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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Inclusive Classrooms, Tamara Ann Lipson Jan 2023

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Inclusive Classrooms, Tamara Ann Lipson

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study examined teachers’ perceptions of inclusive classrooms. The specific areas of focus were analyzed by comparing demographic characteristics of the responding teachers to survey questions from the adapted Teachers Attitude towards Inclusive Education (TAIS) in order to determine how teachers perceive inclusive classrooms, how prepared they feel to teach in inclusive classrooms, and if there is any correlation between the workload of the teachers and their perception of inclusive classrooms. Data was collected through a survey completed by 480 teachers from a large, diverse, public school district in Northeast Florida. The findings of this study indicate that these teachers …

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Exploring The Use Of Witness Testimony In Special Education Due Process Hearings, Mary E. Sheppard, Samantha Riggleman, William Blackwell Jan 2023

Exploring The Use Of Witness Testimony In Special Education Due Process Hearings, Mary E. Sheppard, Samantha Riggleman, William Blackwell

Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA) protects the rights of parents and/or guardians of children with disabilities to utilize the due process system to settle disagreements with school districts regarding their children’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). In the event that these disputes move before a due process hearing officer, it is common for each side to enlist experts to provide testimony to support one of the parties involved. In the current study, we examined the use of expert witness testimony in due process hearings in five large states throughout the United States. Findings indicated several concerning trends, such …

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Qualitative Study Of Influences Of An Educational Support Program For Novice Teachers Relative To Their Feelings Of Support, Job Satisfaction, And Teacher Self-Efficacy, Sonya Welch Jan 2023

Qualitative Study Of Influences Of An Educational Support Program For Novice Teachers Relative To Their Feelings Of Support, Job Satisfaction, And Teacher Self-Efficacy, Sonya Welch

Theses and Dissertations

A problem in the field of education is a high rate of teacher turnover. Because the problem is reaching a crisis level, the purpose of this qualitative descriptive dissertation study was to describe influences of an Educational Support Program for novice teachers relative to their feelings of support, job satisfaction, and teacher self-efficacy. The program is designed to support and provide induction activities for new educators and to enhance teaching competence that promotes student learning according to state and district guidelines. Participants were 10 novice teachers working in two middle schools in one Florida school district. Participants were teachers currently …

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El Modelo De Respuesta De Intervención Y La Percepción De Los Maestros De Escuela Elemental Sobre Las Prácticas Para El Pre-Registro De Estudiantes De Escuela Elemental, Omar Octavio Mercado Rivera Jan 2023

El Modelo De Respuesta De Intervención Y La Percepción De Los Maestros De Escuela Elemental Sobre Las Prácticas Para El Pre-Registro De Estudiantes De Escuela Elemental, Omar Octavio Mercado Rivera

Theses and Dissertations

Esta disertación aplicada fue diseñada para proporcionar información relacionada a El Modelo de Respuesta de Intervención y la Percepción de los Maestros de Escuela Elemental sobre las Prácticas para el Pre-Registro de Estudiantes de Escuela Elemental. La presente investigación pretende explorar el modelo de respuestas de intervención y la percepción de los maestros de escuela elemental sobre la implementación previa al pre-registro de estudiantes en escuela elemental. Los últimos cambios que ocurren en el campo de la educación incluyen la introducción del Modelo de Respuesta a la Intervención (MRI) en combinación con el Modelo de Prestación de Servicios Inclusivos, previo …

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Technological Tools And Methods Used In Formative Assessment Activities, Lisa E. Goldsmith Jan 2023

Technological Tools And Methods Used In Formative Assessment Activities, Lisa E. Goldsmith

Theses and Dissertations

This applied dissertation examined the use of technological tools in formative assessment activities. These phenomena have left teachers searching for timely methods to perform formative assessment or assessment for learning activities. The problem addressed by this study was that standardized testing, large class size, and increasing distance learning at all educational levels, achieving formative assessment tasks necessary for successful learning can be a challenge. The sample from which data was gathered was 189 studies and academic articles. The target of the assessment process became apparent in many of the sections studied, which led to information about the impact of the …

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Niveles De Competencia Digital Del Docente En Línea A Partir Del Proceso De Capacitación En Las Instituciones Universitarias En Puerto Rico, Milka W. González Colón Jan 2023

Niveles De Competencia Digital Del Docente En Línea A Partir Del Proceso De Capacitación En Las Instituciones Universitarias En Puerto Rico, Milka W. González Colón

Theses and Dissertations

El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue evaluar el nivel de competencia digital docente que poseen los docentes que imparten cursos en línea. Al realizar la revisión de literatura se seleccionó como marco teórico el modelo de Idalberto Chiavenato relacionado con el proceso de capacitación a empleados. Para cumplir con el objetivo principal de la investigación se utilizó una metodología cuantitativa no experimental con un enfoque descriptivo. El instrumento de medición utilizado en este estudio fue un cuestionario que contaba con cinco partes relacionadas al problema de investigación principal. Por otra parte, para la muestra se utilizó un proceso aleatorio …

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How Can Principles Of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Inform The Design Of A Junior High Curriculum To Enhance Science Learning In A Meaningful Way?, Michelle K. Ramzan Jan 2023

How Can Principles Of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Inform The Design Of A Junior High Curriculum To Enhance Science Learning In A Meaningful Way?, Michelle K. Ramzan

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The objective of this dissertation was to explore how the principles of culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) can inform the design of a junior high school curriculum to enhance science learning by providing meaningful learning experiences to all students. The transformative paradigm provided a framework used as a lens to emphasize the importance of understanding the social, cultural, and historical context in which individuals and communities are situated. CSP and Backward Design Model were applied to develop a curriculum for a sheltered science literacy elective class for below grade level readers. The purpose of using CSP in the curriculum design was …

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กลยุทธ์การนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน, กมลชนก ดวงคำ Jan 2023

กลยุทธ์การนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน, กมลชนก ดวงคำ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ 1) เพื่อศึกษาสภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของการนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน 2) เพื่อวิเคราะห์จุดแข็ง จุดอ่อน โอกาส อุปสรรคของการการนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน 3) เพื่อนำเสนอกลยุทธ์การดำเนินงานนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน รูปแบบการวิจัยเป็นการวิจัยผสานวิธี ประชากรคือ โรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน สังกัดกองบัญชาการตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ โดยมีประชากร 170 โรงเรียน กลุ่มตัวอย่าง 120 โรงเรียน ได้สุ่มกลุ่มตัวอย่างแบบชั้นภูมิโดยใช้สังกัดกองกำกับการตำรวจตระเวนชายแดนเป็นเกณฑ์ และมีผู้ให้ข้อมูลแต่ละโรงเรียน 5 คน ดังนี้ ครูใหญ่ จำนวน 1 คน และผู้ช่วยครูใหญ่หรือหัวหน้างาน 4 ฝ่าย จำนวน 4 คน รวม 600 คน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบสอบถามและวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยความถี่ ร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ดัชนีความต้องการจําเป็น และการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยพบว่า สภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพที่คาดหวังภาพรวมของการนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน สังกัดกองบัญชาการตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ อยู่ในระดับมาก ซึ่งด้านการวางแผนการนิเทศภายใน มีค่าเฉลี่ยสูงที่สุดและดัชนีความต้องการจำเป็นของการนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจ ตระเวนชายแดน มีค่าสูงสุด คือ ด้านการสร้างสื่อและเครื่องมือการนิเทศ เมื่อทำการวิเคราะห์สภาพแวดล้อมพบว่า จุดแข็ง จำนวน 17 ประเด็น จุดอ่อน จำนวน 3 ประเด็น โอกาส จำนวน 6 ประเด็น และภาวะคุกคาม จำนวน 6 ประเด็น กลยุทธ์การนิเทศภายในของโรงเรียนตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน ประกอบด้วย 3 กลยุทธ์หลัก 5 กลยุทธ์รอง และ 20 วิธีดำเนินการ ซึ่งมีกลยุทธ์หลัก คือ 1) ขับเคลื่อนให้มีการกำหนดนโยบายและการบริหารจัดการการนิเทศภายใน 2) พัฒนาการสร้างความร่วมมือกับองค์กรต่างๆ และโรงเรียนเครือข่ายเพื่อเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการจัดการนิเทศภายใน และ 3) ยกระดับการกำกับติดตามผลการดำเนินการนิเทศภายในโรงเรียน

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กลยุทธ์การชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ของครูโรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา, ศุภณัฐ สารรัตน์ Jan 2023

กลยุทธ์การชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ของครูโรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา, ศุภณัฐ สารรัตน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) ศึกษาสภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของการชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ของครูโรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา 2) ศึกษาจุดแข็ง จุดอ่อน โอกาส และภาวะคุกคามของการชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ของครูโรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา 3) จัดทำกลยุทธ์การชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนสอนออนไลน์ของครูโรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา ประชากร คือ โรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา สังกัดสำนักงานคณะกรรมการการศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐาน ซึ่งโรงเรียนที่เป็นกลุ่มตัวอย่างมีจำนวน 180 โรงเรียน ด้วยการสุ่มตัวอย่างแบบหลายขั้นตอน โดยมีผู้ให้ข้อมูล 5 คนในแต่ละโรงเรียน ดังนี้ ผู้อำนวยการ รองผู้อำนวยการกลุ่มบริหารวิชาการ หัวหน้ากลุ่มสาระการเรียนรู้ 1 คน และครูผู้สอน 2 คน เครื่องมือการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบสอบถามและแบบประเมิน ความเหมาะสมร่างกลยุทธ์ และมีการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยความถี่ ร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ค่าดัชนีความต้องการจำเป็น และการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ในภาพรวมสภาพปัจจุบันอยู่ในระดับปานกลาง (x̄ = 3.28) และสภาพที่พึงประสงค์อยู่ในระดับมาก (x̄ = 4.21) เมื่อพิจารณารายด้านของสภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพที่พึงประสงค์มีด้านการวัดและประเมินผลการจัดการเรียนการสอนมีค่าเฉลี่ยสูงที่สุด และค่าดัชนีความต้องการจำเป็นในภาพรวม (PNImodified = 0.283) ซึ่งด้านที่มีค่าดัชนีสูงสุด คือ ด้านการเลือกแพลตฟอร์มการจัดการเรียนการสอน (PNImodified = 0.317) โดยเมื่อนำข้อมูลมาวิเคราะห์ด้วยการ SWOT Analysis พบว่ามีข้อมูลที่เป็นจุดแข็ง 59 ประเด็น จุดอ่อน 32 ประเด็น โอกาส 11 ประเด็น และภาวะคุกคาม 18 ประเด็น กลยุทธ์การชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ของครูโรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา ประกอบด้วย 3 กลยุทธ์หลัก 6 กลยุทธ์รอง และ 29 วิธีดำเนินการ ได้แก่ กลยุทธ์หลักที่ 1 ขับเคลื่อนนโยบายและบริหารจัดการชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ ประกอบด้วย 2 กลยุทธ์รอง ได้แก่ 1.1) ส่งเสริมให้มีการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลและกำหนดเป้าหมายให้เหมาะสมต่อการชี้แนะ การจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ และ 1.2) เน้นให้มีการวางแผนดำเนินงานชี้แนะและบริหารจัดการทรัพยากรที่เกี่ยวกับการชี้แนะการจัดการเรียนการสอนออนไลน์ กลยุทธ์หลักที่ 2 …

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Needs Assessment For Faculty Development In Health Professions Education At A Medical University In Karachi, Pakistan, Tabassum Zehra, Sana Saeed, Rahila Ali, Amber Sultan, Areeba Hussain Jan 2023

Needs Assessment For Faculty Development In Health Professions Education At A Medical University In Karachi, Pakistan, Tabassum Zehra, Sana Saeed, Rahila Ali, Amber Sultan, Areeba Hussain

Department for Educational Development

Faculty Development (FD) embraces all educational activities used by teachers to improve their knowledge and skills for enhancing their academic competencies. This study aimed to identify the areas in Health Professions Education (HPE) in which formal faculty development is required. A needs assessment survey was conducted from among the faculty members at the Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, Pakistan, and the French Medical Institute for Mother and Children, Afghanistan. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.0 and reported frequencies and percentages according to various academic tracks. Competency-based curricula (51%), providing effective feedback (51%), developing Objective Structured Clinical Exam (51%), and clinical …

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Assessing The Validity Of Admission Test Into The Internship Programme At A Private University In Pakistan, Qamar Riaz, Naveed Yousuf, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim Jan 2023

Assessing The Validity Of Admission Test Into The Internship Programme At A Private University In Pakistan, Qamar Riaz, Naveed Yousuf, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

Department for Educational Development

Objective: To report the development and validity assessment of a comprehensive model of assessment method comprising written test and multiple mini interviews for selection in a medical internship programme.
Method: The psychometric validation study was conducted at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, and comprised anonymised scores of written admission test, multiple mini interviews and exit written exams for all the interns who completed their internships in 2018 and 2019. Correlation between admission and exit tests, and predictions were assessed. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
Results: There were 160 interns; 80(50%) each in 2018 and 2019. Mean scores were …

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Development Of A Teaching Performance Assessment In Australia: What Did We Learn?, Rebecca Spooner-Lane, Tania Broadley, Elizabeth Curtis, Peter Grainger Jan 2023

Development Of A Teaching Performance Assessment In Australia: What Did We Learn?, Rebecca Spooner-Lane, Tania Broadley, Elizabeth Curtis, Peter Grainger

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Following increasing criticism of the variability in graduate teachers’ readiness to enter the profession, the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) introduced a program accreditation requirement that all initial teacher education (ITE) providers must implement a Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) in the final year of their teacher education programs. AITSL were not prescriptive in how ITE providers must meet the program standard which has resulted in 12 TPAs being implemented across 42 ITE providers. This paper outlines the development and implementation of one endorsed TPA designed to measure the readiness of graduating teachers, whilst taking into consideration the …

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Experiential Learning Projects As Assessment In Initial Teacher Education, Renee Crawford, Louise E. Jenkins, Lydia Wan Jan 2023

Experiential Learning Projects As Assessment In Initial Teacher Education, Renee Crawford, Louise E. Jenkins, Lydia Wan

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In a rapidly changing global environment, Initial Teacher Educators (ITE) have a responsibility to role-model contemporary teaching approaches, which develop graduates who think creatively and flexibly in educational workplaces. An important aspect of this work is supporting pre-service teachers (PSTs) to understand how to design assessments which facilitate a deep understanding of student learning. This learning can be achieved through the implementation of assessments which model contemporary practices and enrich student learning in ITE courses. This paper discusses new ways to consider the purpose of assessment by focusing on Experiential Learning (EL) as a form of assessment in ITE. This …

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Towards Pre-Service Teachers’ Theory-Praxis Nexus In Early Years English And Literacy Education: A Pilot Study, Maryanne Pale, Sarah Ohi, Lyn Kee Jan 2023

Towards Pre-Service Teachers’ Theory-Praxis Nexus In Early Years English And Literacy Education: A Pilot Study, Maryanne Pale, Sarah Ohi, Lyn Kee

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

International literature highlights that a perennial challenge for initial teacher educators is to guide Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) to develop a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between theory and practice. Whilst there is a growing body of research that examines the relationship and/or the gap between theory and practice in teacher education, there remains a paucity of research that examines this phenomenon in the teaching of English and literacy units in higher education. This pilot study examined how PSTs from two Australian universities made connections and/or links (nexus) between their academic knowledge (theory) and professional experience (praxis) for the teaching of …

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Nature Of Science: Examining Science Teachers’ Knowledge And Their Instructional Practices, Sharon Bramwell-Lalor Jan 2023

Nature Of Science: Examining Science Teachers’ Knowledge And Their Instructional Practices, Sharon Bramwell-Lalor

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This case study focused on a university teacher-education course that included NOS content. An adapted questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data on 83 secondary science teachers’ views about three NOS themes before and after completing the course. Qualitative data were collected from eight of the teachers who were observed teaching during their field experience after completing the course. The teachers’ post-course mean NOS scores were statistically significantly higher than their pre-course scores (t (65) =-10.08, p<.001; Cohen’s d = 1.4). Despite the favourable NOS knowledge among the science teachers, low levels of NOS portrayal were observed in their instructional practices. These findings point to some success in explicitly addressing NOS in science education content courses. However, they raise questions about the transferability of teachers’ NOS knowledge into their classrooms. The findings have implications for teacher-preparation programmes regarding durability of NOS knowledge.


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"Sky-High Motivation": Intradisciplinary Integrative- Courses For Excelling Teachers' Training, Yael Kimhi Jan 2023

"Sky-High Motivation": Intradisciplinary Integrative- Courses For Excelling Teachers' Training, Yael Kimhi

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

In many teacher education programs, curricula are comprised of fragmented courses within an academic discipline. This longitudinal study followed one cohort of teacher trainees in a fast-track B.Ed. program in Israel and explored an integrative approach to intradisciplinary courses. These courses were organized around significant themes and issues. A mixed-method methodology was implemented. The data included 81 teacher trainee responses, 16 mentor responses, and 11 college staff responses. Data were gathered during three years at four different time points: 1) online questionnaire for trainees and mentors (end of 1st and 3rd year); 2) trainee focus groups and steering …

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Building Research Capacity Of Future Teachers: A Canadian Case Study, Dragana Martinovic, Ziad F. Dabaja Jan 2023

Building Research Capacity Of Future Teachers: A Canadian Case Study, Dragana Martinovic, Ziad F. Dabaja

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Since their first day in school, in-service teachers are expected to act professionally, make good judgments, think critically, and problem-solve effectively. The literature suggests that engaging pre-service teachers in research can help them to develop several key skills. In this paper, we present the outcomes from a year and a half long mixed-methods case study that was conducted in two phases (i.e., a pilot and a follow-up study) with two groups of pre-service teachers enrolled in a teacher education programme in a Canadian mid-size university. The purpose of this research was to examine how an in-course research component might have …

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'Half Of It's Out The Window': Exploring Tensions, Hierarchies And Positionalities Amidst The Changing Knowledge Base Of Early Childhood Teacher Education Discourses, Lauren Armstrong Jan 2023

'Half Of It's Out The Window': Exploring Tensions, Hierarchies And Positionalities Amidst The Changing Knowledge Base Of Early Childhood Teacher Education Discourses, Lauren Armstrong

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Early childhood education is foregrounded in change. In Australia, this has encompassed the introduction, review and updates of national quality and curriculum frameworks from 2009, and changes to qualification requirements. Within the state of Victoria, further impacts have occurred due to the simultaneous introduction of a parallel curriculum framework. This paper draws on a qualitative study to examine how diverse teacher education discourses available to Victorian long day care educators have shaped their subject positions, discursive practices and reform engagement. Utilising Foucault’s concepts of discourse, knowledge and power, and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis [FDA], findings offer insight into how diverse teacher …

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Meaningful Application Of The Australian Professional Standards For Teachers: The Role Of The University Appointed Supervisor, Madlen Griffiths, Mandie B. Shean, Denise Jackson Jan 2023

Meaningful Application Of The Australian Professional Standards For Teachers: The Role Of The University Appointed Supervisor, Madlen Griffiths, Mandie B. Shean, Denise Jackson

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

: Preservice teachers undertake mandatory professional experience as part of their journey towards classroom readiness and in-service teaching. Supporting them in this process are supervisors who both guide and assess these novices. Central to this assessment are the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, which need to be rigorously applied to ensure quality teaching graduates. This article investigates the application of these Standards by the supervisors in both their formative and summative assessment. Data are derived from interviews with final year preservice teachers and supervisors in a primary teaching degree course at one Western Australian university. Findings suggest that there is …

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‘We Were All Green And Brand New’: Mentoring In Theories Of Child Development For Australian Early Career Preschool Teachers, Emma Ellis, Andrea Reupert, Marie Hammer Jan 2023

‘We Were All Green And Brand New’: Mentoring In Theories Of Child Development For Australian Early Career Preschool Teachers, Emma Ellis, Andrea Reupert, Marie Hammer

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Three Australian Government commissioned reports from 2011-2017 convey a longstanding child development theory-practice gap in early childhood education. This study explores what informs mentors’ discussions of theories of child development with early career preschool teachers. Grounded in Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, themes relate to the wide role of the early childhood teacher, variation in initial teacher education, developing teacher identity, emotional connections, and consolidation and extension of university learning of child development theories. Critical discussion of themes from a Freirean perspective illustrates how mentors conveyed experiences of oppression, marginalisation, and liberation. We offer that though the child development theory-practice gap is …

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Supporting Learners Through Effective Communication: Student Teachers’ Communication Strategies To Address Learner Behaviour, Jirina Karasova, Gabriela Kleckova Jan 2023

