This research focuses on the associations between interactive processes of early childhood classrooms and gains in children's cognitive self-regulation (CSR) across the preschool year. Data from 803 children (45.8% female; M = 54 months; 39.1% Caucasian, 26.3% African American, 24.6% Hispanic, 9.9% Other) were collected at fall and spring of the preschool year, and classroom observations were c...

How can classroom teachers be assisted in developing constructivist learning environments supported by technology in schools with large populations of traditionally underserved students? What role does available technology and professional development and support play in allowing or promoting changes in teaching methods? Results of the Southwest Educational Development Lab project, Applying Tec...

Abstract This study investigates Vietnamese university EFL teachers’ and students’ beliefs practices regarding classroom assessment. Data were collected from a questionnaire administered to 455 participants (104 teachers 351 students), interviews with nine twelve students, 18 observations of 90-min lessons in five universities Vietnam. In general, the aware all assessment types current literatu...

BACKGROUND Many schools throughout the United States reported an increase in dismissals due to the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic (pH1N1). During the fall months of 2009, more than 567 school dismissals were reported from the state of Michigan. In December 2009, the Michigan Department of Community Health, in collaboration with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, condu...

Available research is helpful to list a wide variety of factors influencing ICT adoption and integration in classroom teaching. But, existing studies hardly center on the combined impact of these variables. In addition, little research is available set up in the Chinese context. The latter is important given the rather limited extent ICT is currently being used in China and given the different ...

In Chapter One, I observed that one of the effects of technical rationality on research on teaching has been the tendency to focus almost exclusively on what the teacher does in class, rather than on what students also do to influence classroom practices. Students, it appears, do not matter really in classroom processes and curriculum implementation. This thinking suggests that their behaviour ...

This case study attempts to explore the impact of reflective practices (reflection in, on, and for action) on pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) classroom teaching practices. To this end, ten PSTs majoring in Science Teacher Education Program participated study. In study, author designed a practice process based was carried out during practicum course with teachers participating research. At...

university of virginia abstract Contemporary education reforms focus on assessing teachers’ performance and developing selection mechanisms for hiring effective teachers. Tools that enable the prediction of teachers’ classroom performance promote schools’ ability to hire teachersmore likely to be successful in the classroom. In addition, these assessment tools can be used for teacher training a...

OBJECTIVE The vast majority of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) attend public preschools at some point in their childhood. Community preschool practices often are not evidence based, and almost none target the prelinguistic core deficits of ASD. This study investigated the effectiveness of public preschool teachers implementing a validated intervention (the Joint Attention and Sy...