In Their Own Words: Teachers' Reflections on Adaptability     

Margaret Vaughn  Seth A. Parsons  Sarah Cohen Burrowbridge  Janice Weesner  Laurel Taylor 《理论付诸实践》2016,55(3):259-266

Current research explores adaptability by gathering teachers' reflections on their adaptations. However, the field knows little of what the term adaptability means to teachers who currently teach in today's educational context. In this article, adaptability is discussed from the perspectives of 3 practicing classroom educators, teaching in various contexts (geographic region and grade level). Teachers' voices of adaptability are examined and a definition of adaptability is discussed. Obstacles are presented in these teachers' efforts to adapt their instruction in their respective contexts. Teachers then discussed the ways in which they navigated these obstacles to modify their instruction to fit a variety of learners and experiences despite these constraints.  相似文献   

Black Grandmothers in Multigenerational Households: Diversity in Family Structure and Parenting Involvement in the Woodlawn Community   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Jane L. Pearson  rea G. Hunter  Margaret E. Ensminger  Sheppard G. Kellam 《Child development》1990,61(2):434-442

We report here the frequency of black grandmothers' coresidence in households with first-grade children, their patterns of involvement in parenting, and the degree to which family structure and employment affected the grandmothers' parenting involvement in a 1966/1967 community-defined population. Coresidence between grandmothers and their target first-grade grandchildren was found in 10% of the households. The 130 grandmothers' parenting involvement was substantial, second only to mother involvement, and was characterized by 2 parenting activity patterns: control and punishment, and support and punishment. The degree of grandmothers' parenting involvement differed by family structure, with grandmothers in mother-absent homes most likely to be involved. Grandmothers' employment did not moderate their engagement in parenting behaviors. These findings are consistent with previous reports of significant parenting involvement by black extended family members.  相似文献   

The Language of Statistics     

Margaret Rangecroft 《Teaching Statistics》2002,24(2):34-37

The discussion of problems associated with the use of language, specifically vocabulary and symbolism, is extended from the teaching and learning of mathematics to the particular area of statistics.  相似文献   

Parent participation in the initial placement/IEP conference ten years after mandated involvement   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

S Vaughn  C S Bos  J E Harrell  B A Lasky 《Journal of learning disabilities》1988,21(2):82-89

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Building electronic communities: success and failure in computer networking   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

Margaret M. Riel  James A. Levin 《Instructional Science》1990,19(2):145-169

This paper is about networking failures as well as networking successes. A research strategy for comparing educational activities conducted across electronic networks was employed to examine the critical features of successes as well as failures in designing electronic communities. The analysis provides a set of guidelines for those who plan to use telecommunications as a tool for creating global communities.  相似文献   

Stress and the American black woman: Analysis of research     

Doris C. Vaughn 《International journal for the advancement of counseling》1986,9(4):341-350

This study obtained information on causes of stress and its relationship to the performance of the American working woman in the classroom and on the job. In order to implement the study, a questionnaire which included categories of personal information, job-related information, educational information and symptoms of stress information was used. Interviews were conducted with available subjects in order to secure additional information.The study was concerned with 281 American females enrolled and/or employed in institutions of higher education in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Wisconsin and New Jersey. A total of fourteen educational institutions from these seven states was represented in the study.Data secured from questionnaire and interview results were used to compare subjects on the basis of demographics, attitudinal, adjustment, educational and other factors which contributed significantly to performance and style of the American black working woman; to present information on how to alleviate some of the stress factors that cause poor performance; and to help the American working woman to recognize stress in order to learn how to manage it without having to deal with possible consequences of poor health and additional financial obligations.Of the fifty-two variables compared, significant differences were found in eleven variables in fifty-nine instances when cross-tabulated. A probability of 05 was considered a significant difference and was the criterion for support or non-support of the specific hypothesis.  相似文献   

Researches into Preschool Education: issues and evidence     

Margaret M. Clark 《教育心理学》1989,9(1):5-13

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On the validity and sensitivity of the phonics screening check: erratum and further analysis          下载免费PDF全文

James M. Gilchrist  Margaret J. Snowling 《Journal of Research in Reading》2018,41(1):97-105

Duff, Mengoni, Bailey and Snowling (Journal of Research in Reading, 38: 109–123; 2015) evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the phonics screening check against two reference standards. This report aims to correct a minor data error in the original article and to present further analysis of the data. The methods used are calculation of predictive values of the phonics screening check in addition to sensitivity and specificity, and evaluation of agreement between the reference tests. Predictive values are important indicators of screening test quality. The positive predictive value of the phonics check is low (0.31) when compared with a standardised reading test but high (0.84) when compared with teachers' phonic phases judgements, reflecting poor agreement (kappa = 0.27) between reference tests. Results have implications for practice in terms of choice of reference standard and choice of threshold criterion for children to pass the screening check. Longitudinal data are needed to assess the predictive validity and utility of the check. What is already known about this topic:

• The importance of phonics in learning to read is widely acknowledged.
• The phonics screening check was introduced into U.K. schools in 2012 to ensure that all children develop phonic decoding skills.
• Estimates of the sensitivity and specificity of the phonics screening check, compared with two established ‘reference’ measures, were reported by Duff et al. ( 2015 ).

What this paper adds:

• We correct a minor error in the report of the original data by Duff et al. ( 2015 ).
• We draw attention to the importance of including predictive values, alongside sensitivity and specificity, in the evaluation of screening test validity. We also propose an alternative statistic for comparing the two reference measures.
• We show that applying this further analysis to the data in Duff et al. ( 2015 ) reveals the following: (i) the numbers of incorrect (false positive and false negative) outcomes in the phonics check and (ii) the marked difference in these numbers depending on the choice of reference measure.

Implications for theory, policy or practice:

• Reports of screening test validity should include positive and negative predictive values.
• A fundamental consideration for evaluating the validity of the phonics screening check is the choice of reference measure.
• Longitudinal data are needed to assess the predictive validity and utility of the phonics check.

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The Characteristics of School Science as Seen by Teachers     

Margaret Goddard Spear 《Educational studies》1988,14(3):257-264

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An alternative organizational model for early childhood distance education programs     

Margaret F. Harley 《Distance Education》1985,6(2):158-168

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