Supporting Learners Through Effective Communication: Student Teachers’ Communication Strategies To Address Learner Behaviour, Jirina Karasova, Gabriela Kleckova

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Teachers’ communication skills are integral to classroom management skills. If teachers implement effective communication skills and appropriate communication strategies, they are more likely to support learner autonomy, engagement, self-concept, well-being, or responsibility and succeed in behaviour management. This study examines student teachers’ awareness and use of communication strategies to address common disruptive learner behaviours. Although the participants showed limited ability to support learners through communication, they were more likely to identify effective communication responses than to produce them themselves. The study unveils that student teachers in the last year of a graduate program cannot respond to disruptive behaviour without communication …

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Does Individual Innovativeness Influence Tpack Development?: The Case Of Pre-Service Efl Teachers In Türkiye, Taibe Kulaksız Jan 2023

Does Individual Innovativeness Influence Tpack Development?: The Case Of Pre-Service Efl Teachers In Türkiye, Taibe Kulaksız

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

: This study aims to investigate how pre-service EFL teachers’ individual innovativeness levels affect their TPACK development during an educational technology course. Employing a quasi-experimental research design, the participants were 59 pre-service EFL teachers. The course followed the Diffusion of Innovation Theory steps. Analyzing the data, TPACK and individual innovativeness scales were implemented as pre- and post-tests. The results showed a significant increase in participants' TPACK, while their individual innovativeness did not exhibit a significant change during the course. Although there was a notable difference in pre-service teachers' initial TPACK levels based on their innovativeness, this difference was no longer …

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Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers: The Thiink4 Reflective Cycle, Maya Gunawardena Jan 2023

Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers: The Thiink4 Reflective Cycle, Maya Gunawardena

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Establishing a reciprocal relationship between mentors and pre-service teachers is critical in pre-service teacher mentoring. Highlighting self-regulation as a means for managing emotions in the pursuit of meeting long-term goals, this study examined the constructive features that help develop a reciprocal relationship between pre-service teachers and mentors. The study has captured a range of qualitative data from the dyadic process of mentoring (two-way interaction between a mentor teacher and a pre-service teacher): within the pre- and post-lesson conferences between mentors and pre-service teachers and post mentoring interviews with mentors and pre-service teachers. The study highlighted the strengths of mentor facilitated …

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Transformative Learning Experiences Of The Vocationally Interested And Vocationally Disinterested Pre-Service Teachers In Teacher Training Colleges In Zimbabwe, Esnati Macharaga, Tabitha Grace Mukeredzi Jan 2023

Transformative Learning Experiences Of The Vocationally Interested And Vocationally Disinterested Pre-Service Teachers In Teacher Training Colleges In Zimbabwe, Esnati Macharaga, Tabitha Grace Mukeredzi

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This article reports on some of the findings from a doctoral research project that explored how the vocationally interested and vocationally disinterested pre-service teachers in selected teacher training colleges in Zimbabwe experienced transformative learning. Through multiple-site case study and qualitative approach within an interpretive paradigm, guided by Mezirow’s ten-phase Transformative Learning Theory, the study sought to understand the pre-service teacher transformative learning experiences. The study employed a multi-modal approach which involved focus group discussions, individual face to face interviews and continuum drawing and discussions to generate data from a purposive sample of 40 participants. Findings suggest that, both vocationally interested …

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The Criticality Of Teacher Educator Wellbeing: Reflecting Through Arts-Based Methods, Kristina Turner, Georgina M. Barton Dr, Susanne Garvis, Ellen Larsen Jan 2023

The Criticality Of Teacher Educator Wellbeing: Reflecting Through Arts-Based Methods, Kristina Turner, Georgina M. Barton Dr, Susanne Garvis, Ellen Larsen

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Teacher educators face many challenges related to workload and government-mandated reforms in Initial Teacher Education programs. Evidence suggests that COVID-19 has exacerbated these challenges as universities must become more cost-effective and improve research outcomes and impact, often resulting in heavier workloads. While these challenges may be faced in other disciplines, teacher educator wellbeing, stress and burnout is an under-researched field, and little is known about if and how teacher educators maintain their wellbeing during times of uncertainty. This collaborative autoethnographic study applied an arts-based research method to explore the wellbeing challenges faced by four Australian teacher educators through the lens …

