Dissertations / Theses: 'Pedagogical development'

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Owens, Darya. "Teachers' Pedagogical Resistance to Prescribed Curriculum." Thesis, Wayne State University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10599931.

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Research indicates that teachers feel intimidated into fully implementing prescribed literacy curriculum at the expense of their own praxis which may indeed be effective in boosting student literacy achievement. This perceived intimidation may serve to compromise students’ literacy outcomes. The objective of the study was to recognize the different forms of resistance teachers demonstrate in order to take responsibility of their own pedagogical practices as it helps develop students’ literacy skills. This paper analyzes teachers’ praxis and use of integrated methods of prescribed literacy curriculum in relation to teacher resistance. It answers four key questions: 1) What forms of resistance to the prescribed literacy curriculum do teachers at this elementary school use? 2) Why do teachers use resistance? 3) What do teachers say are the implications of their resistance? 4) What are teachers’ pedagogical choices in relation to resistance?

The study gathered qualitative and qualitative data in order to detail the frequency with which teachers favor their praxis over prescribed literacy curriculum, and to address concepts such as culturally responsive teaching and social participation. The limitations inherent in the research are the lack of diversity among the 18 respondents interviewed (all of them white female teachers from a northeastern U.S. suburban school); and the possibility that respondents might be less than candid in their responses due to concerns about anonymity.

Most of the teachers reported that they felt teachers resist prescribed literacy curriculum by developing their own pedagogical practices within their classroom in order to feel responsible for developing students’ literacy skills. At the same time, participants reported that they tended to completely follow prescribed literacy curriculum consistent with their professional development training. Teachers have strategically adjusted controlled academic environments to serve students, which implies a strategy of politicizing education within their classrooms. The long standing educational systems which were believed to promote education for the sake of preparing students for service jobs and consumerism are adjustable in classrooms where teachers promote students’ social capital instead.

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Skidmore, David. "Pedagogical discourse and the dynamic of school development." Thesis, University of Reading, 1998. http://opus.bath.ac.uk/15906/.

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Heywood, Jonathan Paul. "Operationalising technological pedagogical content knowledge in UK teacher professional development." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/43071.

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Weaknesses in extant modes of teacher professional development relating to the use of technology to support teaching and learning are identified and recommendations sought regarding more effective modes of delivery. Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is postulated as a theoretical lens through which to foster reflection and dialogue regarding teaching practice and a number of tools are developed to support a structured approach to professional development. These include a TPACK assessment tool to evaluate performance in each of TPACK's constituent subdomains and a new form of technology content representation, dubbed a 'T-CoRe', through which to scaffold thinking and practice relating to technology integration. Through iterative refinement, the assessment tool was able to indicate and afford visualisation of aspects of practice. T-CoRes and associated discussion were able to evidence stimulation of high-quality reflection and foster application of higher-order thinking, here termed 'TPACK thinking'. Impact was demonstrable both in terms of teacher practice and pupil outcomes. Teachers demonstrated a commitment to collegiality and reflected on their capacity to champion technology integration within their departments and schools. This study therefore demonstrates the potential to operationalise TPACK within a UK setting and offers a toolkit of resources to support consideration of the pedagogical affordance of technology by teachers for wider scrutiny, use and development.

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Kemp, Sandra Joy. "Conceptions of teaching and pedagogical actions: Influences of professional development." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.489381.

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Deshpande, Pranita. "Assessment Of Two Pedagogical Tools For Cybersecurity Education." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2018. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2557.

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Cybersecurity is an important strategic areas of computer science, and a difficult discipline to teach effectively. To enhance and provide effective teaching and meaningful learning, we develop and assess two pedagogical tools: Peer instruction, and Concept Maps. Peer instruction teaching methodology has shown promising results in core computer science courses by reducing failure rates and improving student retention in computer science major. Concept maps are well-known technique for improving student-learning experience in class. This thesis document presents the results of implementing and evaluating the peer instruction in a semester-long cybersecurity course, i.e., introduction to computer security. Development and evaluation of concept maps for two cybersecurity courses: SCADA security systems, and digital forensics. We assess the quality of the concept maps using two well-defined techniques: Waterloo rubric, and topological scoring. Results clearly shows that overall concept maps are of high-quality and there is significant improvement in student learning gain during group-discussion.

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Horton, Michelle N. 9828594. "Assessing the Needs of Online Pedagogical Skill Development in Higher Education." NSUWorks, 2017. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/137.

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The increasing demand of online education is a driving factor for development of training for online pedagogy as a separate entity of traditional pedagogical practices. Literature relating to online teaching suggests that continued research is needed to understand the development of online pedagogy, in order for higher education institutions to provide relevant training and support for online instructors. The problem examined in this study is understanding professional development and support needs of online instructors to enhance the continuous development of pedagogical skills in an online learning environment. The purpose of the study was to identify online instructor support needs by investigating perceptions, successes, and challenges of online instructors at a multicampus state college in the southeast. The study explored the experiences of online instructors, in order to form an understanding of the types of professional development strategies that are needed to guide the transition from face-to-face instruction to online instruction. Using case-study techniques, this qualitative study assessed the perspectives of five faculty participants from academic disciplines representing computer science, mathematics, nursing, psychology, and sociology. Data were collected from interviews and resource documents and analyzed to reveal several findings relating to the practice of online instruction. Three key themes emerged from the findings: reflection of practice, connection to students, and process of work. Reflecting on personal experiences and learning from the experiences of other online instructors is influential to the development of online pedagogical skills. Connecting to students using multiple methods of delivery and developing an organized course structure is critical to successful online instruction. Navigating student communication, developing engaging course content, and identifying when students need help are challenges associated with managing the work of online instruction. Results of this study indicate the need for professional development programs that provide a structured emphasis on the development of online pedagogical skills. To address the evolving nature of online instruction, professional development programs should provide the opportunity to reflect on the practice of online teaching, assess individual training needs for online instructors, and guide the development of relevant online course content. As the demand for online education continues to grow along with emerging technologies associated with online learning, future research should be conducted on the length of time required to develop effective online pedagogical practices. The increasing demand of online education is a driving factor for development of training for online pedagogy as a separate entity of traditional pedagogical practices. Literature relating to online teaching suggests that continued research is needed to understand the development of online pedagogy, in order for higher education institutions to provide relevant training and support for online instructors. The problem examined in this study is understanding professional development and support needs of online instructors to enhance the continuous development of pedagogical skills in an online learning environment. The purpose of the study was to identify online instructor support needs by investigating perceptions, successes, and challenges of online instructors at a multicampus state college in the southeast. The study explored the experiences of online instructors, in order to form an understanding of the types of professional development strategies that are needed to guide the transition from face-to-face instruction to online instruction. Using case-study techniques, this qualitative study assessed the perspectives of five faculty participants from academic disciplines representing computer science, mathematics, nursing, psychology, and sociology. Data were collected from interviews and resource documents and analyzed to reveal several findings relating to the practice of online instruction. Three key themes emerged from the findings: reflection of practice, connection to students, and process of work. Reflecting on personal experiences and learning from the experiences of other online instructors is influential to the development of online pedagogical skills. Connecting to students using multiple methods of delivery and developing an organized course structure is critical to successful online instruction. Navigating student communication, developing engaging course content, and identifying when students need help are challenges associated with managing the work of online instruction. Results of this study indicate the need for professional development programs that provide a structured emphasis on the development of online pedagogical skills. To address the evolving nature of online instruction, professional development programs should provide the opportunity to reflect on the practice of online teaching, assess individual training needs for online instructors, and guide the development of relevant online course content. As the demand for online education continues to grow along with emerging technologies associated with online learning, future research should be conducted on the length of time required to develop effective online pedagogical practices.

