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50 Years of ERIC
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Validating Teacher Competencies for Faculty Members in Higher Education: A National Study Using the Delphi Method.
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Smith, Kathleen S.; Simpson, Ronald D. – Innovative Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 31 instructional leaders in higher education investigated their perceptions of the importance of 26 teaching competencies in effective college instruction. Results confirmed that, for the most part, these competencies were considered essential and were found comparable to competencies identified for teaching assistants in previous…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Delphi Technique, Evaluation Criteria
A Case Study on the Successful Development of an International Teaching Assistant.
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Smith, Kathleen S. – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
This case study of an international teaching assistant's experience with college teaching focuses on the process of becoming an effective instructor in the undergraduate classroom. A developmental model that emphasizes clarifying the student's individual linguistic, cultural, social, and professional goals is suggested, and implications for…
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Instruction, Foreign Students, Goal Orientation
Validating Teaching Competencies for Graduate Teaching Assistants: A National Study Using the Delphi Method.
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Simpson, Ronald D.; Smith, Kathleen S. – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
A study used the Delphi technique to validate teaching competencies of graduate teaching assistants. A panel of 17 experts in teaching assistant support and training validated 26 competencies as important but also suggested some depend on specific responsibilities assigned to the teaching assistants. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Delphi Technique, Graduate Students, Higher Education