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Heather Nutt – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Most people would agree that proficiency in reading is essential for students' success in school and throughout life; however, students across the nation struggle to achieve grade-level proficiency in reading. For decades, people have argued about how reading should be taught. Many scientists now agree that body of evidence is known as the science…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Attitudes
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Burns, E. Robert – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2020
From 1991-2019 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), 202 different faculty individuals, from each of the five UAMS colleges, volunteered to offer 120 different workshops in health science content to 22,731 PreK-12 teachers and some school nurses in the Partners in Health Science (PIHS) program. Participants consumed 83,488…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Wake, Donna; Mills, Michael – Issues in Teacher Education, 2018
Effective professional development (PD) can be a powerful tool in school success and teacher satisfaction; however, teachers often report their PD experiences as lackluster or not responsive to their immediate needs (Desimone, 2011; Guskey, 2009; Lutrick & Szabo, 2012). Teachers need professional support in today's educational environment to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Technology Integration
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Miller, Rachelle; Wake, Donna; Whittingham, Jeff – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The purpose of this study was to compare differences in teachers' instructional behaviors during Year 2 implementation of the A+ Model of arts integration. Forty-six (i.e., 23 control, 23 experimental) randomly selected teachers from six school sites (i.e., 3 control, 3 experimental) were observed over a two year period. In addition, six teachers…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Methods, Models
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La Porte, Angela Maria – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2016
The aim of this participant observation was to understand the efficacy of a modified International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program for fourth-graders at a public school with a large percentage of language and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. Data collection over a five-month period concentrated on teaching interactions including…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Advanced Placement Programs, Grade 4, Elementary Education
DEMARCO, NORMAN; IVEY, SARA M. – 1961
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION FOR SPEECH IMPROVEMENT AT THE THIRD-GRADE LEVEL WAS INVESTIGATED. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO TEST (1) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTION ON INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND (2) THE AMOUNT OF SPEECH IMPROVEMENT WITH THIRD-GRADE CHILDREN VIEWING 52…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Jones, Craig H.; Slate, John R. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1996
Surveys of 504 educators in northeast Arkansas examined their attitudes toward recommendations for educational practice made by the Association for Behavior Analysis Task Force on the Right to Effective Education. Results indicated educators strongly supported recommendations for changes in curriculum and instruction but strongly opposed…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavior Change, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment