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Siems, Maria Edith Romano. "A construção da identidade profissional do professor da educação especial em tempos de educação inclusiva." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), 2008. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/3479.
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Num contexto educacional em que os dados de avaliação dos sistemas educacionais apresentam resultados que denunciam um sistema altamente excludente, a Formação de Professores é apontada como um dos elementos fundamentais a partir do qual poderemos construir um sistema educacional inclusivo, que considere as questões das diferenças entre os alunos. Este estudo buscou compreender de que forma se deu a constituição identitária de professoras que se tornaram, para seus pares, referências de conhecimento acerca da educação de pessoas com deficiência, os chamados Professores da Educação Especial, neste momento em que as discussões se focam na Educação Inclusiva. Identificou fatores que contribuíram nas histórias de vida com que construíram sua profissionalidade docente, para que esta ótica inclusiva, comprometida com a realização de um processo educativo que considere a questão das diferenças, se estabelecesse. Considerando que o processo de constituição da profissionalidade docente inicia-se no momento em que o sujeito vivencia sua primeira experiência como aluno e alonga-se por todo o período de sua atuação docente e que esta é exercida em um contexto sócio-histórico; a concepção de que os homens são seres constituídos nas relações sociais em determinado contexto cultural em que dialeticamente se constituem ao tempo em que alteram sua realidade, assumiremos como perspectiva de reflexão teórico-metodológica, a perspectiva histórico-cultural. Embasamos nossos estudos em Bakhtin e sua Teoria Enunciativa da Linguagem e Vygotsky com a Teoria da Construção Social do Conhecimento. A partir desse referencial orientamos não só nossos procedimentos de pesquisa, como as análises de resultados encontrados, entendendo que a presença do pesquisador em campo, não só possibilita estabelecer determinada leitura da realidade, como também altera essa realidade, no momento mesmo em que cria espaços para a reflexão e evidenciação dos elementos que direcionam as práticas sociais daquele contexto. Foram participantes da pesquisa professoras da rede pública de ensino fundamental do município de Boa Vista, Estado de Roraima, que atuam na educação de pessoas com deficiência. Em nossas análises apresentamos processos de constituição identitária de um grupo de sete professoras considerando seus históricos de vida pessoal, acadêmica e profissional, destacando como a constituição de sua Identidade Profissional é afetada pela forma como o trabalho docente encontra-se organizado na atualidade. Discutimos de que forma essas professoras se relacionam com a Diferença, assumindo posturas que variam entre a perspectiva de Correção do “defeito”; da Compreensão deste como elemento a ser social e culturalmente incorporado e a da Conscientização, que toma o Múltiplo como elemento de enriquecimento da coletividade. Apontamos ainda, caminhos de reflexão acerca do lugar ocupado na atualidade pela Educação Especial, que, entendida como modalidade específica em nosso Sistema Educacional, encontra-se, ela mesma, excluída das discussões que se estabelecem no Ensino Regular.
Teacher’s training is put forward as a fundamental element in the aim of building an inclusive educational system that considers the differences amongst pupils, in an educational context where assessment data of the educational system reveals a highly excluding practice. At present time when discussions focus at Inclusive Education this paper aims to understand how the process of identity constitution came about for female teachers who have turned into references of knowledge regarding the education of disabled people, the so called Special Education Teachers. It identified factors that contributed to the histories of lives that have been established throughout their teaching professional skills so that the establishment of an educational system that considers the diversity issues could be achieved throughout the commitment of practicing an inclusive viewpoint. Starting from the point that the teaching professional skills process gets underway from the moment one faces its first contact as a student and stretches out through the whole period of its teaching performance. In addition this performance is exercised in a socio-historic context; the concept that humans beings are formed in their social relations and in a specific cultural context where they are dialetically shaped as their reality changes, therefore I will assume theoretical-methodology reflecting historic-cultural perspective. The main pillar for this research was found in the ideas of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin such as his Statement of Speech Theory and in the Russian psychologist Lev Semenovich Vygotsky and his Social Construction of Knowledge Theory. Having these theories as foundation orientates not only the research procedures but also the analysis of the results found in them. The presence of an active researcher not only facilitates to establish a certain practical understanding of the teachers reality but also alters it. At the same time it allows space for reflection, and evidences the elements that directs the practices in that specific social context. Took part in this research elementary level Special Education teachers from state schools located in the capital city of Boa Vista, State of Roraima. In the analysis, the processes of identity constitution from a group of seven teachers are pointed out considering their historic of personal, academic and professional lives, emphasizing how the composition of their professional identity is affected by the way teaching work is organized at present. Discussions about the way these teachers interact with the diversity factor, since different approaches such as Correcting the “defect”; Understanding it as an element to be socially and culturally merged and the one of Awareness, that takes the multiple element as a positive extra factor that enriches the collective. Least but not last, I point out different reflections with regards to the space Special Education occupies in the contemporary world, that even though being treated as a specific subject in the actual Educational system finds itself excluded from discussions being carried out in Regular Education.
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Reis, Jorge José Manuel. "On becoming a teacher-researcher in an academic context of in-service education : case study of a group of EFL teachers." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/1f62155e-3851-495c-a6ed-4fa720299c98.
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The study in this thesis is a longitudinal case study of a group of overseas teachers involved in research as part of an in-service B.Ed. (Honours) degree in TEFL. It addresses the process of development as teacher-researchers of the group during the course. In terms of outcomes it seeks to investigate the contribution, as perceived by the participants, of involvement in research to their professional development, and the impact of this experienceo n their ways of conceiving of teacher-researcha nd of themselves as reflective, enquiring practitioners. The findings of the study suggest that the adoption of a multi-stranded approach to involvement in research with in-service teachers may be desirable to the extent that it may foster the development of teachers as reflective practitioners, while also providing for their development at an academic level. However, the study also suggests that the particular type of approach to involvement in research undertaken by this group can be problematic, given the difficulties in reconciling the on-going professional development perspective with the certification element. The efforts to include a teacher-researche lement in degreec oursesf or teachersi s not unique to this course, and the conflict between the two aims may be relatively common. The end result is that the approach may require from participants a lot of effort to create a balance between their pedagogical expectations from the course and the criteria of academic certification. The study also provides some empirically-based analytical frameworks which may be of value in attempting to understand what happens when teachers encounter research.
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Mettler, Eunice. "Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) practices of teachers in working class schools in the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5355.
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Magister Educationis (Adult Learning and Global Change) - MEd(AL)Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) of teachers at working class schools in South Africa has come under scrutiny over the past few years. Despite new education policies which incorporated the dire need for CPTD, the achievement of learners at working class schools remains poor. This investigation was prompted by the cause of this discrepancy. This study investigates the participation of teachers in Continuous Professional Development initiatives at working class schools in the Western Cape. The primary research question for this research paper is: “Why are teachers at working class schools not participating in CPTD initiatives as expected?” A qualitative approach within the interpretive paradigm was adopted throughout this study. The interpretive approach allowed the researcher to gain a more social world interpretation of the respondents as it provided insight in CPTD practices at working class schools. The process of data gathering was inductive as information emerges from interviews and questionnaires. Open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used to gather data. The study comprised 15 respondents and included teachers at two schools and three officials from the Department of Education. The demographics of the two schools were similar which made it possible to ask the same questions for all respondents. The study highlighted the lack of participation of teachers in CPTD due to human, material and financial constraints. Urgent consideration needs to be given to eradicating these barriers for continuous professional development of teachers. Providers of CPTD should ensure that the needs of teachers are met and training should be embarked upon on a continuous basis. In addition, priority should be given to teachers employed at schools in working class areas.
