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Shannon, Darbianne K.; Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2021
Professional development (PD), which includes coaching, has demonstrated the capacity to affect preschool teachers' use of evidence-based practices. The present study explored how coaches facilitated conversations within practice-based coaching (PBC) partnerships. A direct behavioral observation coding system was developed to investigate (a) the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
McBrien, Jody – OECD Publishing, 2022
Social and emotional learning (SEL) strengthens students' abilities to regulate their emotions, thoughts, and behaviours and to interact successfully with others. There are an array of important social and emotional skills (SES): goal-setting, working to one's potential, resilience, creativity, perseverance, problem solving, and caring about the…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Refugees, Immigrants, Goal Orientation
Shannon, Darbianne K.; Snyder, Patricia A.; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary – Grantee Submission, 2020
Professional development (PD), which includes coaching, has demonstrated the capacity to affect preschool teachers' use of evidence-based practices. The present study explored how coaches facilitated conversations within practice-based coaching (PBC) partnerships. A direct behavioral observation coding system was developed to investigate: (1) the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
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Ramani, Geetha B.; Brownell, Celia A. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2014
Cooperative problem solving with peers plays a central role in promoting children's cognitive and social development. This article reviews research on cooperative problem solving among preschool-age children in experimental settings and social play contexts. Studies suggest that cooperative interactions with peers in experimental settings are…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Problem Solving, Preschool Children, Interpersonal Relationship
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Brown, Teresa L.; Gatmaitan, Michelle; Harjusola-Webb, Sanna M. – Young Exceptional Children, 2014
Paraprofessionals (also referred to as paraeducators or instructional assistants) who work in inclusive early childhood classrooms are facing increasing responsibilities in supporting teachers and children with diverse learning needs (Deardorff, Glasenapp, Schalock, & Udell, 2007; Downing, Ryndak, & Clark, 2000; Giangreco, Broer, &…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Feedback (Response), Inclusion, Preschool Education
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Björklund, Camilla – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2014
This article reports on a small-scale investigation of how teachers organise goal-oriented learning in Swedish preschools. The revised Swedish curriculum (National Agency for Education 2011) highlights the need for children to develop their mathematics skills through activities that integrate play and learning. This study investigates how…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education, Problem Solving
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Nevanen, Saila; Juvonen, Antti; Ruismäki, Heikki – Arts Education Policy Review, 2014
More than 98 percent of children in Finland attend preschool, where different kinds of projects are carried out in order to strengthen the children's abilities. This article focuses on the effects of one arts education project from a school readiness point of view. The main question was, How did the Helsinki arts education project affect the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Education, School Readiness, Program Effectiveness
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Balcomb, Frances; Newcombe, Nora S.; Ferrara, Katrina – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2011
The relationship between emergent spatial understanding in different cognitive domains, including navigation and language, has rarely been studied using methods that allow for the examination of individual differences. In this study the authors explored emergent place learning and its relationship to early spatial language, namely prepositions, in…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Navigation, Orientation, Child Development
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
These proceedings contain the papers of the 18th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2021), held virtually, due to an exceptional situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, from October 13-15, 2021, and organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Open Educational Resources, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices