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Molly M. Plyler – ProQuest LLC, 2023
As K-12 computer science education mandates rapidly evolve across America, government officials, technology industry executives, and school leaders recognize such efforts' intellectual and economic importance. Specifically in Tennessee, a unanimous vote from the Tennessee General Assembly resulted in the passage of Chapter 979 of the Public Acts…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Kindergarten, Self Efficacy
Caukin, Nancy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine if employing the writing-to-learn strategy known as a "Science Writing Heuristic" would positively effect students' science achievement, science self-efficacy, and scientific epistemological view. The publications "Science for All American, Blueprints for Reform: Project…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Strategies, Constructivism (Learning), Control Groups
Danette R. Hardy – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Building from previous research on self-efficacy, sustained professional development, instructional leadership, and the science of reading, this quantitative correlational study explored the interrelationship among 51 purposively sampled Tennessee's elementary turnaround leaders' participation in sustained, systematic early literacy professional…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Self Efficacy, Principals, Assistant Principals
Karen Elizabeth Harper – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The State of Tennessee transitioned to new science standards. Previous methods for delivering professional development were unable to support teachers in pedagogy, content knowledge, or sustainability during this paradigm shift. As such, a lead teacher model was thoughtfully and intentionally implemented, and delivered professional development for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Professional Development, State Standards
Montgomery, Dionicia F. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study explored alternative teaching methods to improve student outcomes in the classroom. The researcher investigated the effects of the active learning strategies, Process Oriented Guided Inquiry learning and Peer Instruction on student achievement, conceptual understanding, and students' self-efficacy in an honors biology…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Peer Teaching, Outcomes of Education
Sproat, William G., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Educators expect the number of institutions offering online courses and the number of students enrolling in these courses to increase as many students, particularly nontraditional students, discover the advantages of online content delivery. Online courses require new methods of communication between students and faculty as well as discovering new…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Gender Differences