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Mitakos, Dimitrios. "Computer literacy among Greek primary school teachers : knowledge, skills and attitudes." Thesis, University of Bath, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311362.
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Robinson, Linda Marie McDonald. "Perceptions of Preservice Educators, Inservice Educators, and Professional Development Personnel Regarding Effective Methods for Learning Technology Integration Skills." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3316/.
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This study examined educators' preferences for learning technology integration skills in order to provide the education community with justifiable data concerning the need for educator training alternatives. A survey was distributed to compare preservice educators, inservice educators, and professional development personnel's perceived effectiveness of eight training methods (N=759). The four research questions examined were: Do differences exist among preservice educators, inservice educators, and professional development personnel in the perceived effectiveness of different methods for learning technology integration skills? (2) Do differences exist among preservice educators, inservice educators, and professional development personnel in the perceived effectiveness of different methods for learning technology integration skills when categorized by age? (3) Do differences exist among preservice educators, inservice educators, and professional development personnel in the perceived effectiveness of different methods for learning technology integration skills when categorized by total hours of instruction? (4) Do differences exist among preservice educators, inservice educators, and professional development personnel in the perceived effectiveness of different methods for learning technology integration skills when categorized by locus of control? All groups were measured for similarities and differences in preferences on credit classes, workshops, open computer labs, technology personnel support, peer support, online help, printed documentation, and trial and error. In addition, those training preferences were cross-referenced with age, training hours, and the locus of control personality factor. MANOVAs and post-hoc analyses were performed for each major research question as well as trends in the data were examined. This study indicated that the most effective training methods were technical support, peer support, and credit courses. The least effective training methods were online help, printed documentation, workshops, and computer labs. Age, amount of training hours, and locus of control score did not provide as much information as did educator type when predicting training preference. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that educator training programs be revamped to include the methods that the educators themselves have affirmed as effective for learning technology integration skills. This assures that teachers are prepared to integrate technology into the curriculum and students are prepared for a technological society.
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Gann, Amity Fairlight. "DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL NOTICING SKILLS IN PRESERVICE TEACHER RESIDENTS: A CROSS CASE ANALYSIS." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/579926.
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Student achievement is rooted in a teacher’s ability to identify and assess student understanding of material. This is particularly challenging in classroom settings, which are dynamic and full of distractions, especially in science classrooms where discussion and inquiry are paramount. In mathematics education, the concept of professional noticing of children’s thinking refers to a teacher attending to, interpreting, and responding to student content understanding throughout a class period (Jacobs, Lamb, & Philipp, 2010). This skill is equally important when teaching other content, such as science, and is a key component of responsive and reflective practice used by excellent educators as outlined by reform standards for science (National Research Council [NRC], 1996, 2012; NGSS Lead States, 2013). Before a teacher can adapt to student needs, they must first identify critical moments of student sense-making and interpret the student’s ideas. Only then can they respond effectively. This set of teaching skills can be learned, and then later improved upon with practice and reflection. Recent research suggests that preservice science teachers can learn the fundamentals of noticing skills during specialized courses (Barnhart & van Es, 2015) and are able to carry forward this learning into their teaching experiences as full-time teachers (Amador, Carter, Hudson, & Galindo, 2017). However, little is known about the role of different aspects of preservice teacher education program experiences in laying the foundation for life-long development of noticing skills. This study used a multiple case study design to explore the experiences of six preservice science teachers, as related to professional teacher noticing of student thinking about science, during the semester before their full-time student teaching experience. Based on a situated learning framework (Lave & Wenger, 1991), this study centered on the university- and field-based experiences associated with a middle and secondary teacher education program at a large, Mid-Atlantic, urban university. Participants were enrolled in a teacher residency program. Observations, semistructured interviews, and artifact analysis were used to identify opportunities for and experiences with learning professional teacher noticing of student thinking about science content throughout the first semester of this residency program. Analysis of data included the use of a combination of a priori codes about the degree of teacher noticing of student thinking about science (Barnhart & van Es, 2015) and emergent codes of contextual events relating to opportunities for preservice science teachers to notice student thinking during field experiences. Case studies were developed, and a cross-case analysis performed to identify themes and trends in the learning experiences and development of the participants around noticing practices. Broadly, I found that the most access residents have to noticing is in their field experiences, and that their opportunities to learn to notice may be primarily mediated by their mentors’ abilities to “unpack” their own practice, communicate effectively with the resident, and help residents hone in on the content goals of lessons. This study provides a unique examination of preservice science teacher learning opportunities at the interface of education coursework and field experiences. Assertions developed from this multiple case study analysis provide insight into which experiences have the most impact on the development of preservice teachers’ attention to student thinking.
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Rahman, Mohammed Atiqur. "Job satisfaction among teachers : an exploration of the effects of perception of professional knowledge, instructional skills, and teacher education program quality /." The Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1302882555.
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Ejimofor, Francis O. "Principal's Transformational Leadership Skills and Their Teacher's Job Satisfaction in Nigeria." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1202235575.
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Hanifin, Pamela Anne, and res cand@acu edu au. "The Role of Reflection in Leading the Professional Development of the Advanced Skills Teacher." Australian Catholic University. School of Educational Leadership, 2000. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp208.12082009.
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This thesis critiques the role that reflection plays in leading teacher professional development. It critically explores the reflective processes that five Advanced Skills Teachers use to create meaning for their practice and to direct their professional learning. The research inquired into how this activity has contributed to their ongoing professional growth by connecting important learning events of the past, to decisions made and action taken when dealing with current problematic curriculum issues. This is relevant as the research was set within Brisbane Catholic Education during a time of system initiated curriculum reform. The theoretical framework for the research was primarily underpinned by critical social theory. It was also guided by an interpretative philosophy, In order to give some consideration to the personal dimension of experience. A case study approach was adopted as it promoted collaborative inquiry. This offered scope and flexibility to extrapolate and to critically explore the embedded values and thinking that underscored the teachers' decisions and actions. Most data were collected through a number of ongoing semistructured and open-ended interviews. The emergent design for the research allowed for systematic, yet flexible and ongoing data collection, analysis and participant feedback. Other supporting data included folio documentation, artefacts, an inquiry project summary sheet and a research diary. The research concluded that reflection plays an important role in enabling teachers to accept moral and professional responsibility for their own personal and professional development. However, this research has attested that there is no single model of what it means to be a reflective practitioner. Reflective practice and teacher professional development are highly idiosyncratic, complex and multi-dimensional phenomena that are clearly influenced by the interplay of a wide range of personal and contextual factors. The research revealed that teachers utilise a variety of reflective forms and processes, through various modes, to serve context specific interests. It also concluded that it was the teacher's explicit awareness of the critical intent behind thinking and subsequent action that appeared to be important to professional growth. This intent was consistently framed around each teacher's moral commitment of care and responsibility to the students as persons and learners. It became the most salient impetus behind professional deliberations and generative efforts to improve practice. Emotion tended to playa powerful, mediating role in this process. Moreover, reflection on the cognitive, affective and social dimensions of knowledge appeared to enable the teachers to consider the values• and ideals that underscored decisions and subsequent actions. The research concluded that reflection involves highly interactive cognitive and sensory processes that enable the teacher to connect with the self, with the students and with others in and beyond the school community. Reflective activity also seemed to enable the teachers to consider the consequences of dealing or not dealing with system initiated curriculum reforms, from the perspective of the students' best interests. The research revealed how the current emphasis on curriculum reform has influenced efforts to create a more holistic curriculum that gives attention to the person of the student. The modelling of reflective processes and the negotiation of aspects of the curriculum with the students provided worthwhile opportunities for these teachers, as well as their students, to articulate assumptions that underscored decisions and actions. The engagement in introspective self-dialogue, social reflection and reflective collaboration with peers and students appeared to enhance personal and professional development. This research also concluded that• administrative recognition and tangible support at the personal, school and system level provided conditions that were conducive to ongoing teacher renewal and development.
