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Direct linkHollie Bergeron – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Project-based learning is gaining popularity as a student-centered approach to education. It provides a multitude of benefits, especially compared to the practices surrounding standardized testing. The purpose of this action research study was to examine and improve teaching practices related to project-based learning at the elementary school…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedAbbott, Amy L.; Wren, Douglas G. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2016
Two well-accepted ideas among educators are (a) performance assessment is an effective means of assessing higher-order thinking skills and (b) data-driven instruction planning is a valuable tool for optimizing student learning. This article describes a locally developed performance task (LDPT) designed to measure critical thinking, problem…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Performance Based Assessment, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
Lange, Tracey M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The role of data analysis in the jobs of instructional leaders has become as commonplace as teachers creating lesson plans and taking roll in the classroom. Teachers and building leaders routinely use interim assessment data to develop thoughtful and robust instructional plans that address identified areas of student need. The link between the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Benchmarking, Feedback (Response), Instructional Innovation
Download full textCampbell, Emily; Cuba, Melissa – CATESOL Journal, 2015
The goal of this action research is to increase student awareness of context clues, with an emphasis on student use of visual cues in making predictions. Visual cues in the classroom were used to differentiate according to the needs of student demographics (Herrera, Perez, & Escamilla, 2010). The purpose of this intervention was to improve…
Descriptors: Role, Cues, Visual Aids, Prediction
Andersen, Lori; Matkins, Juanita Jo – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2011
This study examined the effect of using blogs as reflective journals during a methods course and practicum period on preservice science teacher reflections. The researchers investigated blogging and commenting as potential catalysts for critical reflection using an action research approach. The participants were 10 graduate preservice secondary…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Web Sites, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum
Meehan, Merrill L.; Cowley, Kimberly S.; Burns, Rebecca C. – 2000
The Interdisciplinary Teamed Instruction (ITI) project investigated the effects of interdisciplinary, teamed instruction on secondary school teaching and learning. It examined the effectiveness of a professional development model that facilitated the development, implementation, and evaluation of ITI. Through summer institutes and onsite…
Descriptors: Action Research, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
