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The Transition from Primary to Secondary School: Teachers' Perspectives
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Hopwood, Belinda; Hay, Ian; Dyment, Janet – Australian Educational Researcher, 2016
The transition from primary school to secondary school has long been recognised as one of the most challenging times in a young adolescent students' education, particularly in regard to their academic achievement. Research evidence from the last 30 years has identified a consistent pattern in students' academic achievement across transition,…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement
Teacher Ratings of Evidence-Based Practices from the Field of Autism
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Borders, Christina M.; Bock, Stacey Jones; Szymanski, Christen – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2015
Students who have a hearing loss and a comorbid diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have multiple obstacles to overcome. Using Gallaudet Research Institute data, Szymanski, Brice, Lam, and Hotto calculated 1 deaf student in 59 received services for both a hearing loss and an ASD (Szymanski, Brice, Lam, & Hotto, 2012). Teachers of…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Deafness, Comorbidity, Autism
Social Work Field Instructors' Views and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice
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Parrish, Danielle E.; Oxhandler, Holly K. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
This article presents the results of a cross-sectional study of social work field instructors' views of and implementation of the evidence-based practice (EBP) process and compares their responses with non-field instructors. A total of 688 National Association of Social Workers/Texas members (107 of which were field instructors) anonymously…
Descriptors: Social Work, Field Instruction, Evidence, Best Practices
Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Core Chemical Engineering Courses
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Prince, Michael; Borrego, Maura; Henderson, Charles; Cutler, Stephanie; Froyd, Jeff – Chemical Engineering Education, 2013
Traditional lecturing remains the most prevalent mode of instruction despite overwhelming research showing the increased effectiveness of many alternate instructional strategies. This study examines chemical engineering instructors' awareness and use of 12 such instructional strategies. The study also examines how chemical engineering…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Core Curriculum, Educational Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
Common Core Preparation in Special Education Teacher Education Programs: Beginning the Conversation
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Murphy, Michelle R.; Marshall, Kathleen J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2015
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) were developed to encourage a common focus of instruction and evaluation in the areas of mathematics, reading/language arts, writing, speaking, and listening. As of 2011, all but five states have adopted CCSS for math and English Language Arts (ELA), with another adopting only the standards for ELA. With…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, State Standards, Focus Groups
A Study of Faculty Data Curation Behaviors and Attitudes at a Teaching-Centered University
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Scaramozzino, Jeanine Marie; Ramírez, Marisa L.; McGaughey, Karen J. – College & Research Libraries, 2012
Academic libraries need reliable information on researcher data needs, data curation practices, and attitudes to identify and craft appropriate services that support outreach and teaching. This paper describes information gathered from a survey distributed to the College of Science and Mathematics faculty at California Polytechnic State…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Science Education, Teacher Researchers, Teacher Behavior