determine if inclusive and comprehensive formal sexual education is effective in promoting safer sex behaviors compared to abstinence only until marriage sexual education, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents. Peer reviewed articles were retrieved from Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), Elton B. Stephens Co. Host (Ebsco Host), Medical Literature On-line (Medline), Psychological Information Database (PsychINFO) and government released statistical information that was published from 2000-2017. Inclusion criteria of synthesized articles were based on formal sexual education aimed at adolescent …

Teachers' Perceptions About Reading Instruction In Elementary Inclusion Classrooms, Elizabeth Ann Kempf

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers argued that special education students should learn alongside regular education students because involvement with peers affects special education students' ability to assimilate information. However, inclusive elementary classroom teachers in a local Texas school were struggling to meet the learning needs of their diverse student populations in reading instruction. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' perceptions about reading instruction in an inclusion setting and to investigate what teachers believe was needed to improve the effectiveness of their practice. King-Sears's inclusion instructional model served as the conceptual framework to guide this study. The research questions were focused on …

Leadership Strategies To Retain Key Employees, Keith Reginald Stafford

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Retention of key employees protects a firm's investment in its human resources. Employee retention is an issue in the insurance sector, particularly among sales employees. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore leadership strategies used by insurance sales managers to retain key employees. Herzberg's dual factor theory and Adams's equity theory were used to explore insurance sales managers' insights into leadership strategies. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 insurance sales managers in southern California to elicit the strategies they used to maintain their key salespeople. Data were analyzed using the modified Van Kaam method. Seven themes emerged from …

Secondary Student Information Literacy Self-Efficacy Vs. Performance, Jen Spisak

Theses and Dissertations

The amount of information in the world has grown exponentially in the last generation. Students often believe that growing up as digital natives means they have advanced information literacy skills. However, school librarians are not seeing evidence of this in their schools. The purpose of this study was to determine if secondary students overestimate their information literacy (IL) abilities, if relationships exist between IL self-efficacy and performance, and if grade level or self-efficacy level changes those relationships. To accomplish this, data were collected from two middle schools and three high schools from a total of 397 students in grades 6, …

Understanding How Generation X And Millennial Entrepreneurs Manage Organizational Conflict, Sidjae T. Price

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

As the United States prepares for a generational shift in leaders, there is a lack of literature adequately examining how Generation X and Millennial entrepreneurs manage organizational conflict about leadership and change management. The scope of this problem should concern individuals who are stakeholders in any organization. In preparation for the coming shift in generational leaders, the subject study explored the management of organizational conflict regarding leadership and change management for Generation X and Millennial entrepreneurs. Supported by a theoretical foundation built on theory of generations and realistic group conflict theory, this qualitative study analyzed the interviews and narratives of …

Protective Factors Among Postsecondary Students Enrolled In A First-Generation Program, Ashley L. Austin, Stacy K. Vincent, Andrea Kirby

Journal of Research in Technical Careers

For generations, researchers have examined attributes that contribute to the adaptability of low socioeconomic youth. Attributes that help one become resilient are known as protective factors. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the protective factor(s) that contributed to the enrollment of first-generation, low-socioeconomic status (SES) students at a southern land-grant university. The population consisted of postsecondary students in a First Scholars program during the 2015-2016 academic year. The authors examine the existing literature on the effects of low SES on postsecondary education in order to explore what assists these students in maintaining a steadfast behavior. Recommendations are …

An Analysis On English Comprehension, Samuel Black, Jerry Rylance, Matthew Sielaff, Aaron Gorman

Math 365 Class Projects

Books and Buddies is a program run by Spread the Word Nevada (StWN) designed to help students who struggle with reading. As part of the program, students are given pre and post tests which measure comprehension, accuracy, and words correct per minute (WCPM).

A data set was provided that included students' scores on the pre and post test, as well as some general demographic information. A Python program was created to perform linear regressions on subsets of the data, measured on the three attributes listed above. The data was also divided into various categories for the sake of the regressions. …

“They Don’T Care About You”: First-Year Chinese International Students’ Experiences With Neo-Racism And Othering On A U.S. Campus, Christina W. Yao

Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications

This qualitative research study illuminates the experiences affecting first-year Chinese international students in the United States and gives insights as to how these students perceive interpersonal relationships at college. Participants shared reports of neo-racism and othering as negatively affecting their feelings of connection to other members of their collegiate community. Findings and implications from this study indicate a need for better support for first-year Chinese international students in college.

The Discourse Of Written And Audio Feedback, Zachary Dalton

All Master's Theses

Most teachers provide feedback for students daily. Whether it be a word of encouragement or a lengthy written comment in the margin of an essay, feedback is essential in first-year writing courses. This study investigates two distinct types of feedback, audio (a subset of oral feedback) and written (marginal comments and end comments). For this analysis, two instructors produced samples of audio feedback for students in their English 101 class sections (39 students total). The comments were then transcribed and compared with written comments left for the student by the same teacher on the same assignments. Students completed a follow-up …