A Self-Study of the Role of Technology in Promoting Reflection and Inquiry-Based Science Teaching     

Brenda M. Capobianco 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(2):271-295

   This self-study examined the 1st-year science teacher educator's integration of instructional technology into a science methods course and modeled the reflective practice of her own teaching. Elementary science methods students participated in a series of inquiry-based activities that utilized various instructional technologies. Data sources included daily reflections, formative assessments, concern-based surveys, and class assignments. Findings from this self-study revealed that the teacher educator's own reflections and practical inquiry influenced and paralleled her students’ development of learning how to teach scientific inquiry using instructional technology. Results suggest that inviting preservice teachers into reflective practice and modeling for them the development of professional practical knowledge allow them to address the uncertainties in their own learning about using technology for inquiry-based science teaching.  相似文献   

X. DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES OF CHILDREN'S SLEEP PROBLEMS AFTER THE BIRTH OF A SIBLING     

Paige Safyer  Matthew M. Stevenson  Richard Gonzalez  Brenda L. Volling  Wonjung Oh  Tianyi Yu 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》2017,82(3):130-141

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COUNSELLING FOR TOLERANCE     

Brenda Almond 《Higher Education in Europe》1996,21(1):25-38

With the duties and responsibilities of the counsellor in mind and the pressures upon him or her, this article begins by considering the fine line between active tolerance, based on firm personal values, and passive tolerance, viewed by the author as more a form of valueless moral neutrality. Not only must the counsellors of today face clients with diverse cultural backgrounds as well as situations which challenge their own standards, they must also deal with the widely held belief that problems which appear not to be suitable for legal intervention should be solved by counselling. Understanding that the western notion of tolerance first developed in regard to ideas rather than actions, it becomes possible for counsellors to be compassionate while adhering to a conviction that some ideas are better than others and that certain actions must be avoided altogether. Generally speaking, there are two approaches to counselling: therapeutic or psychological, on one hand, and philosophical, on the other. The latter is best directed at the problems of ordinary people who need help with a problem such as personal loss, an overwhelming feeling of guilt because of an action one regrets, the fact that one will soon die ‐ as in the case of persons diagnosed for AIDS. Finally, the tolerant counsellor living in a diverse society can become a vehicle for imparting tolerance and understanding to others.  相似文献   

VII. DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES OF CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY AFTER THE BIRTH OF A SIBLING     

Patty X. Kuo  Brenda L. Volling  Richard Gonzalez  Wonjung Oh  Tianyi Yu 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》2017,82(3):93-105

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21世纪高等教育:开放与远程学习面临的挑战——在“2008世界开放与远程教育论坛”上的主题报告     

布兰达·格丽  罗伟纲 《开放教育研究》2008,14(6):32-35

我们生活在一个非同寻常的时代。这个世界以前从来没有像现在这么繁荣,从来没有这么多的人像现在这样健康长寿的活着,我们从来没有见到过如此令人眼花缭乱的技术,也从来没有达到像现在这样的平均教育水平。但是,就绝对数字而言,这个世界从来没有这么多的人像现在这样生活在如此贫困的状态之中,从来没有这么多的人像现在这样死于原本可以预防的疾病,这个地球从来没有像现在那样面临威胁,也从来没有像现在这样有这么多的人需要教育。  相似文献   

Profiles of Parenting for Low-Income Families and Links to Children’s Preschool Outcomes     

Iheoma U. Iruka  Brenda P. Jones Harden  Gary Bingham  Jan Esteraich  Sheridan Green 《Early education and development》2018,29(4):515-539

Parenting is a multidimensional construct that includes practices, attitudes, and emotional capacity. The aims of the study were to examine variation within parenting through a person-centered approach and the extent to which child and family characteristics were associated with profiles of parenting as well as the link between parenting profiles and children’s preacademic skills, language, and behavior outcomes in preschool. This study used data from low-income, ethnically diverse, preschool-aged children (n = 740) and their parents (n = 713) who were participants in a network of high-quality early care and education programs across the United States. Latent profile analyses uncovered four parenting profiles: (1) low enrichment, conflict-oriented, and distressed parent; (2) average enrichment, conflict-oriented, and distressed parent; (3) low to average enrichment, emotionally close, and low distressed parent; and (4) high enrichment, emotionally close, and low distressed parent. Child (age, minority status) and parent (family structure, home language, maternal age, level of education, school/training status, and depressive symptomatology) characteristics were predictive of being in a particular parenting group. Further, parenting profiles were predictive of children’s preschool outcomes. Implications for intervention and programming are discussed.  相似文献   

Implementation and modification of an anatomy‐based integrated curriculum          下载免费PDF全文

Brenda J. Klement  Douglas F. Paulsen  Lawrence E. Wineski 《Anatomical sciences education》2017,10(3):262-275

Morehouse School of Medicine elected to restructure its first‐year medical curriculum by transitioning from a discipline‐based to an integrated program. The anatomy course, with regional dissection at its core, served as the backbone for this integration by weaving the content from prior traditional courses into the curriculum around the anatomy topics. There were four primary goals for this restructuring process. Goal 1: develop new integrated courses. Course boundaries were established at locations where logical breaks in anatomy content occurred. Four new courses were created, each containing integrated subject content. Goal 2: establish a curriculum management team. The team consisted of course directors, subject specialists, and a curriculum director. This team worked together to efficiently manage the new curriculum. Goal 3: launch contemporary examination and question banking methods. An electronic system, in which images could be included, was implemented for examinations and quizzes, and for storing and refining questions. Goal 4: ensure equitable distribution of standardized examinations and course grading systems among all courses. Assessments included quizzes, in‐course examinations, and National Board of Medical Examiners^® (NBME^®) Subject Examinations. A standard plan assigned the contribution of each to the final course grade. Significant improvement was seen on subject examinations. Once the obstacles and challenges of integration were overcome, a robust and efficient education program was developed. The curriculum is expected to continue evolving and improving, while retaining full regional dissection as a core element. Anat Sci Educ 10: 262–275. © 2016 American Association of Anatomists.  相似文献   

The Implications of Culture and Identity: A Professor's Engagement with a Reform Collaborative     

Tarin H. Weiss  Allan Feldman  Dolly E. Pedevillano  Brenda Capobianco 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2004,1(3):333-356

In this study, part of a larger United States project investigating K16 teachers and science reform, we seek to understand how a science professor's participation in a large-scale reform effort affects her conceptions of teaching, teachers, and reform. The topic in this study concerned how the professor's teaching identity was modified and created by the reform effort as she mediated her participation. A multiple-method approach utilizing (a) semi-structured interviews/correspondences with four students and the professor, (b) classroom observations, and (c) field notes, comprised the data collection. Results indicated that, although the professor was inclined to try out new teaching strategies in her classroom, the project failed to create pedagogical dissonance thus leading to her lack of desire to accommodate a more inquiry-based pedagogy.  相似文献   

Perceiving the Affordance of Contact in Fourand Five-Month-Old Infants     

Albert Yonas  Brenda Hartman 《Child development》1993,64(1):298-308

The focus of this study was on the ability of infants to perceive whether an object is positioned at a distance that would make contact possible. As a toy was presented, sometimes within and sometimes beyond reach, the initiation of reaching and leaning forward was scored. Infants were divided into leaning and nonleaning groups. Both leaning and nonleaning 5-month-olds changed their behavior dramatically when the object was placed beyond, as opposed to within, reach. The nonleaners showed a decline in reaching when this boundary for contact was crossed. The "leaners" did not; rather, they began to lean forward. These results suggest that 5-month-olds use information for the affordance of contact. 4-month-olds provided less evidence that arm length regulates reaching. 5-month-old infants acted as if they not only had some sensitivity to the absolute distance of an object but also to the effect that leaning forward has on their ability to make contact with a distant object.  相似文献   

Perceptions and practices of principals: supporting positive educational experiences for Aboriginal learners     

Jane P. Preston  Tim R. Claypool  William Rowluck  Brenda Green 《International Journal of Leadership in Education》2017,20(3):328-344

The purpose of this paper is to describe the leadership perceptions and practices of principals who promote positive school experiences for Aboriginal students. This qualitative multi-case study encapsulates 14 semi-structured individual interviews conducted with nine principals from the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. Findings indicate that the principal’s belief in students, emphasis on student belonging, promotion of relationships and promotion of culturally relevant school experience were seminal in creating a positive school experiences for Aboriginal students. An implication of the study is that leadership embodied via an Aboriginal worldview has great merit for fostering educational success for all learners, regardless of ethnicity.  相似文献