NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Standards-Based Grading Practices among Practicing Music Educators: Prevalence and Rationale
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
St. Pierre, Nathan A.; Wuttke, Brian C. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2017
This study sought to describe the prevalence of Standards-based grading (SBG) among practicing music teachers and report the rationale teachers provided for or against its use. Participants were music educators (N = 96) responsible for grading students. Most participants (52.08%, n = 50) indicated that they were not familiar with SBG. Many…
Descriptors: Grading, Standards, Music Education, Music Teachers
What Do We Say When We Talk about Sustainability?: Analyzing Faculty, Staff and Student Definitions of Sustainability at One American University
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Owens, Katharine A.; Legere, Sasha – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze how faculty, staff and students at one American University define the term sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: The authors analyze student, staff and faculty definitions by comparing word frequency counts to a list of the 25 most frequently found words in over 100 definitions of…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Definitions, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Educational Use of Information and Communications Technology: Teachers' Perspective
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sipilä, Keijo – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014
This study investigated teachers' perceptions about how information and communications technology (ICT) is being incorporated into teaching and learning, the level of teachers' digital competence and what factors, in their opinions, might be hindering the use of ICT in schools. A total of 292 Finnish teachers took part in the survey. Activity…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
Teachers' Computer Self-Efficacy and Their Use of Educational Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Turel, Vehbi – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2014
This study examined the use of educational technology by primary and subject teachers (i.e. secondary and high school teachers) in a small town in the eastern part of Turkey in the spring of 2012. The study examined the primary, secondary and high school teachers': (1) personal and computer related (demographic) characteristics; (2) their computer…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Computer Literacy, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Networks as Opportunities for Knowledge Creation among Professionals: How Optimized by Counsellor Educators?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Obi, Ifeoma E. – African Higher Education Review, 2012
Knowledge creation involves the generation of new ideas, facts and insights through interaction with people to meet challenges and changes. Online and offline professional groups and networks are some of the avenues for generating new knowledge and innovation in practices. Guidance counselling is one the areas that needs to constantly remain…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Social Networks, School Counseling, Counselor Educators
Elementary Teachers' Knowledge and Use of Interventions and Barriers to Promoting Student Self-Determination
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cho, Hyun-Jeong; Wehmeyer, Michael; Kingston, Neal – Journal of Special Education, 2011
The No Child Left Behind Act (2001) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) emphasize accountability to improve student academic achievement. Promoting self-determination has been proposed as a means to achieving this outcome. Elementary teachers in 30 states were surveyed to measure (a) their perceived importance of…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Barriers