Through their role in labs, exercise/recitation sessions and tutorials, graduate or doctoral teaching assistants play a significant role in the education of engineering students. Yet doctoral assistants frequently get little pedagogical training, what training is offered may be generic rather than specifically adapted to the subject epistemologies…

Though a number of studies addressed the current needs in EFL teachers' training, a main research gap yet to be addressed is investigating the efficacy of the professional development of in-service teachers using an instructional model and its actual impact on students. Through using three instruments -designed by the author- that included: (a…

Data literacy--the ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret data and data visualizations--is inextricably linked to the goals of K-12 social studies education. In a society where data visualizations such as maps, charts, and graphs are used to communicate information about problems, policies, and trends, or persuade people to vote for a…

Information on quality teacher character is important and plays a role in the construction of training modules and teacher preparation. However, because few exploratory studies exist on the characteristics of quality teachers in the field of language education, this study aims to identify relevant past studies from various virtual sources through…

This paper is based on a qualitative, longitudinal study of in-service teacher trainee cohorts in two UK institutions of Higher Education preparing to teach Law, Construction, Nursing, Hairdressing, Police and Fire service training in the Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) sector. The programme is entitled Professional Teaching and…

Based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the aims of the present cross-sectional study were i) to investigate acceptance by teachers of an open-source, collaborative, free m-learning app, named "Artefac," ii) to examine whether teachers' self-approach goals (i.e., the motivation to teach more effectively than before) may be a…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the conceptual content of the term 'quality' in primary and secondary education through the content analysis of 32 scientific publications. The analysis of the qualitative data is based on the methodology of grounded theory, revealing 21 major dimensions of quality with a high frequency of occurrence that…

In this study, the lack of teacher preparation to incorporate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies in the classroom that could benefit African American and Latina girls in urban secondary schools was examined. Research showed that over 50% of students in urban schools experienced SEL challenges which correlated with higher risks for…

In this study we examines identity narratives of elementary teachers about 'good' mathematics teaching and about themselves as teachers. The Exploration Pedagogical Discourse (EPD), which is widely adopted by the mathematics education community, is demonstrated through a formal document of the Israeli Ministry of Education, and contrasted with the…

This paper studies the pre-service teachers' mathematics teaching self-efficacy throughout the bachelor's degree in Primary Education. Our hypothesis is that the mathematical courses included in the bachelor's degree can influence their mathematics teaching self-efficacy. To carry out the study, pre-service teachers of each year of the Primary…

This descriptive-correlational research examined the teachers' attributes and self-efficacy as predictors to classroom management. The study aims to help teachers, school principals, and future researchers address some classroom management gaps. This study was participated by 200 senior high school teachers of Monkayo, Davao de Oro. The…

This book combines theory and research from educational and organizational psychology to provide guidance on improving the teacher selection process and, subsequently, educational outcomes for all students. The book identifies the characteristics of effective teachers, analyzes research on selection practices, and examines new approaches to…

This study explored how female Career and Technical Education (CTE) students who enter predominantly male-attended programs perceive instructor effectiveness. Although previous research has shed light on structural and social barriers faced by females wanting to enter these programs (Whitehead, 2013), new information suggests that CTE instructors…

Purpose: This study was carried out in 2013 and aims to define the professional self-efficacy of preschool teachers (PTSE); define preschool teachers' perception of preschool excellence (PTPPE); and investigate the relationship between the two. Design/methodology/approach: Scales for PTPSE and PTPPE were developed especially for this study.…

This study presents the meanings, attributes, and roles of 'professionalism' synthesized from 20 Thai EFL teachers' perspectives. Qualitative research methods were utilized to collect four sources of data including classroom observation transcripts, semi-structured interview transcripts, on-line discussion entries, and field-note recordings. The…