Spoiler: The view from the ground suggests that many online credit recovery courses are subpar substitutes
for traditional classroom instruction.
Not exact matches
Traditional classrooms take a whole - group
instruction approach because it is a timesaver
for lesson delivery.
For decades, education technophiles have envisioned a future wherein gee - whiz devices and engaging digital applications whisk students away from the doldrums of
traditional classroom instruction and into a fun world of beeping computers, self - paced lessons, and cloud - based collaboration.
Of equal importance, these online applications can free up time
for adults in the
classroom or school building to play roles beyond those of
traditional direct
instruction — as a tutor, mentor, coach, etc. — to drive students» learning.
Though the school possesses a computer lab with cutting - edge software, at least one computer in every
classroom, and a PC lab
for basic computer
instruction, it is not a
traditional magnet school.
Since teacher salaries are the primary instructional expenses
for schools, it should come as no surprise that charters spend less on
classroom instruction than
traditional public schools, whose teachers are older and thus further along on the salary schedule.
2) Student - Learning Data Analysis and Decision Making Many groups make a big deal out of teachers using more data to drive better
instruction for students, but it's tough to do in the
traditional classroom.
For instance, a 2010 National Bureau of Economic Research study concluded, on the basis of a controlled experiment to compare online and face - to - face enrollment in a microeconomics course, that «much more experimentation is necessary before one can credibly declare that online education is peer to
traditional live
classroom instruction, let alone superior....»
Instead of considering how they can use particular OER content and OER curation platforms to transform
instruction, schools too often look only at whether OER solutions cover the required content
for given courses or are easy and appealing
for teachers and students in
traditional classrooms to pick up and use.
For second graders who were not in
classrooms with the literacy rotation (such as the
traditional grade 2, the multiage grade 2 - 3, and the split - grade 2 - 3 class), reading
instruction was left to individual teachers and their paraprofessionals with support from one of the school's Title I teachers and the special education teacher.
Designed to replace
traditional, hardcopy textbooks as the primary resource
for classroom instruction, Discovery Education's engaging digital textbooks, or Techbooks, are among the first to be adopted in multiple U.S. states.
The growing number of English language learners in
traditional classrooms calls
for instruction and practice tailored to each student's language abilities and level of mastery.
For many years we have been encouraged to see how a strong cadre of blended learning charter schools has emerged in California that is finding great new ways to integrate the best of
traditional classroom - based
instruction with technology - assisted learning opportunities.
But any random
classroom is likely to have some strugglers in it;
for them, the researcher conclude,
traditional, teacher - directed
instruction generally yields better results.
Making a persuasive argument
for moving beyond the long - established idea of operating schools with
traditional classroom instruction to personalized learning
for individual students, the authors detail six crucial elements of schooling — community,
instruction, time, technology, facilities, and funding — and how to address them concurrently to improve secondary schools.
With this shift in the types of texts students will encounter in the science
classroom,
instruction must adapt to help students develop reading skills
for comprehending both
traditional and nontraditional sources of science literature.
Performance - based exams
for teachers entering through both
traditional and alternative pathways should assess
classroom management and content pedagogy, and should require teacher candidates to demonstrate their ability to plan and deliver
instruction and to assess student learning.
And if that can be done correctly,
traditional instruction delivered by the teachers already in
classrooms may turn out to be the most powerful lever we have
for improving school performance after all.
The concept allows
for students to receive
instruction at home via computer that in a
traditional classroom would be delivered in person by a teacher.
That analysis, though, found a slight advantage
for blended learning over
traditional classroom instruction.
Unfortunately, in current
classroom practice, teachers appear to be using technology to support
traditional, teacher - directed
instruction to include presenting lectures via electronic slideshows and searching the Internet
for resources.
Truly useful data is a key function of adaptive technology that allows
for personalized learning instead of
traditional one - size - fits - all
classroom instruction.
Traditional face - to - face
classroom instruction presents the same environmental conditions
for all learners and the instructor.
In «face - to - face driver,» online learning is
for supplemental
instruction and occurs in a
traditional classroom.
So,
traditional mode of
classroom instruction supports teacher oriented learning, and it is essential
for the student community to go beyond this limitation by making use of writing and sharing ideas as an innovative method of communication.
Sammers offers a State Certified Driver Education course
for teens which includes 30 hours of
traditional classroom instruction and 6 hours behind the wheel
instruction.
(4) one member representing a driving safety course provider approved
for a
traditional classroom course and
for an alternative method of
instruction;
Idaho allows parents to choose between a public school or commercial driving program
for their teens, using either
traditional or online driver training
for classroom instruction.