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Andri Suherman – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2024
It has been argued by scholars that ESP (English for Specific Purposes) has several absolute features which distinguish it from EGP (English for General Purposes). It is not surprising that many EGP teachers face difficulties when teaching ESP classes. This mixed-method study randomly recruited EGP teachers (N=50) to complete an online survey…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Amy Cummings – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Over the past two decades, U.S. states have widely adopted early literacy policies. These policies have shown short-term success in enhancing K-3 literacy skills. However, the reasons behind their widespread adoption and the factors driving their success are poorly understood. This three-paper dissertation focuses on Michigan's Read by Grade Three…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education, Reading Skills
Samantha Ott – Online Submission, 2024
Following WWII, the English language became the global Lingua Franca, meaning that it is the primary language used to communicate between people who speak different languages. With the development of English as the Lingua Franca, Americans are generally less exposed to foreign languages than most other nationalities. Some researchers believe that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, High School Students, Student Attitudes
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Lo, Leslie N.K. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2019
This article offers a critical review of the impact of policy-induced changes on school teachers in the Chinese Mainland where educational reform has been an ongoing project for four decades. It addresses three aspects of the current state of teaching and the teaching profession: the contextual factors that have influenced their development; the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Professionalism
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Fang, Guangbao; Chan, Philip Wing Keung; Kalogeropoulos, Penelope – SAGE Open, 2021
Using data from the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS; 2013), this article explores teachers' needs, support, and barriers in their professional development. The research finds that Australian teachers expressed greater needs in information and communication technology (ICT) use and new technology training for teaching, while…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Professional Development, Educational Needs
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Thomson, Stephanie; Pampaka, Maria – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2021
In this paper, we approach modelling mathematics dispositions from a different methodological perspective in order to shed more light into the complex interplay between teaching practices and students' learning outcomes. We draw on survey data from around 5000 students from Year 7-11 (age 11-16) from 40 Secondary schools in England. Our…
Descriptors: Correlation, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Students
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Rino, Joseph; Bahr, Damon L.; Larsen, Ross A. A.; Sudweeks, Richard R; Robinson, Jared; Everson, Kimberlee; Monroe, Eula Ewing – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2021
In this paper the authors review the validity claims of a survey published in 2003, "A Survey Measuring Elementary Teachers' Implementation of Standards-Based Mathematics Teaching." Though the original survey received widespread attention and use, little formal review had been performed beyond the original estimates of reliability and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Hellmich, Emily; Vinall, Kimberly – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Machine translation (MT) platforms have gained increasing attention in the educational linguistics community. The current article extends past research on instructor beliefs about MT by way of an ecological theoretical framework. The study reports on a large-scale survey (n=165) of FL university-level instructors in the U.S. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Duarte, Bryan J. – Journal of Education Policy, 2021
This essay serves as a reflexive account of a multifocal approach to policy analysis that employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative study examined the relationship between principals' perceived levels of instructional influence and teachers' perceptions of their working conditions using a nationally generalizable sample.…
Descriptors: Policy Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Principals, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Njiku, Joseph; Maniraho, Jean Francois; Mutarutinya, Védaste – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
This article presents an exploration of teachers' attitude towards technology survey scales from multiple studies. It presents a review of literature on the development of survey scales. Eleven survey scales were collected and assessed on the kind of constructs used to define attitude as well as the content representativeness items carry in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Computer Attitudes, Technology Integration, Learner Engagement
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Rolim, Catarina; Isaias, Pedro – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The combination of teaching and information technologies is at the origin of a more embracing, flexible and accessible approach to learning. Assessment is considered an integral part of the learning process, but it has always been considered challenging for teachers. Through the adoption of information technologies, it is possible to create new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Surveys, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education
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Paek, Sue Hyeon; Sumners, Sarah E. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2019
Understanding how teachers' implicit beliefs promote and inhibit students' creativity has important implications for fostering creativity in the classroom. This study investigated whether the effect of teachers' fixed creative mindset on their self-efficacy for teaching creativity was mediated by their perceptions of students' potential and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Creativity, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy
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Izienicki, Hubert; Setchfield, Scott – Teaching Sociology, 2019
The role of extra credit in the college classroom has been examined as a philosophical and pedagogical issue, but in this project, we argue that the matter of extra credit is also a sociological one. Using survey data, we examine how college instructors' status and individual demographic characteristics are related to the use of extra credit. We…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Student Motivation, Sociology, Graduate Students
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Doubet, Kristina J.; Southall, Gena – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2018
This study examined the extent to which middle and high school English teachers integrate reading and writing instruction as complementary processes. Using qualitative research methods, researchers investigated the following: (a) Do middle and high school English teachers conceive of and enact the teaching of reading and writing as integrated…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Middle Schools
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Ülkü, M. Ali; Karkowski, Andrea M.; Lahm, Terry D. – Educational Studies, 2018
Undergraduate Research (UR) provides deeper experiential learning opportunities for students while increasing their self-efficacy, academic success and motivation to pursue graduate studies. Many real-world problems require an integrated solution and collaboration across different disciplines; therefore, it is important that students develop…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Teacher Student Relationship
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