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Cole, Mark Remsen. "An Examination of Cooperating Teachers' Observations of Their Student Teachers in the Areas of Personal, Teaching, and Musical Skills in the Elementary Classroom." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5001.
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the observations of elementary school music teachers regarding the level of preparation of their most recent student teachers at the beginning of their student teaching experience. Twenty-seven elementary music teachers participated in a survey rating the preparedness of their student teacher in the areas of personal, teaching, and musical skills, and provided free-response feedback concerning the skills and abilities they observed as strong and weak. These responses were compared to the 1997 research completed by David Teachout, where preservice teachers and experienced teachers were asked to list what they felt were the forty most important skills necessary for success in regard to new music teachers. The results of the survey found a shift in emphasis in personal skills toward skills related to relationship quality with the students. Teaching skills surrounding Classroom Management were considered important but were the weaker of the demonstrated abilities. Musical skills showed the closest alignment between what was considered essential and demonstrated strength. Additional skills, both strong and weak were noted, and implications for the music teacher curriculum was discussed.
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Ebersold, Fay Ellen. "ACT and GPA as predictors of PPST scores for prospective teachers at UW-Stout." Online version, 2001. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2001/2001ebersoldf.pdf.
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Good, Joyce A. "A modified train-the-trainer professional development program designed to deliver spreadsheet skills to elementary teachers and students." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 136 p, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1397911771&sid=14&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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O'Donnell, Brian Charles, of Western Sydney Macarthur University, and Faculty of Education and Languages. "A model for registering teachers, accrediting teacher education and awarding advanced certification in Australia : a means for advancing the status of teaching as an autonomous profession." THESIS_FEL_XXX_O'Donnell_B.xml, 1999. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/78.
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Teaching in Australia is acknowledged as a profession. The public, however, generally perceives teaching as a poorly paid occupation whose practitioners exert little control over their own standards of practice. Consequently, the professional status of teachers is low, and very few of the most capable school leavers and high ability university graduates are attracted to teaching as a career. Furthermore, teachers' perceptions that the public does not appreciate their work have led to low morale, high rates of resignations, and early retirements among experienced practitioners. These factors will contribute to serious shortages of teachers in the new millennium. In the past Australian employers in both government and non-government school sectors have attempted to circumvent teacher shortages by reducing qualifications required for teaching. This anti-professional practice has contributed to the belief that teaching is something that anyone can do. It is argued in this thesis that the status of the teaching profession in Australia must be enhanced if teaching is to attract capable new recruits and retain knowledgeable, experienced practitioners. This could be achieved by giving teachers greater responsibility for their profession's standards through a system of statutory regulatory boards, comprised largely of practising teachers. The boards would be responsible for establishing and enforcing standards for registration of teachers, accreditation of teacher education, and provision of advanced certification. Furthermore, such regulation of the profession should be on a national basis to ensure that all children in all schools in Australia have access to competent, professionally qualified teachers, and to overcome the problems of interstate mobility of teachers. The thesis concludes by calling on all stakeholders to acknowledge teaching as a full profession. This could be achieved by accepting that teachers should regulate their professional standards in the same way that other professions do. A model to achieve that end is presented.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Almethen, Mazen Abdurhman. "SAUDI SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/448.
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This project assesses Saudi Arabian special education teachers’ perceptions about their competencies and professional development needs on assistive technology (AT). The researcher developed an online self-administrated 27 question survey in order to evaluate special education teachers’ perceived knowledge regarding AT, as well as to investigate their needs for professional development. The survey webpage link was sent via email to 110 special education teachers at General Directorate of Education in Unaizah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 37 teachers participate in this study for a 33.6% response rate. The findings indicate that special education teachers are not confident in their ability to correctly utilize AT in a classroom. The results also show that participants are interested in receiving AT training. In addition, it indicates that special education teachers preferred face-to-face learning methods for AT training.
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Franco, Yvonne. "Novice Teachers' Stories of Solving Problems of Practice." Scholar Commons, 2015. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5948.
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National attention given to heightening the quality of educators, calls attention to the practices used by programs to prepare teachers (CAEP, 2013). The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) requires evidence novice teachers “apply the professional… skills and dispositions preparation experiences were designed to achieve” (p.13). Grounded in reflection, teacher inquiry serves as a pedagogical practice to prepare teachers to systematically learn from their problems of practice (Shulman, 1986; Yendol-Hoppey & Franco, 2014). Despite evidence teacher inquiry leads preservice teachers (PSTs) to focus on student learning with the goal of improving practice (Capobianco, 2007; Dawson, 2006; Taylor & Pettit, 2007), research has yet to identify how beginning teachers approach their problems. Using a narrative methodology, this qualitative study interviewed two first-year teachers to glean insight into the problems of practice they identified, the inquiry related skills and dispositions that surfaced when they approached problems, and the barriers and facilitators to resolving challenges experienced in their elementary school context (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000). Findings include (a) novices identified problems related to instructional methods, collaborating with stakeholders and teaching special need students; (b) inquiry skills and dispositions were most evident when approaching problems related to students’ needs and instructional methods; (c) critical learning and emotional intelligence surfaced, though with varying levels of depth, depended on the identified problem of practice; (d) novices demonstrated awareness their instructional practices impacted students; (e) novices sought ways to drive change in practice; and (f) critical learning and reflective dispositions supported novices to regulate emotions. The study suggests several implications for school administrators, mentors, and teacher educators, such as (a) leading novices to see beyond classroom management; (b) emphasizing essential problem solving skills; (c) supporting novices when the nature of the problem of practice inhibits asking investigative questions; (d) communicating boundaries for novices to drive change; (e) fostering critical learning with reflective focus on student needs; (f) cultivating the symbiotic relationship between emotional intelligence, critical learning, and reflection; and (g) promoting the novice teacher researcher in a traditional novice teacher culture.
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Gray, Lundie Spivey. "Enhancing Teachers' Skills and Students' Success in Writing using Elementary Teachers' Experiences in Writing Instruction." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1849.
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This study addressed the issue of struggling student writers in a K-5 rural elementary school. This phenomenological study, based on social constructivist theory, investigated elementary teachers' experiences to determine effective writing strategies. Six teachers who had taught writing in the elementary grades for 5 consecutive years volunteered to participate in the study. All teachers participated in a focus group, and 2 teachers provided additional data via individual interviews. Member-checking was used to ensure trustworthiness of data. The data were analyzed; emerging themes developed categories and, through horizonalization and triangulation, gaps in writing instruction were revealed. Analysis from the teachers' perspectives led to key factors which contribute to successful writing instruction, incorporate more writing instruction school-wide, promote unity of teachers for planning and discussion of writing instruction, and use curriculum plans in writing instruction that leads to enhanced student success. This study sought to provide teachers with strategies for developing efficient writing instruction for students using a 9-week curriculum writing guide. This study will improve teachers' skills and lead to enhanced writing instruction and student learning by making connections between enriched teacher experiences; this study will also provide insights into the design and delivery of more effective writing instruction that creates local-to-global changes in student writing success.
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Graham, Frances. "It's not about the technology : patterns of teachers' ICT skills and classroom usage 1999-2003 : research report." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Christchurch College of Education, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3155.
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As Information and Communication Technology (lCT) becomes more
commonplace in New Zealand classrooms, the question arises as to what
teachers are making of the technology. The present study draws on the
responses from some 8000 teachers to a survey repeated over four years.
The survey sought information in teachers' ICT usage and skills prior to
entry into a professional development programme. The study found few
changes for the average teachers' use of lCT in the classroom between
1999 and 2003. Of the changes that occurred, increases in some of the
personal ICT skill levels of teachers are among the most marked. This
includes an increase in skills in file management, word processing,
emailing, and Internet use. For the average teacher, these skills have,
however, remained relatively basic. Within the classroom, these basic
skills are used mainly for administration as well as planning and
preparation, while some increases in skill levels was evident in the areas
of Internet use for accessing lesson ideas, assessment, reading official
documents, and other professional readings. There have been some
increases in the use of lCT for administration, in particular for
records/assessment, and writing reports for parents. Integration of lCT
into classroom teaching and learning remains unchanged and at a low
level during the years studied. Usage of ICT by students of the average
teacher have changed little between 1999 and 2003. Important changes
can be seen, however, in those teachers with a high degree of skills and
usage. Growth in their level of skills is occurring, although the numbers
are small.
That teachers use ICT mainly for administration purposes as well as for
planning and preparation, suggests ICT is currently being 'undersold' as a
tool for teaching and learning. Before ICT can be fully integrated by teachers, literature cited in this report points to the need for professional
development programmes to focus on pedagogical change.
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Caccavale, Lindsey Wood. "Investigating Professional Development Models that Assist Teachers in Developing High Quality Teaching Skills: An Action Research Study." W&M ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1499449931.
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Teacher effectiveness and collective efficacy are the leading factors in predicting student achievement (Donohoo, 2016; Eells, 2011; Hattie, 2012; Marzano, 2003; Stronge, Grant, & Xu, 2015; Wright, Horn, and Sanders 1997). as students in the United States continue to be out-performed by other nations, schools are charged with investigating ways to strengthen teacher effectiveness and increase the sense of collective efficacy amongst a school staff. This action research study investigated the effects on teacher reflection, teacher pedagogy, and collective efficacy after implementing three different types of peer observation models. Action research was purposefully chosen as the methodology for this study because of the vested interest in the outcomes by all those involved. Teachers were organized by grade level and randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: lesson study, teaching and learning tours, and instructional rounds. Over a 12-week period of time, teachers engaged in their assigned type of peer observation a total of four times. Qualitative and quantitative data was collected consisting of pre- and post- Collective Efficacy Scales (CE-SCALE), semi-structured focus group interviews, and pre- and post- teacher observations using the Balanced Literacy Form. Findings supported that when teachers engaged in the different peer observation models, they were able to engage in deep reflection about their teaching and improve their pedagogy. There was no change in pre- and post- collective efficacy scores. This study hopes to inspire other groups of practitioners to use the action research process to identify problems that impact their personal learning environments, collect data, and use that data to determine a course for improvement.
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Al, Ghamdi Ahmed Hassan Ahmed. "Designing a continuing professional development programme for enhancing the teaching skills of teachers of the Arabic language." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18288.
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The literature shows that there are limitations in continuing professional development (CPD) programmes that prevent teachers of the Arabic language (TALs) at elementary schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from benefitting fully from these programmes to enhance their teaching skills. To resolve this problem, this study was undertaken, utilising the principles of andragogy as the theoretical framework and employing evaluation research as a methodology. The methodology consisted of four phases. The first (exploratory) phase involved administering a needs analysis questionnaire to 39 male TALs to identify the teaching skills they required, then conducting semi-structured interviews with six male TALs (who would also participate in the second, third and fourth phases), to elicit their views on the characteristics of effective CPD that would help to improve their teaching skills. The outcomes of this exploratory phase were considered in constructing the development phase, in which two experts took part, and the execution phase, which established the procedures for planning and implementing the CPD programme. Finally, the evaluation phase identified the requirements that the CPD programme must meet in order to improve the target group's teaching skills in the next stage of its design. It concluded that the CPD programme designed for this study was capable of addressing the stated problem. Based upon the outcomes of the above four phases, the study resulted in the design of a relevant CPD programme to improve TALs' teaching skills and one that was suitable in the context of CPD in the KSA.
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Chambers, Cynthia R. "POP Arts Enhances Skills, Creates Community." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3849.
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Alhalawany, Ayman Mohammad. "College Teachers' Implementation of Instructional Strategies to Support Students' English Language Skills." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6160.
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The instructional strategies implemented by the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in an international technical college in Saudi Arabia did not prepare students at an intermediate level of proficiency on the Common European Framework of Reference. As a result, more than 77% of the first-year students were not progressing to the specialized diploma studies in the second and third years of their learning journey. Thus, the purpose of this exploratory case study was to better understand the instructional strategies adopted by instructors and the barriers to students developing their English skills. Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) served as a framework of the study because it is aligned with the purpose and it emphasizes the context of instructional strategies in understanding how knowledge and learning are constructed. Multiple sources of data and interviews with 8 participants were used to investigate the research problem. Data were analyzed using thematic coding based on the conceptual framework followed by open coding to discover any emerging themes. Data analysis revealed that the observed teachers did not implement the student-centered instructional strategies discussed in Vygotsky's conceptual framework or ZPD-informed strategies. By designing a professional development program to train teachers on student-centered instructional strategies such as feedback, scaffolding, and student engagement, the results of this study can be used to lead to positive social change by educating teachers on strategies to help students develop better English skills.
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Wehrlin, Sonia E. "Teaching Interpersonal Communication Skills in Athletic Training Professional Education: A Mixed Methods Study." University of Findlay / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1532450364663942.
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Andrich, Christelle. "Grade R teachers’ subject knowledge of visual perceptual skills for early reading." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1873.
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2014This study investigates the quality of Grade R teachers’ subject knowledge of Visual Perceptual Skills (VPS). This knowledge includes their competence in visual-training design, which they need in order to give their learners access to early reading. Literature reviewed covers areas pertaining to the knowledge specialization required by Grade R teachers in order to impart VPS to young learners in the pre-reading or pre-alphabetic phase. These areas are: Visual Perception (VP), cognitive development, early reading, teacher knowledge and the Grade R policy framework. The mainly qualitative data collected over a period of ten months was derived from various potential or actual sources of teacher subject knowledge of VP. The most important source was the existing knowledge base of the four Grade R teachers in the sample. The connections between the data provided a picture of the accuracy and explicitness of the VP conceptual-content in the sources. For the Grade R teachers to be competent in visual training design, they would need suitable subject knowledge capacitation in VP. The findings revealed that training undergone by most Grade R teachers is VP deficient; the Grade R curriculum is VP vague; teacher training requires more infusion of Grade R curriculum; the regional Grade R diagnostic test is VP rich, albeit semi-concrete and not concrete in the assessment activities’ learning levels; finally, the Grade R teachers in the sample are highly motivated, and they are hungry for professional development. Key words: subject knowledge; Visual Perceptual Skills (VPS)/Visual Perception (VP); visual-training design; pre-reading/pre-alphabetic phase; professional development.
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Adams, Patrick R. Jr. "An Examination of Teacher Trust in the Principal and the Implementation of Skills Learned in Professional Development." Thesis, Oakland University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10978192.
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The purpose of this study was to examine whether teachers’ trust in their principal would positively affect their implementation of skills they learned in professional development. Four questions guided my research: To what extent is teachers’ positive engagement in professional development related to teacher trust in their principal? To what extent is trust in their principal related to a teacher’s sense of efficacy? To what extent is a teacher’s sense of efficacy related to positive engagement in professional development? And to what extent are the trust variables and positive engagement in professional development related to student achievement?
This study used the faculty and principals of five schools in Macomb County, Michigan for the data set. Two surveys were administered to each faculty, one on trust and one on efficacy. The respondent pool was n = 37. Each principal was asked to fill out a survey on their perception of teachers’ implementation of the skills learned through Classroom Instruction That Work (Marzano, 2009). All principals responded to their surveys. A correlation was run to examine the relation of the trust variables: Trust in principal, trust in teachers, and trust in students. Simple and multiple regression analysis v was used to examine the relationship each variable had to trust in their principal, and student achievement data was ranked and analyzed versus the trust variables using a Kruskal-Wallis test.
The results of this study did not match my original hypothesis. It is not apparent from the data that there is a suggested relationship between trust in one’s principal and implementation of skills learned in professional development. The sample size, n = 37, renders this interpretation as suggestive, but the data did reference a possible relationship between teachers trusting one another and increased implementation of skills learned in professional development.
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Roy, Mamta. "Teacher Preparation and Professional Development: Competencies and Skill Sets for the Online Classroom." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1445878181.
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Jamrerkjang, Laddawan. "Teachers' learning in the professional development process : a case study of EFL lecturers in Thailand's Rajabhat University." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2007. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/2676/.
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The thesis presents an investigation into the professional development processes engaged in by lecturers who have taught English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Thailand's Rajabhat universities. The aim of the study was to explore the Rajabhat EFL lecturers' learning processes, and examine how they related to their classroom practice. In particular, the study looked at: 1. how these lecturers acquired and developed their professional knowledge during their careers; 2. how they integrated their professional knowledge into classroom practice; and 3. the impact of professional development on their classroom practice. Historically, the professional development of the Rajabhat EFL lecturers has been predominantly formal, neglecting the informal mode of learning. Furthermore, teachers' professional learning from the classroom has been disregarded. This study attempts to clarify the roles of the two modes of teachers' learning and of classroom practice. The aim of the study was to explore the Rajabhat EFL lecturers' learning processes, and examine how they related to their classroom practice. The study employed a case study design with a qualitative, ethnographic style approach. Three selected experienced EFL lecturers were the research participants. Data collection methods consisted of life history interviews, classroom observations, semi-structured and student group interviews. Data analysis was based on the emic approach. The findings revealed a significant and continual interplay of three elements: the institutional context, the individual teacher, and the teacher's classroom in generating professional development, and thereby, the professional knowledge of the EFL lecturers. Knowledge is acquired and reinforced from both formal and informal professional development but less so from their practice. This was because their meaning perspectives have been focussed less on the students' context, thus addressing insufficiently the impact of their teaching on students' learning. This study provides a significant contribution to academic development in the area of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in the Thai higher education context. Formal and informal learning, the teachers' personal context, and the role of the classroom as a resource for professional learning all contribute to the development of professional knowledge for these lecturers.
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Bellak, Joseph Fredrick. "Implementation of a Life-Skill Centered Token Economy: The Experience of a Peer Teacher." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2006. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd1504.pdf.
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McKenney, Robyn Sullivan. "The effects of sustained, individualized technology professional development with a classroom teacher on the acquisition of content and technology skills of third grade students engaged in a multi-disciplinary study of the Arctic /." Online thesis, 2004. http://www.geocities.com/bobbyn18/FINALEDITION.doc.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Connecticut State University, 2004.Website for materials: http://www.geocities.com/bobbyn18/Thesis.html?1074876403923 (viewed 12-29-2005). Bibliography: leaves 93-97. Thesis also available via the World Wide Web.
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Mahloane, Kabelo Ben. "Nature of in-service training to capacitate public secondary school teachers in the Matlosana area : a public management perspective / Kabelo Ben Mahloane." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8244.
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The purpose of this research activity was to determine the nature of in-service training as a
mode of capacitating and developing teachers in public secondary schools serviced by the
Matlosana Area Office (AO).
The process of teacher in-service training is constantly faced by challenges, which derail
and stall progress and sometimes negatively affect learners’ performance. Amongst others,
these challenges include: changes in the curriculum, inconsistent monitoring and follow-up
on in-service training programmes, the impact of teacher performance on learners’
attainment, the HIV/AIDS scourge, poor learner discipline, incorrect placement of teachers
with regard to school and subjects taught, and the low participation of key role-players.
The Department of Education (DoE) is divided into the Department of Basic Education and
the Department of Higher Education. A literature study to look into the Department of Basic
Education’s Acts, policies, strategies and other relevant documents aimed at skilling and
developing teachers, was carried out. This assisted the researcher in understanding the
legal parameters that guide teacher in-service training. Upon completion of the literature
study, a brief explanation of the empirical research design, the administration and the use
of the questionnaire as a research tool, are given.
Data were collected from the respondents in the randomly selected secondary schools in
the focus area – by means of a questionnaire. These data gave the researcher an idea of
the situation with regard to teacher in-service training in the Matlosana Area Office’s
responsibility area. To respond to the statements, respondents were required to indicate
their views by ticking on a 5-step Likert scale. Respondents were given the opportunity of
writing down their opinions; and these were summed up and indicated. Data collected were
analysed and presented in the form of tables and histograms. This was followed by the
interpretation of these data.
Chapter 5 of the mini-dissertation presents a summary of the research activities. The
findings, in accordance with the literature review, and the results of the empirical research
with regard to the stated research objectives, are also presented. Finally, based on the
findings, conclusions are drawn and recommendations subsequently formulated. Major findings include the need for more time to be dedicated to in-service training,
thorough monitoring and prompt follow-up thereof. Data collected also indicated that the
DoBE has a number of programmes in place to develop teachers and to put them on a par
with curriculum requirements. Despite these efforts, some schools are still performing
below the required standard.Thesis (M Development and Management)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2012
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Sharp, Patricia Ann. "How Do Teachers Learn New Skills for Reading Instruction and Transfer Their Learning into the Classroom?" TopSCHOLAR®, 2009. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/100.