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Shahuneeza, Naseer Mariyam. "Algebraic Content and Pedagogical Knowledge of Sixth Grade Mathematics Teachers." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2579.

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Algebra test scores of the Maldivian students from grade 6 through 12 are the lowest compared to any other area of mathematics. Algebra is a fundamental topic in mathematics and lays the foundation for mathematical reasoning and complex problem-solving. Research shows that strengthening algebra instruction could improve student achievement. This concurrent mixed methods study examined the algebraic content and pedagogical knowledge of 5 sixth grade mathematics teachers who teach in 5 different schools across the Maldives. Shulman's major categories of teacher knowledge and Ball, Thames, and Phelps' domains of mathematical knowledge for teaching guided this study. The research questions examined the relationship between teachers' perceptions of their mastery of algebraic content and pedagogical knowledge, and what teachers actually know about algebraic content and pedagogy. Purposive sampling was used to select the 5 participants. Quantitative data were collected using the Diagnostic Teacher Assessments of Mathematics and Science - Middle Mathematics Teacher Assessments and qualitative data were gathered through lesson observations, interviews, and analysis of teachers' lesson plans and notes. All participants believed that they were proficient in both algebraic content and pedagogical knowledge. However, the results of this study showed that all participants lacked both algebraic content and pedagogical knowledge. Findings of this study were used to inform and design mathematics professional development to meet the needs of the participants. This mathematics professional development is expected to improve the instructional delivery of algebra through enhanced algebraic content and pedagogical knowledge. This could positively contribute to the improvement of student achievement in algebra.

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Denbow, Christopher. "Pedagogical development and technical research in the area of geothermal power production." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-55288.

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This work describes the types of power plants used for geothermal power generation in the world; the dry steam power plant, the flash steam power plant and the binary cycle power plant. The objective of the MSc work was the development of learning content on the subject of geothermal power generation for the CompEdu platform in the energy department at KTH. The power plants are described from a system perspective followed by an explanation of the operation of major components. Examples and calculations are given with the aim of illustrating which parameters are most important to the operation of each plant from a performance perspective. An important point is that the report does not go into detail for auxiliary components such as piping and valves. These components are essential from the point of view of fluid handling, however are less important in terms of understanding the mode of operation of the power plant. The power plants must consider the fact that geothermal fluid is corrosive and contains non-condensable gases. The choice of the type of geothermal power plant depends on the temperature and state of the geothermal fluid being utilised (liquid or vapour dominated). The research shows that each power plant has its own significant optimisation criteria, to summarise these: the dry steam power plant uses the selected wellhead pressure for extraction of geothermal fluid to optimise power output, the flash steam power plant uses the operating conditions in the steam separator to optimise power output and the binary cycle uses the required heat exchanger area per unit of power generated to select the optimal working fluid for power generation. Finally, innovative alternatives for power generation from geothermal resources that are on the horizon are introduced.

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Gavins, Marva Velyn. "IEP development as a function of pedagogical experience in special education teachers." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/6798.

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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.
Thesis research directed by: Special Education. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.

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Chan, Kam-ho, and 陳錦河. "Experienced teachers' development of pedagogical content knowledge for teaching a new topic." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206720.

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Harper, Mary E. "Exploring childcare professionals' pedagogical choice when guiding children's social and behavioral development." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002195.

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Koskela, I. M. (Iida-Maria). "Defining education for sustainable development and reviewing pedagogical approaches for implementing it." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201710203007.

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The severe global problems in the contemporary world endanger nature’s ecological balance, hinder achieving just and equal societies, and are a threat to local and global peace. Sustainable Development (SD) is presented as a solution to these complex issues in several international documents and agreements. Even though there is no clear definition of SD, it is often considered to incorporate social, environmental and economic dimensions. Education is central for realising SD, however, there is no set model for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This thesis aims to synthesise what ESD is, what are the topics it addresses, and what kinds of ethical questions concern it. The goal of ESD is that people adopt and commit to a sustainable lifestyle, however, impacting people’s attitudes and behaviours is generally challenging. Therefore, this thesis also reviews some pedagogical approaches that may have potential for making ESD influential and transformative. This is a descriptive literature review that is largely based on the ideas of internationally distinguished academics in the field of ESD. Nevertheless, also other academic literature, empirical research and UN documents have been examined when composing this thesis. SD should be taken into consideration in any educational institutions and programmes, and ESD should endeavour to tackle the social and cultural phenomena, which have led to the current state of the world. Even though ESD can be implemented in multiple ways, it seems that for example experiential and participatory learning experiences, which allow the learner to be active in the process are a good starting point. Developing systems thinking and critical thinking skills helps learners to understand complex and interconnected issues and seek solutions to them. Supporting action competence empowers learners to feel a sense of agency and being capable of contributing to local and global issues
Tämänhetkiset vakavat globaalit ongelmat uhkaavat luonnon ekologista tasapainoa, oikeudenmukaisuuden ja tasa-arvon toteutumista sekä rauhanomaista eloa koko maailmassa. Kestävää kehitystä esitetään ratkaisuksi näihin monimutkaisiin ongelmiin useissa kansainvälisissä dokumenteissa ja sopimuksissa. Vaikka kestävästä kehityksestä ei ole yhtä määritelmää, usein sen tulkitaan muodostuvan sosiaalisista, ekologisista ja taloudellisista ulottuvuuksista. Koulutus on hyvin keskeistä kestävän kehityksen saavuttamiselle. Tässä tutkielmassa pyritään tekemään synteesiä siitä, mitä kestävän kehityksen kasvatus on, mitä sisältöjä se käsittää ja millaisia eettisiä kysymyksiä siihen liittyy. Kestävän kehityksen kasvatuksen tavoitteena on, että ihmiset omaksuvat kestävän elämäntavan, mutta ihmisten asenteisiin ja käyttäytymiseen vaikuttaminen on yleisesti haastavaa. Siksi tutkielmassa tuodaan myös esille pedagogisia ratkaisuja, jotka voivat tehdä kestävän kehityksen kasvatuksesta vaikuttavaa ja transformatiivista. Tämä tutkielma on kuvaileva kirjallisuuskatsaus, joka perustuu pitkälti kansainvälisesti tunnustettujen tutkijoiden ja akateemikoiden ajatuksiin kestävästä kehityksestä ja sen kasvatuksesta. Myös muuta akateemista kirjallisuutta, empiirisiä tutkimuksia ja YK:n dokumentteja on tarkasteltu tätä tutkielmaa tehdessä. Kestävä kehitys tulisi ottaa huomioon kaikessa koulutuksessa, ja siinä tulisi pyrkiä puuttumaan niihin yhteiskunnallisiin ja kulttuurisiin ilmiöihin, jotka ovat johtaneet tämänhetkisiin vakaviin ongelmiin. Ei ole olemassa yhtä tapaa toteuttaa kestävän kehityksen kasvatusta, mutta esimerkiksi elämykselliset, osallistavat ja oppijan aktiivisuutta korostavat oppimiskokemukset vaikuttavat toimivilta lähtökohdilta siihen. Systeemiajattelun ja kriittisen ajattelun kehittäminen auttaa oppijoita ymmärtämään monimutkaisia ja moniulotteisia ongelmia. Toimintakompetenssin tukeminen on tärkeää, jotta oppija kokee pystyvänsä vaikuttamaan sekä paikallisiin että globaaleihin asioihin

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Sabree, Benjamin David. "A Pedagogical Investigation of the Development of General Relativity Using Differential Forms." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1212173046.

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Cotterman, Michelle Elizabeth. "The Development of Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Scientific Modeling." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1253577387.

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Scarrow, Ronda. "Pedagogical Methods Used by Probationary Elementary Teachers." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3322.

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Heeding current best practice, many teachers prioritize student-centered instruction as the most effective pedagogy to achieve student learning. However, preservice teachers at a small, southeastern U.S. university have expressed reservations in executing student-centered instructional methods when they become lesson facilitators. The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine whether probational elementary teachers have the knowledge and skill set to execute student-centered instruction and identify the characteristics of this method based on their preservice experiences. The conceptual framework consisted of constructivist, humanism, and social learning, theories . The four research questions focused on participants' understanding of student-centered and teacher-centered pedagogical methods, whether or not their understandings changed in practice, and what factors influenced those changes. Purposeful sampling provided 5 probationary elementary teachers who had graduated from the same university. Data included 3 semistructured interviews, 2 classroom observations, and a review of instructional materials. Data were inductively coded and analyzed throughout the collection process. Findings revealed that each participant practiced and could theoretically identify the characteristics of both student-centered and teacher-centered methods; however, they could not identify these characteristics consistently in their own practices. Findings indicated that preservice teachers needed more exposure to student-centered pedagogy. Teachers who develop proficiency with student-centered pedagogy may be better able to empower students to solve problems, make decisions, advocate, and negotiate relationships with others. These characteristics are the foundation for active citizenship making positive social change possible.

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Tang, Xiaofeng. "Engineering Knowledge and Student Development| An Institutional and Pedagogical Critique of Engineering Education." Thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3684113.

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Educators have recommended the integration of engineering and the liberal arts as a promising educational model to prepare young engineers for global economic, environmental, sociotechnical, and ethical challenges. Drawing upon philosophy of technology, engineering studies, and educational psychology, this dissertation examines diverse visions and strategies for integrating engineering and liberal education and explores their impacts on students' intellectual and moral development. Based on archival research, interviews, and participant observation, the dissertation presents in-depth case studies of three educational initiatives that seek to blend engineering with the humanities, social sciences, and arts: Harvey Mudd College, the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, and the Programs in Design and Innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The research finds that learning engineering in a liberal arts context increases students' sense of "owning" their education and contributes to their communication, teamwork, and other non-technical professional skills. In addition, opportunities for extensive liberal arts learning in the three cases encourage some students to pursue alternative, less technocentric approaches to engineering. Nevertheless, the case studies suggest that the epistemological differences between the engineering and liberal arts instructors help maintain a technical/social dualism among most students. Furthermore, the dissertation argues a "hidden curriculum," which reinforces the dominant ideology in the engineering profession, persists in the integrated programs and prevents the students from reflecting on the broad social context of engineering and critically examining the assumptions upheld in the engineering profession.

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Rahman, Fadzilah Abd. "Assessing pre service teachers' pedagogical content knowledge development : the employment of Bricolage approach." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.443858.

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De, Silva Chamelle Rene. "Technology integration : tracing in-service primary teachers' technological, pedagogical and content knowledge development." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2374.

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Thesis (DEd (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015.
The past decade has witnessed the proliferation and use of computer technologies or ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in varying levels in the traditional classroom within the South African context. The policy on e-Education (DoE, 2004) refers to the significance of e-Education and expects schools to be developed into e-Schools, consisting of a community of both teachers and learners. This policy also foregrounds how new models of learning are radically changing and challenging current conceptions of learning. As schools acquire technological infrastructure, teachers are expected to become technically skilled in order to deliver the curriculum utilising technology as a tool. Practising primary school teachers are generalists who subscribe to a more holistic approach of teaching. Specialised knowledge influences the in-service primary teacher's perceptions with regard to technology in the classroom. Technology integration,therefore, represents particular challenges for teachers as they search to construct a coherent, technological content base to inform their teaching. Learners with diverse ranges of learning abilities and needs are also present in classrooms, which may further compound the challenges teachers face within the confines of a rigid curriculum and emergent technologies. This study follows and documents the trajectory of a purposive sample of ten practising primary school teachers who had no specialised training in technology. A qualitative ethnographic research design, underpinned by an interpretive paradigm is employed. This research is premised on the argument that teachers can acquire the technical skill, underscored with the relevant pedagogical aims, needed for the seamless integration of emerging technologies required to enhance teaching and learning. "Without skilled pedagogical application of educational technology, technology in and of itself cannot provide innovative school practice and educational change" (Levin & Wadmany, 2006:158).

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Pyykonen, Amanda. "For the creation of character: Pedagogical approach in Ontario's character development education resources." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/27784.

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This thesis addresses Ontario's current state of transition into mandated character development education that began with the onset of the Character Development Initiative at the beginning of the 2007/2008 school-year. The history of moral and character development educational efforts in Ontario, and in the broader North American context, is presented with specific attention paid to the development of pedagogies for character development and moral growth. By examining the pedagogical approaches suggested in three readily available resources published in the recent past and in use by teachers in Ontario data on what kinds of pedagogical approaches pre-date the Initiative was gathered. Data was collected from the introductions of each resource initially in order to establish the suggested or intended pedagogical approach by assessing statements of philosophical positioning. This was followed by a careful reading of the activities presented in the resource for teacher directives. The concept of pedagogical continuity was central to the analysis of these documents, and this extended to consistency of the resource's treatment of critical engagement. Commonalities were observed in the techniques and strategies suggested in the resources, especially where cooperative education is concerned. The common use of cooperative education in the documents was observed with a high level of internal continuity in the documents, and external continuity with the expectations of the Character Development Initiative was also seen. Levels of critical engagement in the resources varied, yet no document singled out that characteristic as being of high importance. This research adds to the knowledge base on pedagogy in the Ontario context as it relates to character development and opens the door for further studies of this nature.

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Duling, Edward Burger. "The development of pedagogical-content knowledge : two case studies of exemplary general music teachers /." Connect to resource, 1992. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc%5Fnum=osu1244060359.

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Dulin, Cassandra. "The pedagogical characteristics of advanced technology education-funded professional development for community college faculty." Scholarly Commons, 2014. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/62.

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The STEM fields are in the process of expanding and requiring highly trained technicians to support this growth. Community colleges are places that offer technician training to students in preparation for high technology jobs. Unfortunately, community colleges are generally underfunded and poorly positioned to offer professional development for discipline-specific skills or pedagogy training. The National Science Foundation and Advanced Technological Education (ATE) have situated themselves to provide support for the STEM fields through their federally funded programs for technician teachers. A component of ATE grants is a focus on faculty development designed to help STEM teachers in community colleges. ATE helps community colleges fill in the gaps in professional development facing instructors in the STEM fields. The purpose of this study was to analyze the pedagogical characteristics of ATE-funded professional development for community college faculty and its intersections with campus-funded professional development. This study used a qualitative, multiple case-study design. Three interviews were conducted at three different ATE sites in California of the center leader, a professional development coordinator, and a participant. The major findings were 1. ATE provides educational and technical training to adults with common traits in backgrounds and goals. 2. The technical professional development at ATE centers is hands-on and interactive and has shown to provide positive learning outcomes to adult learners. 3. ATE centers address the needs of an evolving workforce by conducting research on new or current industry expectations. 4. Partnerships to industry are important to the curriculum and infrastructure of ATE professional development. 5. Evaluation is necessary for the growth of ATE professional development programs. 6. ATE helps build a collaborative community within a technical field by supporting relationships between professional development participants. 7. Each ATE center provides industry educators with resources they can access after a workshop. 8. One out of three ATE center professional development projects in this study intersects with campus-funded professional development. Understanding how these three ATE centers provide professional development can help inform the professional development practices at newly emerging or already established ATE centers across the nation. This study includes recommendations for future research and implications for practice.

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Vogts, Dieter. "The evaluation of a pedagogical-program development environment for Novice programmers : a comparative study." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/638.

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It is an acknowledged fact that many novice programmers experience difficulty in the process of learning to program. One of the contributing factors to this difficulty is the Program Development Environment (PDE). Professional-PDEs are those developed specifically for professional programmers, but are often used by educational institutions in the instruction of programming. It has long been accepted that such environments are inappropriate in the instruction of programming due to unnecessary complexity and lack of support for novice programmers in the learning process. Numerous pedagogical-PDEs supporting the mechanics of programming have been developed in response to this. A review of literature, however, indicates that very limited empirical studies comparing pedagogical-PDEs and professional-PDEs have been conducted. The current study investigates whether there are measurable benefits to using a pedagogical-PDE supporting the mechanics of programming in the instruction of programming instead of a professional-PDE. A comparative study of this nature requires a representative pedagogical-PDE and representative professional-PDE be compared with one another. The first part of the current study determines a set of requirements that a pedagogical- PDE should adhere to based on literature. A set of representative features for a pedagogical-PDE is derived by examining the features of existing PDEs in conjunction with the set of requirements. Based on these features, a pedagogical-PDE, known as SimplifIDE, is developed that implements the representative set of features and that meets are the requirements for a pedagogical-PDE. The second part of the current study is the specification and administration of an empirical experiment in which SimplifIDE and Borland© DelphiTM are compared with one another. A holistic approach in determining the differences between the PDEs is taken and three main areas are examined, namely academic performance, perceptions and programming behavior.

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Venesile, Christopher John. "The Acquisition of Pedagogical Content Knowledge By Vocal Jazz Educators." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1278521556.

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McClung, Robert John. "Impact of English Language Teachers' Technology-Based Pedagogical Choices on Japanese University Students." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6922.

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Recent literature suggests that communicative language tasks widely used by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers to try and improve Japanese students’ learning have had little effect on improving their language ability and their intrinsic motivation to improve. Consequently, a number of teachers are now using interactive technology in the classroom although it has not been systematically implemented or widely studied. Understanding the approaches of successful EFL teachers—specifically, how teachers using an andragogic approach through experiential learning might affect student engagement—was the purpose of this qualitative study. The conceptual framework focused on student-centered learning and included Knowles’s theory of andragogy and Kolb’s experiential learning. The perceptions of 10 EFL teachers chosen through purposeful sampling and who regularly used technology in the classroom were gauged through structured interviews, direct observations, and document analysis. Emergent themes were extracted from the data through interpretive analysis. Results supported the fact that andragogic-based tasks with technology increased student engagement in the Japanese EFL university classroom by directly improving interaction between students and by stimulating communication and autonomous learning. The outcome of the study was a professional development program that was designed to provide better teacher training on facilitating technology-based lessons that engage learners and improve their language skills. Positive social change will result from providing better teacher training that focuses on facilitating technology-based lessons that engage Japanese university learners’ full potential and improve their language skills in more meaningful ways.

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Frkovich, Ann Marie. "A young idler, an old beggar| Chinese nationals in US classrooms and the pedagogical significance of globalization." Thesis, DePaul University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3708767.

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Over fifty thousand Chinese students are leaving China to study in US high schools. This interview-based, narrative inquiry study focuses on the experience of ten Chinese nationals now studying at a US high school and expands work done in comparative pedagogy by offering thick descriptions of the school experience in two cultures. This study makes the case that China’s changing culture is reflected in the stories and school histories of Chinese students who experience pedagogy as significantly different in China and the US. The push that drives students out of China includes high-stakes testing and public ranking systems and the individual success of students within these systems. Students’ experience school in China as a symbiotic relationship between teachers, students, and schools, which often manifests in culturally located methods for efficient study, including achievement collaboration—wherein actors work together for mutual success. It is within this context that many students are pulled to study in the US in order to take up a certain degree of cultural rebellion, wherein they perceive that US schools have the resources to provide for broader constructions of school success than in China. This study illuminates how these students then gain new knowledge around how to be successful in school in two cultures and how to better navigate global education mobility. It is in this way that Chinese students become conduits of change. They influence the curricula, programming, and services offered at the schools they attend in both countries, emphasizing how cross-border mobility (re)shapes the identities and values around education for all involved, from individual students and schools to educational policy and reform. This study engages how schools in the US are meeting the needs of these students in both policy and practice, and lends nuance to the literature around intercultural education and the impact of globalization on pedagogy.

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DANI, DANIELLE E. "THE IMPACT OF CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY COURSES ON SCIENCE TEACHERS' PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1086191691.

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Kitchens, Juliette C. "The Postdisciplinarity of Lore: Professional and Pedagogical Development in a Graduate Student Community of Practice." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_diss/92.

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Recuperating Composition’s lore in postdisciplinarity in order to illustrate the polyvalent, multidirectional positionality of our practices, this study argues that Composition’s lore, as it functions in a community of practice, helps locate and address various challenges with the cultural displacement that burgeoning scholars experience as they critically negotiate their practices within the expectations of the academy. Bridging the communities of writing teachers in classrooms and writing centers in a demonstration of institutional polyvalence, this ethnographic study’s participants suggest the reflexive influence of postdisciplinary lore in the cultivation of authority and practitioner identity. As one point of access to this cultural negotiation, the transmission and application of myth contextualizes lore as cultural phenomena affecting both professional and pedagogical development in graduate student teachers and tutors. This study concludes that the reflexivity offered in postdisciplinary sites of cultural engagement encourages a negotiated, recursive power relation between the institution and the practitioner, thus creating multiple, malleable sites of authority and agency within disciplinary culture.

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Condy, Janet. "The development of an enabling self-administered questionnaire for enhancing reading teachers’ professional pedagogical insights." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1974.

