Sentences with phrase «surveys of classroom practice»

Report card grading and adaptations: A national survey of classroom practices.

Substance use prevention for students with behavioral disorders: A survey of classroom practices.

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Using pre - and post-course surveys, open - ended questions, self - reports of section leader teaching practices, and classroom observations, the researchers compared student examination scores and end - of - course evaluations from 150 Masters - level candidates in the «Principles of Epidemiology» introductory course.

The achievement gains based on that measure were more reliable measures of a teacher's practice (less variable across different classes taught by the same teacher) and were more closely related to other measures, such as classroom observations and student surveys.

In a recent survey, Teachers Network found that 80 percent of teachers said network participation encouraged them to remain in the classroom, while 90 percent said that networking improved their teaching practice.

The challenge The challenge offered by the results of this survey focuses on the continuation of innovation in ICT, both in product development and in classroom practice.

Tripod has become one of the nation's leading provider of classroom - level survey assessments for K - 12 education, delivering valuable insights about teaching practices, student engagement, and school climate.

Annual teacher surveys between 2010 and 2013 asked teachers about the frequency of visiting another teacher's classroom to watch him or her teach; having a colleague observe their classroom; inviting someone in to help their class; going to a colleague to get advice about an instructional challenge they faced; receiving useful suggestions for curriculum material from colleagues; receiving meaningful feedback on their teaching practice from colleagues; receiving meaningful feedback on their teaching practice from their principal; and receiving meaningful feedback on their teaching practice from another school leader (e.g., AP, instructional coach).

For instance, in a RAND survey of principals in NASDC - supported schools, a large majority reported that «standardized, multiple - choice tests are misaligned with the classroom practices of reforming schools.»

Research methods included routine and repeated observation of reading instruction, survey and interview data regarding classroom practices, and teacher - submitted time logs detailing reading instruction.

Using a variety of assessments, videotapes of classroom instruction, and surveys (student surveys are featured in the preliminary report), the project is attempting to address some of the heretofore under - addressed issues in the measurement of teacher quality (especially non-random classroom assignment and how different classroom practices lead to different outcomes, neither of which are part of this preliminary report).

In assessing teacher performance, observations of classroom practice, portfolios of teachers» work, student learning objectives, and surveys of students are all possible additions to the mix.

In assessing teacher performance, observations of classroom practice, portfolios of teachers» work, student learning objectives, and surveys of students are all possible additions.

By measuring teacher practice, student experience, and change over time using our survey and observation data, we'll be able to better identify indicators of personalization in a classroom.

An electronic survey was distributed to alumni across the country to gather a broad base of teachers» perspectives on the relevance and practice of arts integration in the classroom, and how they understand the impact this practice has on their students.

Principals themselves agree almost unanimously on the importance of several specific practices, according to one survey, including keeping track of teachers» professional development needs and monitoring teachers» work in the classroom (83 percent).32 Whether they call it formal evaluation, classroom visits or learning walks, principals intent on promoting growth in both students and adults spend time in classrooms (or ensure that someone who's qualified does), observing and commenting on what's working well and what is not.

She shares practices and tools she has discovered work well for preparing students to thrive in differentiated elementary school classrooms, including ways to arrange the room and classroom resources, learning style surveys, and children's literature that encourages acceptance of diversity.

A survey analysis of preservice english teachers» perceptions and classroom practices.

This survey study of preservice teachers analyzed if technology is used as practice in the English language arts classroom, and if these practices transferred from the methods classroom to the field experience and beyond.

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.

Dr. Ronald F. Ferguson of Harvard University will discuss how surveys capture key dimensions of classroom life and teaching practices as students experience them.

Waiver winners rely on a range of measures and methods for assessing teacher professional practice, including classroom observations, self - assessments and reflection, teaching artifacts, student - learning measures, and surveys of students and parents.

While survey and interview data revealed teachers» acquisition of knowledge and change of perceptions, the findings from instructional planning and classroom observations provide statistical evidence of the impact of the project on teachers» professional practice.

Since a previous NCLE survey in 2013, the percentage of teachers who agreed that new standards would improve their classroom practices increased from 65 percent to 78 percent.

For teachers, the professional practice rating will be determined by evidence from observations, a student voice survey, professional growth plans and self - reflection, and district - determined sources weighed against components and indicators of educator effectiveness in four domains: planning and preparation, classroom environment, instruction and professional responsibilities.

By measuring teacher practice, student experience, and change over time using our survey and observation data, we'll be able to identify better indicators of personalization in a classroom — increased student agency, for example, or increased utilization of student data to tailor instruction in real time.

Looking to fields of study such as composition and rhetoric theory, legal writing scholars including Anne Ruggles Gere, 2 Laurel Oates, 3 and Linda Berger4 helped us to learn more about the ways we write and read as lawyers and teachers.5 Other scholars like Kristen Tiscione began to do empirical work, surveying practicing lawyers and judges to learn more about their preferences, which writing techniques worked, and which didn't.6 Both in the Legal Writing Journal and in other publications, legal writing scholars turned their eye towards the question of how we read and how we write, and developed a strong body of scholarship that has enriched the discipline and supported how we teach legal writing in the classroom.