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Chambers, Cynthia R., and K. Buttolf. "Building Skills, Strengths, and Interests through Performing Arts." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3889.
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Tinnin, Richard K. "The effectiveness of a long-term professional development program on teachers' self-efficacy, attitudes, skills, and knowledge using a thematic learning approach /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Edwards, Melissa Gilbert. "High School Teachers' Perceptions of Developing Critical Thinkers via the Socratic Method." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6555.
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A global concern exists regarding the lack of critical thinking skills in young adults and college graduates. Fortune 500 companies have reported the need for better development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills to prepare employees to be successful in the workplace. This study focused on teacher perceptions of the Socratic method (SM) in developing critical thinking skills in high school students. The purpose of this descriptive qualitative case study was to describe high school teachers' perceptions regarding the development of critical thinkers via the Socratic method. Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development was used in this qualitative study to explore perceptions of 7 teachers. The central research question and subquestions that guided this study were focused on teachers' perceptions of the SM and its effectiveness in developing critical thinking skills in high school students. Data were collected with face-to-face interviews with 7 teachers and classroom observations. Data were recorded via a systematic approach with chart and diagrams. Themes, patterns, and any identified relationships were categorized and coded to comprise data tracking. Results indicated that a lack of professional development, teacher comfort level, and student participation all played a role in low SM execution. The resulting project was designed to provide teachers with materials and learning opportunities to increase their SM skill level and stimulate teachers to use their new knowledge to increase critical thinking skills in high school students. The online professional development course evaluation provided both summative and formative assessments. The project contributes to social change by helping improve the way teachers teach and students learn the SM, which may result in improved critical thinking skills in students.
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Petrunin, Kristin Firmery. "The Teaching of 21st Century Skills through Project-Based Learning and Professional Development for Career and Technical Education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1609129/.
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The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative study is to investigate the relationship between the use of project-based learning (PBL) by secondary business teachers and time spent in professional development of secondary business teachers for the teaching of 21st century skills. The four identified 21st century skills that will be researched include: (1) critical thinking, (2) collaboration, (3) communication, (4) creativity and innovation. A sample of 316 secondary business teachers were surveyed about their classroom practice and reflection of teaching 21st century skills. This study used a modified version of the 21st Century Teaching and Learning Survey. Survey results were analyzed for relationships using correlational and regression analysis. Business teachers reported a statistically strong relationship between the use of PBL and the teaching of 21st century skills. A statistically significant relationship between time spent in professional development and the teaching of 21st century skills was not found. Regression results indicated that the use of PBL had an impact on the teaching of 21st century skills. This research guides teachers, school administrators, and CTE directors at the state and district level towards the creation of professional development and implementation strategies when applying PBL methods in career and technical education settings.
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Roberts, Amelia. "Embedding thinking skills in professional practice : can teachers' utilisation of CPD opportunities be explained by a meta-activity framework?" Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2010. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10006482/.
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This study sought to understand the processes by which teachers utilise Thinking Skills Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. A case study in an independent school in London, the research was split into two parts: one-to-one CPD with the researcher, focused on integrating Thinking Skills strategies into the classroom, then small group CPD, part of an Assessment for Learning school initiative. This was included as part of the Thinking Skills approach due to some important overlaps in pedagogical stance. The main data was collected as Field Diary, semi-structured interviews and recordings of the dialogue in one-to-one CPD sessions and small groups. Following a Grounded Theory perspective, themes emerged initially that were linked to a Social Dynamic approach to understanding the organisational influences which impact utilisation of CPD. However, as the study progressed, it emerged that this approach had limited use as a specific analytical tool. A stronger theme emerging was the concept of a Meta-Activity (engaging in the CPD) as well as an Object-Activity (integrating the CPD into the classroom). This was formalised into a framework utilising Vygotsky's Triangle of Mediation, doubled to represent both the Meta-Activity and the Object- Activity. The Meta-Activity Framework explains the process of teacher interaction with the presented opportunity and the way in which dialogue subsequently evolves to characterise the emerging paradigm. The Meta-Activity framework offers an understanding of boundary brokering of the new paradigm, identifying the specific point at which failure or success in embedding Thinking Skills in professional practice occurs. The extent to which teachers engage in the Meta-Activity process forms patterns characterised as Activity Engagement, Activity Refusal and Activity Sabotage. Of particular interest is that teachers who appear to obstruct engagement with the Meta- Activity tend to have unresolved problems in implementing CPD, stemming from systemic priorities and social dynamics of the school.
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Sikhavhakhavha, Philemon Marubini. "Didactic-professional inservice training and development needs of secondary school teachers in a region of the Northern Province / Philemon Marubini Sikhavhakhavha." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/8744.
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For effective teaching to take place in secondary schools, teachers need to be
adjusted positively towards reality and need to possess a thorough knowledge
of the learning material which they offer. Teachers can be helped to adjust
positively towards reality and also possess a thorough knowledge of the
learning material if their didactic professional needs are being satisfied through
in-service education and training. ln-service education and training aims at
improving teachers' competence and performance in the classroom situation.
This study aims at identifying the didactic-professional in-service education and
training needs of secondary school teachers in the Northern Province. The
following didactic-professional needs are identified:
• The need to improve secondary school teachers' academic competence.
• The need to update teachers' knowledge and skills to be able to cope with
professional technological changes in the classroom.
• The need to appraise secondary school teachers' in the classroom
situation.
The study also aims at determining the shortcomings of the strategies
currently being used in the in-service education and training of secondary
school teachers and also at finding strategies in order to improve the present
situation.
The sample of this study comprises 244 randomly selected teachers, 1 05
randomly selected managers and all subject advisors (n=11) in the former
Venda in the Northern Province.
Data was collected from the above sample, through the use of a
questionnaire. A Likert type scale was used in the questionnaire.
In conclusion, some of the findings of this study are as follows:
• Appraisal of teaching activities in the classroom is fair or poor. It is
recommended that teachers be appraised to help them to identify their
weak points and also to give them advice on their teaching. Principals,
deputy principals and departmental heads need to be involved in this
process.
• Reflective practice of teachers is fair or poor. It is recommended that
principals, deputy principals and departmental heads create conditions
favourable to teachers to collaborate and cooperate in their schools.
• Panel inspection sometimes occurs or rarely occurs. It could be of help to
teachers if inspectors of schools conduct panel inspection to help teachers
to identify the areas they need to improve their teaching.
• Assistance to secondary school teachers by subject advisors sometimes
occurs or rarely occurs. Again here it could be of help if subject advisors
render their assistance to secondary school teachers to enable them to
identify their weak points.
• ln-service training centres only cater for teachers teaching. grade 12. It is
recommended that in-service training centres cater for all teachers in
secondary schools.
• Class visits by circuit managers sometimes occur or rarely occur. It is
recommended that circuit managers visit classrooms to acquaint
themselves with what is happening there.
• College programmes for improving professional competence are average or
below average. It is recommended that college programmes for improving
professional competence be improved in the Northern Province.
