Download or read book High School English Teachers Perceptions of Rigor in Student Assignments written by Cynthia S. Misenheimer and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Rigor at Risk: Reaffirming Quality in the High School Core Curriculum, a 2007 online publication of ACT, Inc., due to the lack of rigor in high school classes, students are losing momentum as they progress through high school (Misenheimer p. 6). This research set out to measure rigor in high school teaching. Specifically, the research was designed to examine the perceptions of high school English teachers as to the amount of rigor present in their student assignments as evidenced by a rubric based upon Bloom's revised taxonomy (Taxonomy of Educational Objectives : the Classification of Educational Goals, by Benjamin S. Bloom et al.). The researcher developed a rubric to assess the amount of rigor based upon the taxonomy. Teachers of standard level and honors level English classes in high schools from two school systems in North Carolina (p. 41) were asked to assess four of their student assignments that they considered challenging utilizing the rubric. They were also asked to rank the assignment with a level of rigor from one for low rigor to six for high rigor. The research design was causal-comparative, utilizing quantitative data. Two external raters, high school English teachers not involved in the initial grouping, scored the same assignments using the rigor rubric. The researcher calculated the inter-rater reliability of the external raters, calculated the mean score for each teacher based on the teacher's ratings of the four assignments and compared the mean with the mean of the external raters with a t-test. The study concluded that the high school English teachers tended to give themselves higher ratings for rigor than they were given by the external raters, and that the assignments tended to fall short in giving the students practice in critical thinking and problem-solving (p. 73).
Download or read book English Teachers Perceptions of Rigor in Student Assignments written by Cynthia Misenheimer and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much is written about rigor but there are few research studies on the subject. This study by Dr. Misenheimer adds to the research on teacher's perception of the rigor present in their classroom assignments and the actual amount of rigor that is present. This study may challenge your thinking about a subject we often discuss but have very little agreement on. This study examines high school English assignments in traditional high schools grades 9-12 and one Early College.
Download or read book Rigor Is NOT a Four Letter Word written by Barbara R. Blackburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to increase rigor so that all students can reach higher levels of learning! With this new edition of a teacher-tested best seller, you get practical ideas for increasing text complexity, providing scaffolding during reading instruction, creating open-ended projects, and much more. The enhanced second edition provides important connections to the Common Core State Standards, plus new sections on problem-based learning, implementation of high standards, and working with special-needs students.
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of Effectiveness and Use of Homework in Secondary Education Classroom written by Jason B. Costello and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few components of education involve as much debate as homework does, particularly among scholars, educators, administrators, students, and parents. Some believe that homework is not needed for student academic achievement and that it creates an obstacle for students to engage in personal interests and endeavors. Others believe the practice is archaic and causes undue stress in parents and students. For these reasons, some argue it should be eliminated. Those who support the use of homework for research concluded it can improve academic achievement and promote student interest if it is used properly. This study is an attempt to provide insight into the strategies teachers use homework in the secondary classroom and their personal perspectives on the practice. This study included a mixed methods approach where teachers in a large, highly performing suburban high school were asked to complete a survey on their personal perspectives and use of homework (n = 70). Some survey respondents volunteered to participate in a face-to-face interview to expand their insights (n = 10). The study revealed that teachers’ use of homework is rather narrow and is primarily used for practicing skills, preparing for classroom assessments or for future lessons, and reinforcing learned material. These purposes of homework promote the extrinsic nature of the practice. Homework is used to promote grades, whether it is an acceptable grade on an assessment or an overall grade in a course. Rarely is homework used as a mode to encourage student interest or self-expression. Lack of intrinsic motivation to engage in homework provides for a poor perception of homework which causes it to be more of a chore rather than a valid instructional tool. When teachers provide homework that penetrates that intrinsic motivational realm, homework can become enjoyable which will provide greater possibility of long-term learning that, in turn, enhances student achievement. Teacher’s use of homework should contain extrinsic motivational techniques for it is important to perform adequately on assessments but should be balanced with the need to promote intrinsic motivation among students. In sum, the teacher use of homework should be redefined so that the full potential of its practice can be utilized.
Download or read book Assignments Matter written by Eleanor Dougherty and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from her extensive experience as a teacher coach, author Eleanor Dougherty shows teachers and administrators how to craft high-quality assignments and helps them understand the powerful impact that assignments can have on teaching and learning.
Download or read book An Investigation of the Perceptions of High School Teachers of English Regarding Selected Problems in Testing written by Maurice R. Tebo and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers perceptions on the importance and benefits of homework as an education strategy to reinforce and strengthen the academic skills of the students in the classroom written by Marlo González Bonet and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are marked differences in opinion during decades among researches and teachers regarding the possible benefits of homework. After reading numerous investigation and studies on these topics, the revised literature recognized homework as beneficial to students. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of fortyeight Puerto Rican teachers of a private school in the Hatillo School District regarding the importance and benefits of homework. The findings of the study indicated that homework is an educational strategy that reinforces and strengthen the academic skills of the students"--Leaf vii.
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of the Importance of Homework on Student Academic Success written by Paul E. Grome and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of what Makes Instructional Materials Engaging Appropriately Challenging and Usable written by Elaine Lin Wang and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of this report build on past studies by using survey data from a nationally representative sample to examine how middle and high school English language arts (ELA) and mathematics teachers use and perceive their instructional materials in terms of engagement, challenge, and usability. In addition, the authors use interview data to understand teachers' perceptions about what makes instructional materials engaging, appropriately challenging, and usable. Engagement is the extent to which the instructional materials pique and sustain student interest and attention; appropriately challenging is the extent to which the materials address the academic and learning needs of students; and usable is the extent to which the materials feature components that teachers desire and that are easy to enact or adapt to meet the needs of their students. Gaining insight into teachers' perceptions of their materials is important because this insight can affect the work of curriculum developers; it can influence state, school district, and other decisionmakers in their materials-adoption processes. Furthermore, teachers' modifications of materials can affect students' opportunities to achieve academic standards. This insight has become even more important during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic because of instruction moving online and teachers having to adapt their instruction and materials accordingly.
