{"title":"The Individualized Education Program: Do Teachers and Parents Collaborate?","authors":"A. Dor","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.2.05","url":null,"abstract":"BackgroundIn an Individual Educational Program (IEP), the objectives of children with special needs are defined, to help educators pinpoint these children’s educational goals. Noting the importance of teacher-parent collaboration, the current research was designed to\u0000 deepen our understanding regarding the way teachers experience working with parents in planning the IEP. Method: Semi-structured interviews (18 teachers) using a three-question research protocol, later thematically analyzed. Findings: teachers value parents’ input, however acknowledge\u0000 difficulties relating to parents’ potential under- or over-Involvement. DiscussionDifficulties mentioned by teachers, possibly explain the obstacles they experience in their collaboration with parents during the IEP planning and implementation.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45903496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Difficulties Teachers Face When Using an Unfamiliar Language in Rural Lower Primary Classes in Tanzania","authors":"Riziki Charles Nkwiga, Birgit Brock-utne","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.2.06","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated challenges faced by teachers when teaching by using a language unfamiliar to pupils in rural lower primary classes in Tanzania. The study employed a qualitative research approach and a case study design. Interview and observation methods were employed to obtain\u0000 the data. The study involved 58 participants of which 8 were teachers (three heads of schools, two standard one teachers and three pre-primary teachers), and 50 were standard one pupils. We found out that pupils use their ethnic languages in daily communication while teachers do not have knowledge\u0000 and skills to teach by using the ethnic language of the community, a language usually unfamiliar to them. The study revealed the massive use of local languages and few fluent speakers of Kiswahili in the local community. There were few games for children to play in which they could improve\u0000 their skills in Kiswahili, the language of instruction in primary schools. There was a failure among the teachers to manage the time and to follow the syllabus. Pupils failed to express themselves in Kiswahili. They used only ethnic languages at home. Teachers who were teaching by using Kiswahili\u0000 as a medium of instruction a language unfamiliar to pupils saw this as a great challenge. We concluded that using Kiswahili as medium of instructions in lower primary classes in rural areas leaves a lot to be desired. There is a need to standardize, promote and enhance the unveiled pedagogical\u0000 strategies and challenges across rural schools.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44496744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"School Counselors’ Leadership Experiences in Multi-tiered Systems of Support: A Phenomenological Investigation","authors":"Emily C. Goodman-Scott, Jolie Ziomek-Daigle","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.1.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.1.06","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) are widely implemented throughout the U.S., and according to the literature, school counselors are one school-based staff member who supports and even leads MTSS implementation, along with other school-based staff. At the same time, there exists\u0000 limited research examining school counselors’ leadership roles in MTSS. In this study, researchers conducted an exploratory phenomenological investigation to learn of school counselors’ leadership experiences in MTSS (N = 10). According to the results, school counselors\u0000 reported (a) commonalities between school counseling and MTSS, and (b) benefits and challenges of their MTSS leadership roles.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43624217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Do Student-Teachers Think About The Integration of Research Into Teacher Education Programs?","authors":"Haylén Perines, Nina Hidalgo","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.1.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.1.07","url":null,"abstract":"This research reports on some results of the Initiation FONDECYT Project “Presence and importance of integrating research in teaching education and how it is perceived by students and lecturers”. It aims at identifying student-teachers’ perceptions about intent to\u0000 research, research activities conducted by student-teachers as part of their initial training, and research context. This descriptive ex post facto study explores the perceptions of 634 undergraduate students of teaching programs at the University of La Serena (Chile). A survey was administered\u0000 to measure student-teachers’ perceptions. The findings show that intent to research has the highest scores, whilst research activities have the lowest ones. Therefore, one of the conclusions is that student-teachers have positive evaluations of the importance of educational research\u0000 for their training. Another conclusion is that the existence of a positive research culture within universities that supports all the individuals involved is a crucial element to strengthen the link between student-teachers and educational research.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44366734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Answering Pre-questions and Evaluating Confidence in Preparation on Learning in Classroom Instruction","authors":"Keita Shinogaya","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.1.04","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined effective means of preparatory learning for upcoming classroom instructions. In a summer seminar on history, 76 junior high school students were assigned to three experimental groups: the answering pre-questions group, the rating confidence group, and the answering\u0000 and rating confidence group. The results showed that answering pre-questions enabled students to integrate information in classroom lessons, while the rating confidence directed students’ attention to information in classroom lessons related to pre-questions. This study also revealed\u0000 that, especially for students with low meaningful learning belief, rating confidence is effective. Suggestions for educational practices and future studies are discussed.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46240685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Instructional Grouping Theory: Optimizing Classrooms and the Placement of Ranked Students","authors":"Peter D. Wiens, Christine Zizzi, C. Heatwole","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"Two common approaches to grouping students include an approach where students are grouped based on their aptitude and a cross-sectional approach where equal groups are formed and comprised of students of varied aptitudes. Instructional Grouping Theory is the study of how selection strategies\u0000 impact the learning of group members. Using a non-biased, mathematically centric analysis, we found that a liked-skilled tiered grouping strategy is preferable to a cross-sectional grouping strategy when the goal is to facilitate the learning of all students. In addition, we found that a higher\u0000 teacher-to-student ratio provides further benefit when analyzing the potential for facilitated learning.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41941072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pitfalls for Education Researchers Using System Data","authors":"S. Knipe","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.1.05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49427137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microteaching: Theoretical Origins and Practice","authors":"S. Cavanaugh","doi":"10.7459/ept/44.1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/44.1.03","url":null,"abstract":"Through a selective review of the literature, this article examines the theoretical origins and early use of microteaching and charts its development over the last nearly six decades in the field of teacher education. From its beginning in the 1960’s as a method for pre-service\u0000 teacher behavioural modification with new portable video technology, to today’s mini-lessons recorded on students’ phones, microteaching has evolved with the trends in educational theory and technology. Today’s microteaching research and practice should be informed by those\u0000 that have come before it, but also reflect the field’s current trends in practice and theory.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46329669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Differently Do Teachers and Schools Influence the Math Performance of Whites and Blacks?","authors":"Mido Chang, Sunha Kim, H. Bang","doi":"10.7459/ept/43.2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/43.2.03","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the influences of teacher support and school environment on 10th graders’ mathematics achievements, controlling for socioeconomic status, gender, and mathematics self-efficacy, and the differential influences of these factors for White and Black students in\u0000 the USA. A sample of 8,682 White and 2,020 Black students who participated in the Educational Longitudinal Study were selected for the study. The results showed that Black students lagged behind their White peers on mathematics achievement, had lower socioeconomic status, and perceived the\u0000 school environment as more negative. Hierarchical Linear Modeling analysis showed that the achievement gap between Black and White students was lower when students perceived a higher level of negative behavior in school.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44133888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Motivating Students to Become Critical Thinkers: A Look at Instructional Strategies in Three High School Classrooms","authors":"Madalina F. Tanase","doi":"10.7459/ept/43.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7459/ept/43.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyzed some student-centered strategies used in three secondary classrooms in a large, urban high school in US. The researcher, who was teaching a graduate methods course at the local university, conducted classroom observations and follow-up interviews with three teachers\u0000 enrolled in the class. The teachers learned about different instructional strategies in the course, and they had implemented some of these strategies into their classrooms. While conducting classroom observations, the researcher witnessed a high level of student engagement and critical thinking\u0000 as students took part in the classroom activities.","PeriodicalId":35223,"journal":{"name":"Educational Practice & Theory","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49621047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}