• Short courses and seminars at the in-service training centres are fair or
poor. It is recommended that they be improved to help secondary school
teachers with their didactic-professional needs.Thesis (MEd)--PU for CHE, 1999
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Nell, Reinette Deidre. "Stress, coping resources and adjustment of married mothers in the teaching profession." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/387.
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The changes that have taken place in the South African educational system over the past few years have placed teachers under increasing stress. While abundant overseas literature is available regarding teacher stress, limited studies have focused specifically on South African samples. Female teachers, and working mothers, often experience additional stressors to men. Studies on women’s health have received little attention in comparison with the magnitude of research conducted on men’s health. The aim of the current study was to explore and describe the stress, coping resources and adjustment of married mothers in the teaching profession, and to explore and describe the patterns of stress and coping resources of these women. A non-experimental, exploratory descriptive study was employed. A biographical questionnaire and three paper-and-pencil measures, namely the Experience of Work and Life Questionnaire, the Coping Resources Inventory and the Personal, Home, Social and Formal Relations Questionnaire, were administered to 31 full-time primary school teachers who are married mothers of dependent children under the age of 14 years. A non-probability convenience sampling technique was employed. Descriptive statistics and cluster analysis were used in the data analysis. The results of the WLQ for this sample indicated that the mean score for the total level of stress fell within the high range, but with regards to the mode, the majority of the participants had average scores. The results of the CRI indicated an average level of coping resources for the present sample. The sample scored slightly above average on seven of the eleven components of the adjustment areas of the PHSF and slightly below average on the other four components. The participants in cluster one had average levels of stress and an average level of coping resources. The participants in cluster two scored very high levels of stress and average levels of coping resources. The participants in cluster three had very high levels of stress and low levels of coping resources. Suggestions were made for future research involving the stress, coping resources and adjustment of married mothers in the teaching profession. Finally, the limitations as well as the value of the research were outlined.
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Norman, Rebecca C. "Do Parents' Literacy Beliefs and Home Literacy Experiences Relate to Children's Literacy Skills?" Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2244.pdf.
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Sabado, Kindra Xerez. "Exploring Teachers' Perspective of Digital Literacy Pedagogy: Implications for Future Practice." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5260.
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Pedagogy has not addressed the literacy shift from reading, writing, and speaking to include cognitive digital literacy skills. Teachers lack the technological pedagogical content knowledge to integrate digital literacy skills into student learning. Using a digital literacy framework with 6 essentials skills, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate teachers' (a) current understanding, knowledge and skills; (b) current integration of digital literacy skills; (c) challenges they face in integration; and (d) supports needed in shifting pedagogical practices to address change. Participants were 13 teachers from high school content areas. Data were gathered through focus groups interviews, observations, and artifacts. Data were coded with MAXQDA software, compared, organized, and refined based on the 4 research questions. Findings revealed high levels of knowledge for the terms digital literacy and photovisual literacy. Integration levels of digital literacy skills varied with more evidence in photovisual and reproduction literacy. Five minor challenge themes (critical thinking; time; information and technology literacy; infrastructure and access; and behavior and attitude) and 4 minor support themes (professional development; planning and preparation time; observation and feedback; and schoolwide focus and routines) emerged. Analysis of findings revealed 4 major themes: critical thinking, integrated professional development, effective use of time, and infrastructure and schoolwide routines. Findings may affect positive social change by engaging teachers in critical reflection through professional development leading to improvements in teacher pedagogical practices related to furthering the digital literacy skills of youth.
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Chambers, Cynthia R. "Social Skill Instruction." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2007. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3905.
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Parker, Paul Rodney. "The application of interpersonal communication and group dynamics skills as a curriculum component for the professional development of pre- service teachers." Diss., This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07282008-134222/.
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Leung, Kin Ping. "Effects of Professional Development on Teachers' Integration of ICT in Teaching in Hong Kong." Queensland University of Technology, 2004. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16079/.
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This study produced a theoretically grounded model of professional development suited for supporting teachers in Hong Kong to embed Information and Communication Technologies into the Primary School Curriculum. The model was developed and tested over two years through an intervention based on participatory action research involving school staff and the researcher as a critical friend. The model was tested through the analysis of extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of teacher behaviours and curricular documents. Teachers' beliefs and practices were found to change significantly during the first year of the project and were further refined during the second year. Leadership, collegial support, physical infrastructure, teacher self-efficacy, and technical knowledge were identified as the most important factors underpinning the successful implementation of the program. The model addresses these factors and has considerable potential to impact on educational practice involving ICT in the Hong Kong context.
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Traylor, Jessica. "Middle School Teachers' Experiences With Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Adolescents With Disabilities." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3010.
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Research shows that adolescents with disabilities often lack self-regulated learning skills. Current research further indicates that explicit teaching of self-regulation skills is beneficial to adolescents with disabilities. The site of this study was a local middle school in rural Georgia that did not assess whether or not teachers were explicitly teaching self-regulation skills to adolescents with disabilities. It was unknown, therefore, whether adolescents with disabilities were learning self-regulation skills in school and whether teachers faced problems in teaching these skills. The study sought to explore this gap in knowledge and practice. Zimmerman's self-regulated learning theory and Bandura's self-efficacy theory served as the conceptual frameworks for this study. The research questions addressed middle school teachers' experiences with and perceptions of teaching self-regulation skills to adolescents with disabilities. Purposeful sampling was used to select 8 teachers, including general and special education teachers, who were currently teaching students with disabilities to participate in semistructured individual interviews. Additionally, lesson plans were reviewed to determine the use of planning for self-regulation interventions. Data were grouped into categories using coding and thematically analyzed. The findings indicated that teachers had experience teaching some aspects of self-regulation; however, they reported needing more information about the specific needs of their students with disabilities, ways to fit self-regulation skill instruction into the existing curriculum, and strategies to help their students build self-efficacy and motivation. With an increased focus on self-regulation skills, teachers may see an increase in the academic skills and motivation of students with disabilities.
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Stjernlöf, Johanna. ""Jag har lärt mig att skilja ut vad som är viktigt" : Lärares lärande i learning study." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-142898.
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This study focuses on teachers' experiences of participating in collaborative professional development. Learning study is a systematic model where teachers collaborate around specific content areas (an object of learning) trying to find out what the students need to discern, and how that can be taught, using variation theory as a framework for lesson design and analysis. The aim of the study is to find out what the perceived consequences are for teachers and their teaching when participating in a learning study. It also examines how the teachers perceive the collaborative work in a learning study. The study draws on data collected through qualitative semi-structured interviews with ten teachers with experience of participating in learning studies. The interviews were coded and categorized using a qualitative content analysis approach. The results indicate that the collaborative work in a learning study is perceived as both collaborative and collective learning. Learning study is also seen as a systematic model which enables collective and individual reflection on teaching. Furthermore, the consequences of participation in learning study are perceived in terms of instructional changes, where teachers take greater use of students understanding as they plan and implement teaching and focus on the content. Variation theory emerges as an important tool in this change. The theory also seems to contribute to reflection and knowledge about teaching and students learning.
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Rouamba, Paul. "Transfer of teaching skills from practicum to probation : aspects of the Burkinabe EFL novice teachers use of teaching skills at the threshold of their profession." Thesis, University of Reading, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359202.
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Meeks, Gloria A. "Critical Soft Skills to Achieve Success in the Workplace." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4077.