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Thesis presented for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the School of Education Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town, 2006
There have been many national and provincial studies on children’s literacy levels in recent years in South Africa. However, none has determined the teachers’ own understandings of the core indicators of an effective reading teacher. During a preliminary feasibility study, the researcher was surprised to discover how many under-qualified teachers there were who had a limited professional understanding of current primary school reading instructions, approaches and practices. To assess more accurately these experienced teachers’ perceived professional competencies in teaching reading, the current study reports the development, refinement, validation and implementation of a conveniently self-administered profile of professional competencies designated the “Core Indicators of an Effective Reading Teacher Questionnaire” (CIERTQ). The researcher (the writer) gathered and analysed theoretically coherent feedback data from more than 1000 qualified, experienced and active reading teachers to establish a set of competencies describing teachers’ professional understandings of their pedagogical reading tasks. These clarified roles - as outcomes of the thesis - can be fed back to, and integrated with, teachers attending future literacy programmes and policies in economically developing countries, as well as serving to enable present and future teachers of reading to self-identify and improve possible aspects of their daily classroom activities. The present study is grounded in the social constructivist, socio-and psycho-linguistic theories originating from the works of Piaget (1969), Vygotsky (1930), Cambourne (2004) and Goodman (2005). Their foundational principles and literacies, together with relevant educator competencies specified and described in the South African National Education Department’s Norms and Standards for Educators document (2000) and in both the Foundation Phase (Grades R – 4) (1997) and Intermediate Phase (Grades 4 – 6) (1997) were defined and then applied to the derivation of all items in the CIERTQ. The CIERTQ instrument evolved through three phases of validation. First, the preliminary improvements in the questionnaire developed through seven formative versions as it passed through successive pilot trials with different small groups of self-selected reading teachers (teachers from grades 2 – 7, principals, subject advisors, learning support teachers, final year teacher training students and lecturers) from 1999 to early 2002. Phases two and three formed the major part of this research. Participants in phase 2 were introduced to Concentrated Language Encounter (CLE), an innovative reading programme implemented and expanded annually between 2001 and 2005, in 4900 new classrooms in 308 developing schools, in South Africa’s Western Cape region. Phase two involved further development and refinement of the CIERTQ. Version 8 was administered to 533 reading teachers in early 2002. It was re-administered to 360 teachers six months later. 173 of the pre-tested teachers were present at both the pre-and repeat workshops. After qualitative and quantitative analysis of the generated data, version 8 of the CIERTQ was improved and version 9 was reformulated in readiness for another large-scale trial. Phase three was the final administration of the CIERTQ, version 9, to a new relevant selfselected study group of 144 reading teachers who were attending the 2003 National Professional Diploma in Education course in teaching Literacy in the primary schools offered in the Education Faculty of the Cape Technikon. Throughout phases two and three several cautious varimax normalised factor analyses were engaged to refine and develop the questionnaire, within the context of teaching reading in economically developing schools in South Africa. The final instrument comprised 41 items which clustered into eight factors or dimensions of pedagogy. Particularly prominent factors with factor loadings between 0.50 and 0.72 were interpreted as (1) pedagogically strategic items (which included reading for meaning and application, reading for strategy development and other items of support); (2) reading for meaning and interpretation; and (3) reading for socialising (which included reading for research and surveillance). Almost all of the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficients for the eight sectors of versions 7 to 9 of the CIERTQ varied in the range of α = 0.70 – 0.87. Finally, the responses to the items were re-analysed and presented in relation to the foundational theories of literacy and to the South African’s Department of National Education, Revised National Curriculum Statement (2002) to produce an underlying coherent pattern of interpretation. Thus, overall, a valid and reliable instrument was produced, through refined consensus, with potential for use in augmenting further literacy research. Such future-orientated research is already a recently stated major policy focus of the current Minister of Education in South Africa for the years 2006 – 2009. This study presents a unique contribution to knowledge. The CIERTQ appears to have wide validity for primary schools that operate with multilingual reading cultures and diverse reading approaches, particularly in economically developing regions of South Africa and possibly beyond. The investigation makes recommendations for modifications to policy in terms of (a) introducing minor reform to the existing learning outcomes and (b) formulating an additional five new assessment standards for the South African’s Department of Education, Revised National Curriculum Statement (2002) Home Language document. For policy writers it may be useful to study the emergent well-defined sector names of the CIERTQ which convey a broader and a more holistic understanding of reading than those expressed in the policy document. The findings of the study answer the key research question: “Is it possible to develop, refine, validate and implement a profile of professional competencies of effective reading teachers for the South African context?” The answer is clearly in the affirmative, thereby corroborating and consolidating the current literacy theories of Cambourne (2004), and Goodman (2005) and the South African Norms and Standard for Educators (2000) document in South Africa’s unique educational context at the commencement of the 21st century.

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Vogel, Michael. "Addressing pedagogical solitude : a realist evaluation of organisation development at a German higher education institution." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10021593/.

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To establish a culture of collegial exchange about teaching and learning among its academic staff, a German higher education institution is running a seemingly quite successful organisation development (OD) programme, comprising professional learning communities, conferences and other interventions. But how fit for purpose is the programme? A formative realist evaluation is conducted to establish whether and why the programme works for whom and in what circumstances. On the basis of Coleman’s (1987; 1990) social macro-micro-macro scheme, a programme theory is developed and generalised as a framework for theorising, planning, visualising and evaluating OD. Pawson & Tilley’s (1997) Realistic Evaluation is chosen as research methodology, modified to match the programme theory’s structure and applied to a large data pool covering the OD programme’s first four years. Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design involving path analysis, content analysis and realist interviews, the programme theory is tested and gradually refined. The detailed realist evaluation reveals a number of problems at the level of the social mechanisms on which the OD programme’s effectiveness and sustainability depend. Unintended self-selection mechanisms limit the programme’s prospective fitness for purpose. Also the programme’s own history and organisational ramifications interfere with its regular functioning. Various possibilities for improvements are considered and thoughts on the programme’s transferability to other contexts are offered. The thesis concludes with critical reflections on Realistic Evaluation.

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Pompea, Stephen M., and Nancy L. Regens. "The value of art-oriented pedagogical approaches to the teaching of optics and photonics." SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626009.

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Art-oriented pedagogical approaches have been successfully applied to optics and photonics education. We will describe how art-based programs that incorporate a Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) approach can be used by optics and photonics educators. VTS encourages both a deep appreciation of the content of optics images and phenomena and a highly participatory approach to understanding them. This type of approach has been used by the authors in a variety of educational settings including teacher professional development workshops, museum and science center-based programs, after school programs and in two-week intensive summer academies for students. These approaches work well with multiple age groups including primary and secondary grade students, university students, and adults who may have little apparent connection to optics and photonics. This art-science hybrid approach can be used by university professors, optics/ photonics professionals who do public programs, museum educators, and classroom science teachers.

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Handa, Rhea. "A Lesson in Learning: Improving Learning Outcomes in India Via Pedagogical Innovation." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1105.

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When delivered well, education is key to addressing a host of individual and societal ills, from poverty and disease to crime and poor voter engagement. India has demonstrated considerable progress in improving various aspects of its primary education system, including infrastructure and buildings, teacher-student ratios, and school enrollment. However, student learning outcomes remain consistently low across the country. A review of the literature surrounding learning outcomes has highlighted gaps in school instruction and has shown the dire need for innovations in pedagogy and curriculum to improve student learning. This paper assesses the long-term impact of one such pedagogy, called Teaching at the Right Level (or TaRL), in the districts of five states of India via an ordered probit model and linear regressions. The quantitative model shows a positive and significant effect of TaRL exposure on learning levels and income, as hypothesized throughout this paper. Additionally, case studies of two students exposed to TaRL are explored to illustrate individual effects of the pedagogy.

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Riojas, Mario. "Towards the Ubiquity of Precollege Engineering Education: From Pedagogical Techniques to the Development of Learning Technologies." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/265592.

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The significance of teaching the basics of engineering education in middle- and high-schools is generally acknowledged by policy makers, teachers and researchers in the U.S.A. as well as a number of developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, engineering topics are rarely covered by precollege curriculums. A key contributing factor is that engineering hinges on the usage of technology to expose learners to fundamental concepts otherwise difficult to demonstrate. For example, learning the concepts of systems' design, optimization, and trade-offs can be a challenging task when teachers and students limited access to tools to practice their engineering knowledge. Thus, a deficiency of operational learning technologies for diverse precollege environments affects the availability of engineering learning experiences. The aim of this dissertation is to unveil the relationships between influential factors for the advancement of precollege engineering education. We proposed a framework for the development of curriculum and technology derived from analyzing design issues from the perspective of multiple entities encompassing a broad of stage holders including students, teachers and technology developers. Several influential factors are considered including human-computer interaction issues, the problem of a digitally divided population and the lack of engineering curriculum that reconciles precollege engineering education with state and national educational standards. The findings of this dissertation are based on quantitative and qualitative re- search performed during a four year span working with five local schools in the Tucson Unified School District.

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Stokamer, Stephanie Taylor. "Pedagogical Catalysts of Civic Competence: The Development of a Critical Epistemological Model for Community-Based Learning." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/40.

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Civic competence is critical to the successful functioning of pluralistic democracies. Developing the knowledge, skills, and motivations for effective democratic participation is a national and global imperative that many higher education institutions have embraced through the teaching strategies of community-based learning and service-learning. Yet, scant research literature has focused on the relationship between pedagogical approaches and civic competence outcomes. This five-year longitudinal study of 11,000 students in 700 senior-level capstone courses at an urban research university empirically tested a new theoretically constructed model of civic competence development in order to identify epistemological and pedagogical elements that enhance civic competence. Eight epistemological domains embedded within four components of civic competence (knowledge, skills, attitudes, and actions) were analyzed utilizing item and factor analysis. The model was extremely robust (r = .917) for civic competence development and indicated strong effect size for multiple pedagogical elements of course design, teaching strategies, and integration of community service. Significantly, the greatest effect for developing civic competence is pedagogical incorporation of diversity and social justice issues. Thus, the Critical Pedagogy Model of Civic Competence offers faculty a heuristic taxonomy of teaching and learning strategies to utilize diversity of thought and interaction in community-based learning as a catalyst for transforming students into competent democratic participants.

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Pringle, Perkins Bobby II. "EDUCATIONAL CHANGE: DEVELOPMENT OF A CREATIVITY ENCOURAGING PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR A STANDARDS-BASED MIDDLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1469204520.

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Wineberg, Timothy W. "Enacting an ethic of pedagogical vocation: pursuing moral formation in responding to the call of sacrifice, membership, craft, memory, & imagination /." Burnaby B.C. : Simon Fraser University, 2006. http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/handle/1892/2648.

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Mudzimiri, Rejoice. "A study of the development of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in pre-service secondary mathematics teachers." Diss., Montana State University, 2012. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2012/mudzimiri/MudzimiriR0812.pdf.

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The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework is a relatively new construct that offers a useful perspective from which to understand the development of pre-service teachers' abilities in teaching with technology. It is grounded in the understanding that if teachers are to effectively integrate technology into their instruction, they need to integrate their knowledge of content, pedagogy and technology, instead of viewing these components as separate entities. Current efforts to develop TPACK in pre-service teachers have tended to focus on experiences in either a methods course or an educational technology course. It is admittedly difficult to adequately address technology, pedagogy and content in a single college course. Therefore, this study proposes using three courses that are offered in collaboration, a mathematics teaching methods course, a technology-intensive content-rich mathematical modeling course, and a practicum course, to study the development of connections between technology, content and pedagogy. For this multiple case study, TPACK changes in five pre-service teachers were tracked during a period of about 15 weeks. Data were collected using a TPACK survey, teaching philosophy statements, lesson plans, student teaching episodes, and weekly instructor meeting notes. A detailed analysis of the results demonstrates that the development of pre-service teachers' mathematics TPACK is complex, and there are a number of factors that are at play, such as the pre-service teachers' prior experiences with technology, their mathematical backgrounds and their beliefs about the use of technology in mathematics instruction. Assessing the development of TPACK in pre-service teachers is complicated by the fact that the available model for mathematics teachers' TPACK was developed using observations of in-service mathematics teachers.

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Jones, Nelson Alissa. "Job in dialogue with Edward Said : contrapuntal hermeneutics, pedagogical development, and a new approach to biblical interpretation /." St Andrews, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/790.

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Jones, Nelson Alissa D. "Job in dialogue with Edward Said : contrapuntal hermeneutics, pedagogical development, and a new approach to Biblical interpretation." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/790.

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Biblical interpretation in the contemporary context of globalisation faces a variety of challenges. This thesis addresses the challenges presented to the discipline by the incorporation of poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and liberation theologies, particularly the problem of interpretive ghettoisation and the ethics of contemporary biblical interpretation. It proposes one possible answer to the question of how the field of biblical hermeneutics can move beyond the segregation passively encouraged by subjectivity and self-determination toward the integration of academic and vernacular hermeneutics in the interests of justice for the dominated and the reconstitution of the dominant. This thesis first presents the interpretive theories of Edward W. Said, addresses the major criticisms of his work, and proceeds to discuss the adaptation of his concept of contrapuntal reading to the interpretation of biblical texts. Second, it presents a survey of current work in the field which attempts to overcome the gap between academic and vernacular hermeneutics and critiques these approaches in light of Said’s concepts. Third, it presents the book of Job as an appropriate context in which to explore the possibilities of contrapuntal hermeneutics. This section analyses various academic and vernacular interpretations of the book of Job and places these interpretations in contrapuntal dialogue over the course of three chapters. The first of these chapters explores the possibilities for dialogue between those interpretations that view suffering as a key theme in the book and those that do not; the second chapter explores interpretations of the book of Job and the issue of suffering in various Euro-North American psychological contexts and in various African contexts of HIV/AIDS; and the third chapter juxtaposes academic and vernacular interpretations of the book of Job in various Asian contexts. Finally, the study closes with an argument for pedagogical reform based upon the ethical and interpretive insights of contrapuntal hermeneutics.

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Kaowiwattanakul, Sukanya. "Development of critical thinking in the L2 literature classroom in Thai higher education : conceptions and pedagogical practices." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494691.

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An ethnographic case study was conducted to explore teachers' conceptions and expectations of critical thinking, to identify how teachers' pedagogical practices promote students' critical thinking skills and to what extent they are successful, and lastly to examine Thai students' capacity to think critically in L2 literature course and their awareness of their own capacity. Three kinds of research methods were employed: interview, observation, and document analysis. The findings from the lecturers' interview reveal that all of the interviewees positively respond to the importance of critical thinking and express their expectation towards levels of critical thinking that they would like to see by the end of the students' study in different levels such as application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. According to the students' interview, many definitions of critical thinking, which reflect the abilities in three levels of critical thinking skill: comprehension, application, and analysis, are offered. The students are also aware of their own capacity to think critically. They are able to evaluate their own critical thinking ability which ranged from a low to a high level. The findings from classroom observation reveal three activities implemented in two observed literature classes that are relevant to the students' development of critical thinking: lecturing, group discussion, and student presentations. The analysis of the students' written exams in two literature courses reveal that to various extent, the students demonstrate their critical thinking skill in many different levels such as knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis.

