Teacher development for formative assessment. [PDF]
This article reports on the teacher development that occurred during a two-year research project on the formative assessment practices of primary and secondary school teachers of science.
Bell, Beverley, Cowie, Bronwen
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Are Primary Teachers Literate or Not: A Study on Curriculum Literacy of Primary Teachers
which is based on a case study from qualitative research designs, consists of teachers working in primary schools in the 1st term of the 2020-2021 academic year in Diyarbakir. The teachers in the study group were selected by criterion sampling, one of the purposive sampling methods.
Sedef Süer, Mehmet Demirkol
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The Revolving Door of Education: Teacher Turnover and Retention amongst the Graduates of a Liberal Arts Teacher Education Program [PDF]
In the United States, elementary and secondary education teachers comprise 4% of the entire civilian workforce (Ingersoll, 2001). The composition of that 4% is changing because of teacher turnover.
Dachille, Gregory W., Ruff, Chloe
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Changing practice in Malaysian primary schools: learning from student teachers’ reports of using action, reflection and modelling (ARM) [PDF]
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Education for Teaching on 15 March 2018, available online at doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2018.1433468.
Dickerson, Claire +3 more
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The Reconstruction of Primary Teachers' Identities [PDF]
Primary teachers have had to reconstruct their identities in response to the reconstruction of the education system. The holism, humanism and vocationalism of the old Plowden self-identity has been challenged by a new assigned social identity signalled in the assault on child-centred philosophy, the diminution of elementary trust, and changes in the ...
Woods, Peter, Jeffery, Bob
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This chapter considers the attributes of teacher quality and teaching quality. It investigates four intentional practices required for high-quality teacher development: careful selection; high-quality teacher education programs; induction and support in the early years of teaching; and professional learning throughout the teaching career.
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Exploring Teacher and Student Perceptions of the Impact of Two Recess Periods per Day [PDF]
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to explore teacher and student perceptions of the implementation of two recess periods per day. Method: Participants were 12 teachers (representing all grade levels and areas) and 13 students (representing ...
Erwin, Heather
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STEMing the growth of primary science [PDF]
Kelly Dockerty looks at the implications for teacher training and the findings of the CBI report Tomorrow’s world: Inspiring primary ...
Dockerty, Kelly
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Te tuangi (the clam): A metaphor for teaching, learning and the key competencies [PDF]
This article explores the shift from “essential skills” to “key competencies” in the school curriculum. Drawing on information gathered from teacher interviews and observations at a New Zealand primary school, this article suggests that culture and ...
Simpson, Mary Louisa, Williams, Tina
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Teacher training processes and teachers' competence : A sociological study in the primary school [PDF]
The paper describes part of a study whose aim was to investigate the relation between modalities of teacher training and modalities of pedagogic practice implemented in the science classroom.
Afonso, Margarida +2 more
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