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The focus of this study was a problem identified by human resources directors and managers in a medium sized community in the southeast of the United States. The problem was that some college graduates are not equipped with the necessary soft skills to be successful in the workforce. Executive directors and human resources managers brought this problem to the attention of the career center directors in the community. Goleman's theory of emotional intelligence was the theoretical framework to ground this study. This study involved purposeful sampling to select 9 human resources directors from local companies. To investigate soft skills in college graduates, these 9 human resources directors and managers responded to a semi structured interview with questions focusing on the problem of the study. Once the interviews were transcribed, the information was analyzed by using manual coding and computer-assisted coding. Among the 6 themes that emerged from the data analysis, participants most often pointed out communications as the most important soft skill and the foundation for other skills. From the perspective of human resources directors and managers, soft skills were found to be lacking in some college graduates. There was a consensus among the participants of the study that higher education leaders need to incorporate different approaches to teach skills; therefore, a 24-hour professional development program for faculty was developed as a solution for improving the learning of soft skills of college students. The social change expected from having well-equipped college graduates with soft skills will be more successful professionals with better opportunities to have upward mobility, and more meaningful careers that will benefit their families and their organizations.
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Qureshi, Saneeya. "An investigation into the evolving professional identities of Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in relation to their impact on teachers' skills." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2015. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/7619/.
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The research reported in this thesis examines the impact that Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) have on the practices of their teacher colleagues. Since SENCOs are central to supporting children’s inclusion and achievement, the research centres around three research questions: whether SENCOs are able to motivate teachers to take the initiative in addressing the needs of children with SEN in their classrooms; whether SENCOs enhance teachers’ abilities to become effective teachers of children with SEN; and how the impact of SENCOs is currently being assessed within primary schools. The project was conducted within an interpretivist framework, and applied a mixed methods approach consisting of two phases: an exploratory questionnaire survey of 223 (responses n=42) primary school SENCOs from the ‘National Award for SEN Coordination’ Course; and semi-structured interviews of 18 SENCOs and 18 teachers, including head teachers. Document scrutiny of school SEN policies and other related documentation was also undertaken. Data triangulation aimed at ensuring the trustworthiness of data was accomplished through a multi-pronged methodological approach. The research was conducted in accordance with an Ethical Code informed by the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and University of Northampton guidelines. Results indicated that SENCOs have a complex role, impacting upon teachers’ practices by utilising a wide range of skills, knowledge and expertise across different contexts. This is influenced by whether or not they are members of their School Leadership Teams. Further, SENCOs’ time management is a constant concern in balancing competing priorities and demands, which include liaising with external agencies and keeping up to date with legislative changes which impact the requirements of the role. There is evidence that the degree to which SENCOs have a positive impact on teachers’ inclusive skills varies, as the SENCO-teacher dynamic is influenced by SENCOs’ training and skills and the dissemination to teachers; SENCOs’ and teachers’ professional identity; SENCO-teacher engagement and perceptions of inclusion; and the interventions and provision made for children with SEN. Implications for further possible research that were identified included the use of contact and non-contact time by SENCOs, the impact of the mandatory SENCO training and also the role of the SEN Governor as a crucial advocate for SEN at management level.
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Salem, Nurit. "Challenges in teaching gifted students with special learning difficulties : using a strategy model of 'Asking, Analysing and Answering Questions' (AAA) to improve the learning environment." Thesis, University of Derby, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622896.
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This study focuses on developing teaching strategies for teachers who teach in classes for students identified as Gifted and Talented with Special Learning Disabilities situated in Israeli secondary schools. The focus is on the challenges teachers meet while teaching Humanities Subjects (HS) to these students and the strategies they need in addressing their dual exceptionalities. The main purpose of this study is to examine how specific strategies may contribute towards both to quality of teaching and to a better learning environment. Research has shown that gifted students who are diagnosed with learning disabilities in writing skills (2ELs) have difficulties especially in HS and achieve less academically than may suggest their high abilities. The combination of giftedness with learning disabilities and underachievement creates special challenges for their teachers to counter, and for which they need specific Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. In my study, I developed a model of teaching strategies which combines three strategies from the field of teaching gifted students and from the field of special education which are helpful in the humanities disciplines. I created a manual for teachers' CPD that includes this model and I conducted a seminar using this manual for the participant teachers in my research. This was followed by an implementation of the manual by these teachers in their classrooms that includes 2ELs. My qualitative research was based on the case studies of two teachers teaching HS in two high school classrooms, totalling sixty 2ELs. The information was collected through observations, interviews, and open questionnaires. I then analysed the information using an inductive approach as pattern recognition and inclusion into categories. The research findings of this study describe the difficulties that teachers may face with 2ELs and my claim to knowledge is the AAA Model of Strategies and the manual for teachers and their contribution to teachers of 2Els and their students. The recent research fills this particular gap in the literature, in the Israeli context, and the findings of this study bear policy implications and indicate the need for the tailoring of relevant teachers’ CPD' programmes to include strategies to better address the needs of 2ELs for optimal success in fulfilling their potential and overcoming their difficulties. Future research may achieve a deeper understanding of how to prepare teachers to use adjusted strategies that meet 2Els teachers in various disciplines in order to improve learning environment.
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Larsdotter, Bodin Ulrika. "Förskollärares yrkeskunnande : Förskollärares erfarenheter av praktiskt handlande i pedagogisk verksamhet." Licentiate thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Utbildningsvetenskap och Matematik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-35246.
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The aim of this dissertation was to interpret and analyze how preschool teachers described their professional skills and to deepen understanding about this. Two questions were used to achieve this aim. The first question concerned what preschool teachers talked about regarding their experiences work in praxis. The second question concerned the manner in which preschool teachers' individual and collective reflection could contribute to new insights regarding their professional skills. Based on the three different forms of knowledge that Aristotle inspired: episteme, techne and fronesis skills can be said to consist of both theory and to a high degree, of practice in which the various forms both interact as complementary. Thus it is not enough merely to have scientific knowledge (episteme), or to know how something should be done only by general rules and principles (techne) to possess a skill. Rather professionalism is largely characterized by fronesis, a concept that can be translated as practical wisdom, and it cannot always be put into words. Dewey has highlighted the importance of reflection over every day conduct as an important tool to both broaden and alter the quality of practice work in praxis. In order to fulfill answer the aim of the dialogueseminar method was seen as a viable approach to collect empirical data. The emphasis of the method was to continuously reflect, both individually and in interaction with others and then share stories about their experience of practical work in praxis. The results showed that preschool teachers' professional skills emanated from their own life-world experience. Through this it was possible to focus and link practical action to two prominent themes. The themes were: expectations and approach and they describing the basis for the practical conduct preschool teachers related to and put into various concrete settings from the context they were operating in. Based on the study's second question, reflection was highlighted as both important and central to raising awareness of- and making new insights visible. According to preschool teachers, it had been enriching and energizing to be given opportunity to do this and the reafter to share their thoughts about their profession in dialogue. The results showed that preschool teachers' professional skills, with a focus on practical work, could both be widened and developed. Partly through individual reflection, but above all through collective reflection and conversations.
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Chambers, Cynthia R. "Building the Skills of Future Educators through Community-Based Service Learning." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3863.
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