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Mutheiwana, Pertunia. "A cultural-historical analysis of Grade 9 History curriculum and its pedagogical resources for learners' conceptual development." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33893.

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This study examines the extent to which the South African Grade 9 History Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) document and its supplementary teaching resources (learners' textbooks and teachers' guides) outline knowledge focused on concept development in learners. The development of concepts requires learners' mediation in the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) where consideration and subsequent linkage of three knowledge forms namely: scientific concepts, everyday concepts and procedural knowledge is necessary. In light of this, a topic titled ‘National Party and apartheid' is analysed across the CAPS document and its teaching resources to examine the extent to which they outline these knowledge forms for concept development. Vygotsky's cultural-historical theory and the work of Neo-Vygotskians are used as the theoretical framework for the analysis of data in this study. The findings show that the CAPS document offer guidance to teaching resources on the necessary knowledge forms required to afford learners with full development of historical concepts outlined under the ‘National Party and apartheid' topic of the CAPS document. This is because a curriculum document is only designed to offer guidance and not to elaborate on content. As a result, teaching resources should elaborate on the contents of the curriculum and add sufficient knowledge forms. According to Vygotsky and Neo-Vygotskians, full concept development can only be possible if scientific concepts are made visible, sufficiently, and explicitly defined, linked to everyday concepts and procedural knowledge. This study shows that teaching resources failed to implement this fully. This study concludes that for teaching resources to afford learners with conceptual development, all three knowledge forms should be sufficiently and explicitly outlined and the necessary linkage between them made. This will, in turn, provide the teachers with sufficient and explicit pedagogy in the ZPD thereby affording learners with conceptual development. The development of concepts is necessary for South Africa because it helps to reduce social inequalities created in the past as well as granting learners the opportunity to live and work in a globalised environment. It is recommended that teaching resources prioritise the aims of the CAPS document by outlining knowledge forms for concept development.

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Alajlan, Abeer M. "Pre-Service Teachers' Development of TPACK (Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge): Learning By Design (LBD) as an Instructional Approach." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1554212137921351.

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Wang, Lan. "Exploring EFL teachers' pedagogical content knowledge for teaching speaking in Chinese universities : a multiple case study." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2020. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_oa/766.

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As a concept that represents teacher professionalism and expertise, pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) has received extensive research attention since the mid-1980s. PCK refers to the blending of content and pedagogy into an understanding of how particular aspects of subject matter are organized, adapted, and represented for instruction (Shulman, 1987). Recent studies have shown that PCK impacts instruction quality and student learning (Beyer & Davis, 2012). Nevertheless, in the field of English language teaching (ELT), PCK remains unnoticed by many language teachers (Kind & Chan, 2019). PCK pertaining to speaking instruction is even more underrepresented. Meanwhile, English teaching in mainland China has undergone reforms aimed at promoting students' oral proficiency, but many problems still exist. Most studies have explored teaching methodologies, learning strategies, and the assessment of speaking. However, there is not much research on improving teaching effectiveness from the perspective of teachers' PCK. This qualitative multiple case study examines teachers' PCK from the perspective of teaching English speaking over a two-year period. Purposeful sampling was employed, and five EFL instructors were the key informants. The instructors worked in different universities in mainland China and taught various levels of speaking courses. The data include classroom observations, teacher interviews, student interviews, reflection journals from the teachers, and various course syllabuses. The study findings emphasize the contents and features of EFL teachers' PCK in a more systematic way and show that teachers' PCK comprises six components: knowledge of features of curriculum, pedagogy, learners' challenges, language enhancement, course evaluation, and the educational context. Each category contains a variety of subcategories. Two paths are revealed for the development of PCK: one path is for teachers to develop their PCK by studying the relevant literature and then transform that knowledge into students' comprehensible knowledge based on students' understanding; another path is for teachers to transfer or adjust PCK from other courses or people to their own instruction and then develop PCK through evaluation and reflection. The study also shows that based on three developmental models (the trial-based approach, top-down approach, and inquiry-based approach), the teacher participants advanced in three aspects: spiritual enrichment, renewed teacher roles, and philosophical inquiry. In addition, in this study, PCK is proven to be dynamic, personal, and transformative rather than static, canonical, and integrative. Theoretically, this study proposes a comprehensive framework of PCK components and development for speaking instructors and underscores the concept of meta-representations. It adds to the literature on EFL teachers' cognition in the Chinese context, thus broadening and enriching the research on EFL teachers' PCK in the educational field. Practically, the study highlights the importance of appropriating the educational context, establishing teacher beliefs and philosophy, and improving teachers' critical literacy as well as their language competency. The findings can also enhance teacher educators' and policy-makers'awareness of specific subject matter and deepen their understanding of speaking instruction. The findings shed light on how to improve overall EFL speaking pedagogy, empower EFL teachers, and facilitate their professional development within the context of English curriculum reform. Limitations of the study lie in its restricted timeframe, limited resources, and sampling size. Future research directions could be to conduct a longitudinal study with more participants or to develop and quantify PCK measurements.

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Gu, Yue. "Chinese Heritage Language School Teachers’ Pedagogical Belief and Practice of the Contextualized Language Instruction." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1438857478.

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Gustafsson, Karin. "Folkbibliotek och lärcentra : ett pedagogiskt samarbete under utveckling = [Libraries and local learning centres] : [a pedagogical cooperation under development] /." Borås : Högsk. i Borås, Bibliotekshögskolan/Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap, 2004. http://www.hb.se/bhs/slutversioner/2004/04-34.pdf.

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CORDEIRO, RENATA MAIA. "THE DEVELOPMENT OF TEMPORALITY IN THE SCHOOLS OF INFANTILE EDUCATION: A LOOK AT THE MATERIALS AND PEDAGOGICAL RESOURCES." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2017. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=31996@1.

