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Kevin Lou; Megan Hut; Matthew Campbell; Scott Barnicle – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore teacher-coaches' awareness and utilizations of educational learning theories within the conscious competence model of learning. Method: This study was framed with a qualitative constructivist exploratory case study design and used semi-structured interviews and member reflections to ask nine…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Learning Theories, Competence, Athletic Coaches
McMahan-Krepop, Jennifer Michelle – Online Submission, 2020
Project-based learning is a key methodology for the 21st century classroom. The teaching pedagogy is grounded in collaborative learning for students and collaborative teaching practices for educators. When social media and digital technologies are used as aids in the project-based learning approach, it adds a new dimension of learning for students…
Descriptors: Social Media, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Grounded Theory
Jackson, Linda Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2018
College graduation rates have been on the academic and political agenda. The United States graduation rate is 59%, however, 68% of nontraditional students do not graduate with baccalaureate degrees within the time frame of six years. Scholars are attributing the decreasing graduation rates to barriers encountered by nontraditional undergraduate…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Experiential Learning, Learning Theories, Case Studies
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Pinnell, Margaret; Franco, M. Suzanne; Petry, Leanne; Mian, Ahsan; Doudican, Brett; Srinivasan, Raghavan – Research in the Schools, 2018
Due to the shortage in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, it is imperative to inspire K12 students to pursue STEM disciplines. Materials and advanced manufacturing (M&AM), an important industry for the U.S. economy, requires a STEM knowledgeable workforce. To address the shortage while increasing awareness…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Faculty Development, Manufacturing, Industry
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Zhang, Pingping; Manouchehri, Azita; Tague, Jenna – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2013
Incorporating Vygotsky's concept formation theory and Berger's appropriation theory, an assessment which highlights authentic operations with the concept of area was designed and administered to 44 sixth grade students to determine what types of understanding they maintained. The results indicated the more novel the situation, the more diverse…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Knowledge Level, Concept Formation, Geometric Concepts
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Weber-Mayrer, Melissa M.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Yeager Pelatti, Christina – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2015
Professional development (PD) for early childhood educators has received increased attention as a means of bolstering young children's learning and development. Theory and research indicate that educators' characteristics play roles in both their own learning and that of children; however, little research has explored who participates in PD. This…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, State Programs, Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers
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Samalot-Rivera, Amaury; Porretta, David L. – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine adapted physical educators' perceptions and practices about teaching social skills to students with disabilities. A questionnaire based on Bandura's social learning theory concept of modeling was developed and mailed to an entire frame of 426 adapted physical education teachers in the state of Ohio. Face…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teaching Experience
Akins, Polly J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Parent education programs have been shown to be effective family-based interventions for preventing child abuse and neglect; however, to ensure their effectiveness, they must be continually evaluated. The purpose of this quantitative study was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the Nurturing Parenting Program for…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Program Evaluation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
McClusky de Swart, Sarah – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this case study was to investigate the impact of a unique faculty development seminar program in teaching: the Learning Fellows Seminar at Case Western Reserve University, a large national research university, which used Experiential Learning Theory as its foundation. Adopting a case study methodology, the study addressed four…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, College Instruction, Seminars, Research Universities
MAY, MARK A. – 1966
COMBINATIONS OF OVERT AND COVERT RESPONSE PRACTICES WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE OPTIMAL COMBINATIONS FOR THE LEARNING PROCESS FOR (1) DIFFERENT LEARNING TASKS, (2) STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES, AND (3) DIFFERENT MEDIA OF PRESENTATION. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT PRACTICALLY ALL FORMS OF HUMAN LEARNING INVOLVE SUCH COVERT ACTIVITIES AS OBSERVING,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Covert Response, Instructional Materials, Learning Processes
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1967
This collection of reprinted speeches delivered at the 1967 Ohio Conference on Disadvantaged Children covers the following topics: learning as the discovery of personal meaning, occupational and vocational training, characteristics of successful Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I Programs, the inherent difficulties of cultural…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Federal Programs, Language Arts
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Human, Sherrie E.; Clark, Thomas; Baucus, Melissa S. – Journal of Management Education, 2005
The use of self-assessment instruments to determine students' entrepreneurial characteristics represents a well-accepted practice in entrepreneurship courses, and many professors are only now beginning to embrace Web-based instruments. We describe how we use a comprehensive array of online self-assessments in an undergraduate New Venture Creation…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Undergraduate Students, Measures (Individuals), Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Hess, Richard T. – 1972
This content analysis schedule for the Lorain City (Ohio) Bilingual Education Program presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff selection and the linguistic…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers