Analyzing Practice for Improving Schools: The Study of Vignettes     

Panayiotis Angelides  James Leigh  Paul Gibbs 《School Effectiveness & School Improvement》2013,24(3-4):467-485

This article suggests a method for analyzing patterns of school practice for improvement purposes. In particular it describes outcomes of a study that point to some promising possibilities, in terms of encouraging teachers to reflect on their practice, for the purpose of improvement. It argues that by discussing and analyzing vignettes, teachers can improve their practice, not only individually, but also as a team. In addition, this analysis can help schools to develop as organizations. At the end, this suggestion is supported with an example which illustrates the potential of using vignettes for improving schools, whilst, at the same time, demonstrating how the procedure might be used.  相似文献   

Making Critical Connections Between Social Studies Teaching and Student Achievement Using NAEP Data Explorer     

Paul G. Fitchett  Tina L. Heafner 《The Teacher Educator》2013,48(4):296-310

In this analysis of promising practice, we demonstrate how social studies methods instructors can incorporate data analysis of the 2010 United States History National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP–USH) to facilitate pedagogical aims, engage teacher candidates in critical discourse, and investigate the contexts of teaching and learning. The NAEP data explorer application is a valuable tool for examining social studies theory and practice in relation to student learning outcomes. Our assessment of teacher candidates' responses to the activity leads to the recommendation that NAEP data analysis and results encourage self-evaluation of instructional practices while simultaneously supporting critical interpretations of the NAEP exam.  相似文献   

Discovering Functional Programming Through Imperative Languages     

Paul A. Bailes 《Computer Science Education》2013,23(2):87-110

The pedagogical desirability of functional programming is effectively swamped by an overwhelmingly imperative‐language‐oriented culture. Because a meaningful subset of the functional paradigm is accessible within imperative languages, it is possible to identify a subset of Modula‐2 that characterizes the functional paradigm subset. A series of list‐processing problems and their solutions in the Modula‐2 subset provides students with ample exposure to the practice and theory of functional programming. Extension to the full functional paradigm and migration to specialized functional languages are managed, in the worst case by initial pseudo‐Modula‐2 programming involving hypothetical extensions supporting higher‐order functions and polymorphism. More powerful solutions to this problem are foreshadowed, in the form of preprocessor implementations of Modula‐2‐ and Ada‐derivative functional languages.  相似文献   

Risk Management in Social Work Practice: Preventing Professional Malpractice,Liability, and Disciplinary Action by Frederic G. Reamer     

Paul A. Kurzman 《Journal of Teaching in Social Work》2013,33(5):542-543

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YOUTH LOOKS AT THE CHURCH     

Paul W. Shankweiler 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(8):702-715

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Early Literacy Measures for Improving Student Reading Achievement: Translating Research Into Practice     

Doug Marston  Mary Pickart  Amy Reschly  David Heistad  Paul Muyskens  Gerald Tindal 《Exceptionality》2013,21(2):97-117

The importance of early literacy instruction and its role in later reading proficiency is well established; however, measures and procedures to screen and monitor proficiency in the area of early literacy are less well researched. The purpose of this study was to (a) examine the technical adequacy and validity of early curriculum-based literacy measures, Letter–Sound Correspondence, Onset Phoneme Identification, and Phoneme Segmentation, developed for use within the problem-solving model in the Minneapolis Public Schools and (b) describe the district-wide implementation of these measures. In general, these measures were found to have adequate reliability and validity, have moderate to moderately high correlations with criterion measures (oral reading, report cards), and be sensitive to growth across the school year. A case study of how these measures are used for screening and progress monitoring to improve reading achievement within 1 school is included. Limitations and future directions are also presented.  相似文献   

A Service Learning Campus Sustainability Project     

Michael J. Maloni  Robert C. Paul 《Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education》2011,9(1):101-106

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Editorial     

Paul Standish 《Journal of Philosophy of Education》2012,46(1):iii-v

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RIM: A Random Item Mixture Model to Detect Differential Item Functioning     

Sofie Frederickx  Francis Tuerlinckx  Paul De Boeck  David Magis 《Journal of Educational Measurement》2010,47(4):432-457

In this paper we present a new methodology for detecting differential item functioning (DIF). We introduce a DIF model, called the random item mixture (RIM), that is based on a Rasch model with random item difficulties (besides the common random person abilities). In addition, a mixture model is assumed for the item difficulties such that the items may belong to one of two classes: a DIF or a non-DIF class. The crucial difference between the DIF class and the non-DIF class is that the item difficulties in the DIF class may differ according to the observed person groups while they are equal across the person groups for the items from the non-DIF class. Statistical inference for the RIM is carried out in a Bayesian framework. The performance of the RIM is evaluated using a simulation study in which it is compared with traditional procedures, like the likelihood ratio test, the Mantel-Haenszel procedure and the standardized p -DIF procedure. In this comparison, the RIM performs better than the other methods. Finally, the usefulness of the model is also demonstrated on a real life data set.  相似文献   

Fear and loathing of tuition fees: an American perspective on higher education finance in the UK     

Paul Greatrix 《Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education》2013,17(1):12-16

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