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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO
PROGRAMA DE EXCELENCIA ACADEMICA
Este estudo propõe uma análise sobre quais práticas pedagógicas e recursos estão sendo utilizados nas salas de atividades da Educação Infantil na construção de noções temporais pelas crianças. Tem como objetivo investigar os materiais didáticos que favorecem o desenvolvimento da temporalidade pela criança na sala de atividades. Assim, é tomado como objeto de estudo o ambiente escolar e os materiais didáticos relativos à construção das perspectivas temporais das crianças da Educação Infantil de escolas públicas do município do Rio de Janeiro. Considerando que o tempo é uma criação humana, podemos constatar que a reversibilidade temporal é uma construção (PIAGET, 2002), e que as crianças não nascem com perspectivas temporais prontas, mas estas devem ser apresentadas e formadas ao longo de suas vidas. E a escola, nesse contexto, possui um papel essencial. Através da observação das salas de atividades, dos recursos e materiais didáticos presentes nas unidades de Educação Infantil e da entrevista com as/os professores, este estudo adentrou no universo da construção das noções temporais, considerada elemento principal para a compreensão da organização espaço-temporal do mundo em que vivemos e da causalidade histórica. Concluímos que ainda são escassos os materiais e as atividades voltadas para o desenvolvimento temporal, entretanto quando há um trabalho mediado e consciente do educador, as crianças realizam inferências, apresentam uma linguagem temporal mais adequada e conseguem estabelecer ordenações (ideia de sequência), e relações entre o antes e o depois, ou entre o passado e o presente.
This study proposes an analysis about which children are using pedagogical practices and resources in the classrooms of Early Childhood Education in the construction of temporal notions. It has as objective to investigate the didactic materials that favor the development of temporality by the child in the activity room. Thus, the school environment and the didactic materials related to the construction of the temporal perspectives of children in the public schools of the city of Rio de Janeiro are taken as the object of study. Considering that time is a human creation, we can see that temporal reversibility is a construction (Piaget, 2002), and that children are not born with ready temporal perspectives, but these must be presented and formed throughout their lives. Moreover, the school, in this context, plays an essential role. Through the observation of the classrooms, resources and didactic materials present in two early childhood classrooms from different schools, and the interview with the teachers, this study entered into the universe of the construction of the temporal notions, considered the main element for the understanding of the space-time organization of the world in which we live and historical causality. We conclude that there is still a shortage of materials and activities focused on temporal development, but when there is a mediated and conscious work, children make inferences, present a more adequate temporal language, and manage to establish order of events (the idea of sequencing), as well as relations between the before and after, and between the past and the present.

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Silberberg, Ross Allen. "The architectural design studio as a method of inquiry : a pedagogical model for the development of architectural knowledge." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14010.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1990.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-108).
This thesis is concerned with the systematic investigation and application of knowledge within the architectural design studio. The thesis takes, as a point of departure in the development of architectural epistemology, a model of knowledge developed by Yehuda Elkana, in A Programmatic At tempt at an Anthropology of Knowledge, Science and Cultures. Sociology of the Sciences, Everett Mendelson and Yehuda Elkana (eds.) (D. Reidel Publishing Co., 1981). It is generally accepted that the design process can be characterized in a variety of ways with respect to the development and implementation of architectural knowledge. However, it is my contention that the design process, particularly [but not exclusively] within an academic setting, is best characterized as a form of critical inquiry about architecture, leading to the development of a form of architectural knowledge-contextually dependant and conventional in nature--which can be examined, tested and modified. Therefore, the goal of the design studio is two-fold. It is to help students develop a body of architectural knowledge that they can take with them beyond the individual studio. Additionally, it is to help students develop a working method to examine new material, as well as re-examine old . If we assume this position about the design studio, namely that of a method of inquiry, is correct, then it should hold true for the instructor as well. With this position in mind, the design studio becomes an investigation into such questions as "what is architectural knowledge?" and "how should it be taught?"; which can be examined, tested, and modified in the design studio process.
by Ross Allen Silberberg.
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Szabó, Zsolt. "Dr. Gusztáv Höna : his performance and pedagogical career and contributions to the development of the Hungarian trombone school." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3201.

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Brundrit, Susan. "A case study of emergent environmental pedagogical content knowledge in a Fundisa for Change teacher professional development course." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/62850.

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This study set out to explore and describe in the form of a qualitative case study, an iteration of a Fundisa for Change teacher professional development programme, in this case the Teaching Life & Living short course presented to seventeen teachers as part of their Advanced Certificate in Teaching (ACT) Senior Phase Natural Sciences, at the University of Cape Town. The focus of the research was on describing how the development of teacher environmental pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) was supported and constructed in the course. The Consensus Model of Teacher Professional Knowledge and Skill, an outcome of the 2012 PCK Summit, was used to define the concept of PCK and also contributed the concept of amplifiers and filters as processes that mediate the development of teacher PCK. The study drew on Borko’s (2004) model of a professional development system, using the elements of course, teachers, facilitators and context as an analytical framework. Data generated included a teacher contextual profile questionnaire, audio-recordings of group work, course outputs and reflection and evaluation forms. Data analysis had two phases: the first phase concentrated on the development of analytic memos based on particular data sources whereas the second phase worked across data sources to present the evidence relating to each of the professional development system elements. The study found that teachers were supported in the development of their environmental PCK by the collaborative learning opportunities afforded by the course. Emergent PCK was organised according to five components: assessment knowledge; pedagogical knowledge; content knowledge; knowledge of learners; and, curricular knowledge. Emergent teacher learning ranged in specificity from general, to subject-specific, to domain-specific, and lastly to topic-specific knowledge. Teacher beliefs and orientations, prior knowledge and contexts brought into the professional development system were described as amplifiers and filters to teacher learning of PCK. In particular there were several contextual factors that emerged as themes from the data that had potentially filtering effects. Recommendations included that facilitators create an atmosphere conducive to collaborative learning, that evidence of learner conceptual understanding be examined during the course, that teachers be exposed to in-depth examples of canonical PCK and that more modelling of formative assessment strategies are presented.

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Mendonça, Marta. "Developing teaching and learning in Mozambican higher education : a study of the pedagogical development process at Eduardo Mondlane University." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskapernas och matematikens didaktik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-93954.

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This thesis analyses the implementation of a student-centred learning approach at the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM), in the context of the current curricular reform. The main objective of the thesis is to gain understanding of the implementation of a student-centred learning approach and how the innovation is related to the acquisition of teachers’ pedagogical competence at the above mentioned university. A sociocultural approach and more specifically Cultural Historical Activity Theory is used as a theoretical framework given that it provides a view of learning as a context based social activity. A qualitative approach based on document analysis, classroom observations and semi-structured interviews with different actors in the process of teaching, learning and teacher training was used. The findings of the three studies carried out and presented in four articles in the thesis show that the lecturers do not feel ownership of the curriculum reform introducing the new pedagogical approach, and revealed a conflict of interests in the process of implementation of the reform. Students appear to be unclear about the significance of the new approach and they cannot judge if it is correctly implemented. Contextual factors such as a high number of students in the classroom, poor infrastructure and inadequate access to educational resources also affect the students’ performance in their learning. The university teachers expressed a need for training and the creation of adequate material conditions in order to be able to apply the innovations. However, signs of positive attitudes towards this approach were also revealed by the informants, which demonstrates the existing potential of the reform. It was found that the role of the teacher is crucial in making students active, motivated and self-regulated. Moreover, the students’ active learning depends on several factors, such as contextual, social and psychological aspects of the process. In relation to the acquisition of teachers’ pedagogical competence, a comparative study of the official documents of Eduardo Mondlane University and Umeå University explicitly shows a focus on the development of pedagogical competence for all categories of teachers. However, due to significant differences in historical pre-conditions, cultural contexts and educational artefacts the findings revealed many differences in the corresponding collective activity systems. In conclusion, the thesis indicates that the implementation of student-centred learning at UEM depends on the availability of good educational infrastructure and also the development of human resources. Furthermore, less hierarchical communication at the university could accelerate the process.

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Cady, Jo Ann Meier Sherry Lynn Blosch Lubinski Cheryl Ann. "The transition from preservice to experienced mathematics teacher the development of practices, cognitively guided beliefs, and pedagogical content knowledge /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3088019.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2002.
Title from title page screen, viewed January 10, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Sherry L. Meier, Cheryl A. Lubinski (co-chairs), Darryl A. Pifer, Janet E. Warfield. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 258-265) and abstract. Also available in print.

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