Download or read book Student Teacher and Parent Perceptions of Homework Assignments at the High School Level in White Plains New York written by Salvatore Ferdinand Scaglione and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rigor of Beauty written by Ian D. Copestake and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2004 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Carlos Williams is widely acknowledged to be among the most important American poets of the twentieth century. This collection includes sixteen new essays from many of the world's leading authorities on Williams, and is published to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of his death in 1963. The volume contains fresh assessments of the nature and extent of Williams's profound and enduring impact on contemporary American poetic traditions, while providing a platform for appraising the neglected achievement of Williams as a writer of fiction and short stories. In doing so these and other essays highlight the nature and importance of Williams's relationship to working class life in twentieth-century America. Additionally, the volume groups together studies focusing on the enduring legacy of Williams's long poem, Paterson, and essays which revise Williams's perceived neglect of African-American and Native-American culture and history.
Download or read book The Daggett System for Effective Instruction written by Willard R. Daggett and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Challenges Associated with Cross Cultural and At Risk Student Engagement written by Gordon, Richard K. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-12-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a meaningful and interactive learning environment is a complex task for any educator. However, once this is accomplished, students have the chance to receive enhanced opportunities for knowledge development and retention. Challenges Associated with Cross-Cultural and At-Risk Student Engagement provides a comprehensive examination on emerging strategies for optimizing instructional environments in modern school systems and emphasizes the role that intercultural education plays in this endeavor. Highlighting research perspectives across numerous topics, such as curriculum design, student-teacher interaction, and critical pedagogies, this book is an ideal reference source for professionals, academics, educators, school administrators, and practitioners interested in academic success in high stakes assessment environments.
Download or read book Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 1673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of social justice has been brought to the forefront of society within recent years, and educational institutions have become an integral part of this critical conversation. Classroom settings are expected to take part in the promotion of inclusive practices and the development of culturally proficient environments that provide equal and effective education for all students regardless of race, gender, socio-economic status, and disability, as well as from all walks of life. The scope of these practices finds itself rooted in curriculum, teacher preparation, teaching practices, and pedagogy in all educational environments. Diversity within school administrations, teachers, and students has led to the need for socially just practices to become the norm for the progression and advancement of education worldwide. In a modern society that is fighting for the equal treatment of all individuals, the classroom must be a topic of discussion as it stands as a root of the problem and can be a major step in the right direction moving forward. Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom is a comprehensive reference source that provides an overview of social justice and its role in education ranging from concepts and theories for inclusivity, tools, and technologies for teaching diverse students, and the implications of having culturally competent and diverse classrooms. The chapters dive deeper into the curriculum choices, teaching theories, and student experience as teachers strive to instill social justice learning methods within their classrooms. These topics span a wide range of subjects from STEM to language arts, and within all types of climates: PK-12, higher education, online or in-person instruction, and classrooms across the globe. This book is ideal for in-service and preservice teachers, administrators, social justice researchers, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in how social justice is currently being implemented in all aspects of education.
Download or read book The Antiracist English Language Arts Classroom written by Keisha Rembert and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you incorporate antiracist practices into specific subject areas? This practical guide answers that question and provides a road map for introducing antiracism into the English language arts (ELA) classroom with teacher-friendly tools and strategies. Drawing on foundational and cutting-edge knowledge of antiracism, expert Keisha Rembert responds to the following questions: What does antiracism look like in the English language arts classroom, given the unique responsibilities of the ELA educator; why is it vital to implement antiracist practices that are relevant to your classroom and school; and how can you enact antiracist pedagogies that foster critical engagement and stimulate a culture of antiracism? Aligned with National Council of Teachers of English standards, this accessible resource is replete with hands-on antiracist activities, teacher insights and interviews, questions to spark reflection and action and lesson plans and is essential reading for all ELA teachers. From building an antiracist foundation to evaluating the effect of antiracist practice on students and reflecting on your own lived experience, this book is a truly comprehensive guide for educators who want to empower all students. Rembert demonstrates how to find motivation in progress and joy in the process, pushing past confusion and discomfort in a continued effort to create an equitable, inclusive and antiracist ELA classroom.
Download or read book A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching written by Robert J. Marzano and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2009 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching, Robert J. Marzano and John L. Brown help you explore and refine your instructional strategies, always with the goal of enhancing student achievement. As a companion volume to Marzano's The Art and Science of Teaching, the handbook is intended to be a guide for individual teachers, study groups, and professional developers working together to improve their teaching. It is organized into 25 modules, each related to one of the 10 design questions introduced in the earlier book. Each module begins with a series of reflection questions and concludes with a set of self-assessment questions that allow the reader to determine areas that might need further work. At the heart of each module are specific strategies for addressing the key components of effective teaching. Dozens of examples illustrate the strategies in action in elementary and secondary classrooms, in all subject areas. The strategies provide a thorough grounding in the science of teaching. How a teacher chooses to implement them constitutes the art of teaching. Both elements are necessary for improving student achievement and creating successful schools. For anyone committed to developing a wide range of teaching skills, this handbook is a welcome road map to best practices.
Download or read book Two Years Later written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