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Ecologies Of Learning For Inclusive Pedagogy In Spanish Secondary Education, Inmaculada Orozco, Anabel Moriña Jan 2023

Ecologies Of Learning For Inclusive Pedagogy In Spanish Secondary Education, Inmaculada Orozco, Anabel Moriña

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

From the theoretical basis of the ecology of learning and inclusive pedagogy, this article explores the activities, resources and interactions practised by 25 Spanish teachers in compulsory secondary education. This qualitative study involved semi-structured and individual interviews. A progressive analysis of the data was carried out using an inductive system of categories and codes. The results show that the activities were varied and all of them put students at the centre of the teaching-learning process. The resources that stood out were technologies and peer support. Interactions were characterised by the need to nurture affection and get to know and motivate …

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Explicit Instruction: Evaluating The Fidelity Of A Teacher's Practice Supported By Professional Development And Directive Coaching - A Case Study, Christophe Baco, Marie Bocquillon, Laëtitia Delbart, Antoine Derobertmasure Jan 2023

Explicit Instruction: Evaluating The Fidelity Of A Teacher's Practice Supported By Professional Development And Directive Coaching - A Case Study, Christophe Baco, Marie Bocquillon, Laëtitia Delbart, Antoine Derobertmasure

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Training teachers in evidence-based practice is a societal challenge. We conducted practical action research to investigate the impact of a professional development programme (the aim of which is to train teachers in explicit instruction) established according to the principles of effective professional development on one teacher's practices. A holistic case study was conducted with one teacher randomly selected among a group of volunteers. An original methodology was developed to measure the fidelity of the teacher’s practices to the different teaching practices and stages of explicit instruction. The teacher's practices were filmed on four occasions and analysed using an observation grid …

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Metacognition In Teaching Of English Language Teachers In Bhutanese Secondary Schools, Yeshi Moktan, Somruedee Khongput Jan 2023

Metacognition In Teaching Of English Language Teachers In Bhutanese Secondary Schools, Yeshi Moktan, Somruedee Khongput

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Despite numerous studies advocating for metacognitive interventions in day-to-day language instruction, little is known about teachers' awareness of their metacognition and how they process their cognition while teaching. This study aimed to examine English language teachers' metacognitive awareness in the Bhutanese context and their use of metacognition by adopting a mixed-method approach. Two phases of data collection were employed. A self-report questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from 42 English language teachers from ten schools in Thimphu, Bhutan. Subsequently, qualitative data were collected through one classroom observation and two semi-structured interviews with 10 teachers selected purposively. The findings …

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Bridging Theory And Practice Within An Alternative Teacher Education Program, Gulistan Gursel-Bilgin Jan 2023

Bridging Theory And Practice Within An Alternative Teacher Education Program, Gulistan Gursel-Bilgin

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This study examines the commitments of an alternative teacher education program in linking theory and practice, one of the most prominent problems of the field. This qualitative phenomenological study drew from semi-structured interviews with seven faculty members and associate instructors, electronic surveys with seven program students, participant observation and field notes in seminar sessions, one program faculty meeting, and one community meeting, and curriculum materials. The findings suggest that the design of the program and the roles and (inter)actions of the stakeholders within the program created a dialectical interplay. Linked with this interplay, Teachers’ Society provided a setting for collaborative …

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Enhancing Online Presence During The Sudden Transition To Online Teaching: Case Studies Of Macau Award-Winning University Teachers' Practices And Phronesis, Yulong Marvin Li, Jing Sun, Hong Chen, Xiaojing Liu Jan 2023

Enhancing Online Presence During The Sudden Transition To Online Teaching: Case Studies Of Macau Award-Winning University Teachers' Practices And Phronesis, Yulong Marvin Li, Jing Sun, Hong Chen, Xiaojing Liu

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Research about the sudden transition from offline to online in Macau during the pandemic is limited. Using the Community of Inquiry (COI) framework as the deductive thematic analysis template, we interviewed six award-winning teachers at a teaching-oriented local tertiary institute about their online teaching practices concerning social, cognitive, and teaching kinds of presence. As the result of the collective case study, we found that the teachers, to some extent, echoed the good practices recommended in the COI in improving online presence. Meanwhile, the six teachers' seemingly practical skills reflected their accumulated phronesis or wisdom of practice. It is because the …

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