Not exact matches
It was those different types of measures that we were hoping would converge and tell us a story about playful children and how they would be perceived and whether those
perceptions might be different, depending on whether we are talking to
teachers or
other children their age, or from their own point of view.
She worked closely with Gehlbach on comparing and contrasting
teachers» and students» different
perceptions of their relationships with each
other.
They say examples of parent
perceptions include
teachers being «bogged down» by the curriculum and not having enough time to teach the basics, differing attitudes (some are enthusiastic and encouraging and
others less so), and that they don't understand every child has their own way of learning so they can't provide the right support.
To advance the debate this infographic should also identify subject selection trends across
other domains, how students perceive university course requirements (in maths and science), student
perception on the interrelatedness of mathematics within the sciences, and
teacher pedagogy / methodology in Mathematics.
Some
teachers reported feeling uncomfortable talking to their students about sexuality due to their beliefs or
perceptions about what's appropriate — often conflating sexual orientation with sex — while
others felt pressure from administrators or parents to keep tight - lipped.
Then, what we did to evaluate the transferability and the feasibility of introducing this to
other schools, focus group discussions were conducted to access
teacher perceptions of how this would work and some of the effects.
The angry slogans emanating from Diane Ravitch's and Valerie Strauss's Twitter feeds may soothe disgruntled
teachers, but they are eroding the public
perception that
teachers unions are somehow different from
other interest groups.
We examined
teachers «
perceptions of principals «efforts to involve
others, and
teachers «descriptions of their own leadership for improvement (measured by sense of collective responsibility and the development of shared norms and values).
The research, by Brian Kisida and Anna Egalite, relies on Tripod surveys and
other data from the Measures of Effective Teaching project to examine the impact of having demographically similar
teachers on a wide range of students» academic
perceptions and attitudes.
Last fall, they collected data through surveys and focus groups from
other practicing
teachers in their regions on their experiences and
perceptions of how well
teacher preparation providers are doing.
Specifically,
perceptions of
teachers, parents, and
others regarding a child's readiness become the foreground for this discussion.
Scott notes that her study did not examine
teacher perception surveys» uses
other than the EES survey's relationship to student achievement nor did the research make any claims about whether changes in school goals, processes, and supports result in changes in student outcomes.
One consideration when using this strategy — be cautious of
perception, as students may start to see one
teacher as more of an authority figure than the
other.
Teacher and principal decisions were based on intangible, subjective
perceptions about the children's history of behavioral problems, perceived family support or lack thereof, and the children's achievement in
other academic subjects.
They also administered three questionnaires to
teachers asking them to rate: 1) their
perceptions of students» imagination, risk - taking, expression, and cooperative learning; 2) their school climate in terms of affiliation, student support, professional interest, achievement orientation, formalization, centralization, innovativeness, and resource adequacy; and 3) how much they integrate the arts, collaborate with arts specialists, and use the arts as a tool to teach
other subjects.
In
other areas, from
teacher pay to unions, there's a giant gulf between
teacher perceptions and public
perceptions.
Another indication of the power of effective school leadership: According to a recent study,
teachers»
perceptions of their school environment are closely associated with their principal, regardless of
other school or district factors.
By measuring how much a particular
teacher's students learn and coupling these measurements with professional observation of teaching practice and
other measures — such as surveys of students»
perceptions of the classroom experience — education leaders can pinpoint which
teachers are helping students learn the most, and which are struggling.
Perceptions of principals and
teachers in New Mexico: A comparison between staff in schools with two - way dual language immersion programs and those with
other bilingual programs.
Of course, some disparity in
perceptions between school leaders and
teachers is to be expected, as would be the case with most business or
other organizational surveys regarding working conditions.
In order to examine the direct and indirect effect of parents»
perceptions of
teachers» willingness to use WSS and
other factors on parents» overall satisfaction, structural equation modeling was used.
«On the
other hand, the use of value - added performance measures might lead to positive changes in the
perception of
teachers, making teaching a more prestigious profession and hence leading more people to pursue a teaching career» (p. 89).
Just as Robert Marzano found that leadership affects
other working conditions, survey results showed that each of the five domains is positively and significantly correlated with the
other domains and that
teachers» positive or negative
perceptions about one area can affect their
perception of their working conditions as a whole.
While I realize this body of work could simply add to «the shelves» along with those findings of
other researchers striving to deflate and demystify this latest round of education reform, if nothing else, I hope the
teachers who participated in this study know I am determined to let their true experiences,
perceptions of their experiences, and voices be heard.
An evaluation of the Shanghai exchange scheme, published today by Sheffield Hallam University, found some changes in teaching practices and a
perception by
teachers that pupils were more engaged in maths learning, but all evidence is described as «anecdotal» or having limited reliability due to
other curriculum changes occurring at the same time.
On
other occasions, students would double - check our facts: «Mr. Criswell told us... But you said...» This interchange led to interesting dialogue about
perceptions of what students had heard in one class or the
other and how history is interpreted by readers, writers, textbook companies,
teachers, and students.
Random assignment into FAST allowed us to estimate the causal effects of the family engagement intervention on parent and
teacher perceptions of each
other.
A Facing History
teacher from West Africa shares how his own cultural perceptions - and the perceptions others had of him - helped him create a classroom of compassion, understanding, and tolerance as an American History T
teacher from West Africa shares how his own cultural
perceptions - and the
perceptions others had of him - helped him create a classroom of compassion, understanding, and tolerance as an American History
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In recognition of the social context of learning, and consistent with Cassady and Johnson (2002) and
other recent research that focuses on the roles of the
perceptions of
teachers, parents, and peers on the motivational processes (e.g., Raufelder, Drury, Jagenow, Hoferichter, & Bukowski, 2013) our intent was to design an instrument from which data could inform learning strategies directly targeted to aspects of experienced anxiety.
Reports from parents and
teachers about peer functioning, as well as self reports, are often collected in the form of rating scales, for example, the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) 21 or the Self -
Perception Profile for Children.22 Recent studies examining self - reports of competence in children with ADHD, however, indicate overly inflated reports that are at odds with both
others» perspectives23, 24 and inconsistent with actual performance.15 These studies question the utility of self - report measures for children with ADHD when the goal of assessment is to obtain accurate competence information.