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Bowles, Terry; Scull, Janet – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
The aim of this paper is to describe the application of the adaptive change model (ACM) to the school context, and provide rubrics for the use the model to evaluate student or teacher preparedness for change, and enhance the decision-making process at the school community, classroom, and individual student levels. Transformational learning is a…
Descriptors: Interviews, Models, Scoring Rubrics, Negative Attitudes
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Spagnoli, Dino; Wong, Lawrence; Maisey, Shannan; Clemons, Tristan D. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
Student feelings towards the laboratory component of an introductory chemistry unit were evaluated in an action research study, over a three-year period at the University of Western Australia. In 2013 we found that the percentage of students with negative feelings towards the laboratory increased over the duration of a semester. In 2014 we…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Negative Attitudes
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Schumacher, Gary – ERS Spectrum, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine teacher perceptions of the impact on instructional practice when using a complex, standards-based performance evaluation system. The study used expectancy theory to investigate teacher expectancy (did they believe they could enhance their practice to the identified program standards?), instrumentality…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods