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Kawthar Habeeb – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Educational outcomes in Kuwait have lagged behind those of much of the world. This problem is compounded by Kuwaiti educators' struggle to introduce core math and science concepts to young learners. Starting from the premise that STEAM-oriented education will make these concepts more accessible, this study seeks to demonstrate the potential…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Improvement, Skill Development, Teacher Attitudes
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Brunner, Esther – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
The aim of this pilot study was to develop, practice, and evaluate learning environments that are supposed to foster early mathematical reasoning in kindergarten. The participating kindergarten teachers attended a multi-part PD program. The research focused on the development of their teaching skills, and their reasoning practice over one school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Preschool Teachers, Teaching Skills
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Jordan, Rebecca Lee Payne; Bratsch-Hines, Mary – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
Teacher knowledge of reading is an important aspect of teacher quality, though limited research has investigated its associations with how classroom teachers report using instructional strategies to engage students in reading. Factor analysis of 28 instructional strategy items led to five self-reported instructional foci among 66 kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Early Childhood Teachers, Knowledge Level
Jill Treece Leonard – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the implementation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) as a professional development model effective in altering teachers' perceptions of their knowledge and skill in teaching developmental writing in grades K-3. This research is necessary to examine how offering teachers…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Models
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Bjorklund, Camilla – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2012
An educator working in a toddler-group (children aged 1-3) took part in an in-service program using a "Learning Study" design within the broader theoretical frame of the "Variation Theory of learning". The purpose of this study is, in qualitative terms and in the context of explorative play, to describe how the educator develops strategies where…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Toddlers, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction
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de Roos, Simone A.; van der Heijden, Monique H. R. M. A.; Gorter, Ruud J. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2010
This study examines professional development activities for students and teachers in two Dutch professional development schools (PDSs). The PDSs consist of a partnership between the kindergarten classes of the elementary school and accompanying playgroup (with children aged 4-6 and 2.6-4, respectively), a teacher's training college and a research…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Early Childhood Education, Rating Scales, Kindergarten