scholarly journals Designing a Makerspace for Pre- and In-Service Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marguerite Koole ◽  
Jordan Epp ◽  
Kerry Anderson ◽  
Robert Hepner ◽  
Mohammad Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Comfort Levels ◽  
Technical Support Staff ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Many educators view makerspaces as a means of increasing student engagement in K-12 classrooms. As faculty and staff of the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, we have noted low comfort levels in using and experimenting with technology. For this reason, we decided to create a place in which pre-service teachers could test and discuss technologies that they could eventually use in their teaching practice. Our endeavor eventually morphed into a space for current teachers, student teachers, technical support staff, faculty members, and interested community members. Having piloted workshops for six months, we are now evaluating our decisions and shaping new approaches for the current academic year. Our main challenges include ensuring inclusivity across age, gender, and culture; adopting suitable facilitation styles; and ensuring the workshops lead to useful discussions of technology and teaching practice.

Deepening Teachers' Understanding of Place Value

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 434-437
Author(s):  
Theresa M. Hopkins ◽  
Jo Ann Cady
Keyword(s):  
Number System ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Place Value ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Abstract Concept ◽  
School Students ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
Education Group ◽  
The University

As faculty members of the Mathematics Education Group in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Tennessee, we are responsible for instructing both preservice and in-service teachers through courses and professional development activities. One topic we address is teaching place value to elementary school students. Teachers' familiarity with the base-ten number system, however, can prevent them from fully comprehending the difficulty these students have when trying to understand the abstract concept of place value. This article presents our evolving lesson in addressing this difficulty.

Technical Writing Required of Graduate Engineering Students

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory K. West ◽  
Patricia Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Friedman Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Technical writing required of employees in business and industry has been investigated, but the writing demands on graduate students have not been systematically surveyed. To find out what kinds of writing are required of graduate engineering students, twenty-five engineering faculty members from the Engineering College at the University of Florida listed the kinds of writing assigned to graduate classes during the academic year 1979–80. Since the faculty members were asked to rank-order the writing kinds from most frequent to least frequent, the Friedman analysis of variance and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test were used to test for differences in the rank ordering. The tests showed that faculty assigned examinations, quantitative problems, and reports most frequently, that they assigned homework and papers (term and publication) less frequently, and that they assigned progress reports and proposals least frequently.

scholarly journals Analisis penguasaan kompetensi pedagogik dan profesional mahasiswa calon guru matematika dalam mata kuliah micro-teaching

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Linda Linda
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Good Criterion ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Pedagogical Competence ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penguasaan kompetensi pedagogik dan profesional mahasiswa calon guru matematika dalam mata kuliah micro-teaching di Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Provinsi Banten. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif. Subjek sebanyak 16 mahasiswa yang dipilih secara acak dari 72 mahasiswa jurusan pendidikan matematika, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Provinsi Banten tahun ajaran 2014/2015. Objek penelitian adalah kompetensi pedagogik dan profesional mahasiswa calon guru matematika dalam mata kuliah micro-teaching di Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Provinsi Banten. Data hasil penelitian dianalisis dengan melihat kriteria penguasaan kompetensi pedagogik dan profesional. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penguasaan kompetensi pedagogik mahasiswa calon guru matematika dalam mata kuliah micro-teaching di Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Provinsi Banten, berada pada kriteria baik. Penguasaan kompetensi profesional mahasiswa calon guru matematika Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Provinsi Banten, berada pada kriteria kurang.Kata Kunci: kompetensi pedagogik, kompetensi profesional, micro-teaching  An Analysis of Pedagogical and Professional Competence Mastery of Student Teachers of Mathematics in Micro-Teaching Course  AbstractThe study aims to describe the mastery of the pedagogical competence and the professional competence of student teachers of mathematics in micro-teaching courses at the University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa in Banten Province. The study was descriptive research. The subjects were 16 students who were randomly selected from 72 students of the Department of Mathematics Education, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Banten, in the academic year of 2014/2015. The object of this research was the pedagogical competence and professional competence of student teachers. The data were analyzed by observing the criteria for pedagogical competence mastery and mastery of professional competence criteria. The results of study show that the pedagogical competence mastery of the student teachers in the subjects of micro-teaching at the University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa in Banten Province is in the good criterion. The mastery of the professional competence of the student teachers in the same subjects is not in a less criterion.Keywords: pedagogical competence, professional competence, micro-teaching

scholarly journals Exploring Stressors of the University Faculty members: A Comparative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 321-330
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alboliteeh
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Dynamic Condition ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Response Rate Data ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Stress is defined as a dynamic condition in which an individual is confronted with an opportunity, constraint, demand related to what he or she desires and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important. This study focused on the manifestations and the sources of stress on faculty members of Hail University for the 2nd Semester of Academic Year 2018-2019.  A quantitative-comparative approach was employed in this study. There were 236 faculty who had participated in the study resulting to 94.4% response rate. Data collection started from February 2019 to April 2019. To measure manifestations and the sources of stress, the Total Teacher Concern Inventory was used. This consists of 48 distinct statements. Weighted mean, Analysis of Variance (F-test), and (t-test) were used.  All statistical analyses were performed at 0.05 level of significance. Results shows that the faculty disagreed that the sources of stress from work-related stressors (3.47). A significant difference between time management and sex (0.04) was determined. Likewise, a significant difference between gastrointestinal manifestations (0.01), behavioral manifestations (0.01) and the faculty’s age was obtained.

Open Distance E-Learning Student Teaching Practice Mentorship Experience in Selected Secondary Schools in South Africa

2019 ◽  
pp. 256-277
Author(s):  
Ailwei Solomon Mawela
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

Open distance learning (ODeL) approach is used worldwide to offer different qualifications. In studying towards obtaining a teaching qualification at UNISA, students are required to participate in teaching practice sessions before they can obtain their teaching qualification. This study aims at exploring ODeL institution student teachers' teaching practice experience in selected secondary schools in Vhembe District of South Africa. This qualitative single case study employed an interpretivism paradigm and personal theory of teaching practice. Convenient purposive sampling technique was used to sample six (n=6) student teachers from the University of South Africa who were currently conducting teaching practice in secondary schools during this study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data that was later analyzed through the use of themes and categories. The findings indicate a lack of knowledge, which requires ODeL student teachers to be trained prior teaching practice. Mentor teachers require professional development.

ULOGA AKORDSKIH DOPUNjALKI U PROCESU ZAPISIVANjA HARMONSKIH VEZA NA NASTAVI SOLFEĐA NA STUDIJAMA MUZIČKE UMETNOSTI

2020 ◽  
pp. 141-153
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Vulovic
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Harmonic Series ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Program Music ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Pedagogical Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

The paper describes the role of chord fill-in exercises in the process of scribing chords in harmonic series of chords which are part of the teaching program of Solfeggio in the basic academic (musical) studies. In a pilot experimental research, exact results have shown the extent to which the experimental factor (chord fill-in exercises) participate in achievement a better students accuracy when listening and scribing chords in harmonic series of chords. Pedagogical research was carried out in the academic year 2017/18 in which the main method was an experiment with one group of respondents consisting of six students of the first year of the study program Music Theory and Pedagogy of the Faculty of Philology and Arts at the University of Kragujevac. The results of the conducted experimental program confirmed the research hypothesis. They proved that chord fillers help students to identify and scribe chords in harmonic series of chords more effectively / accurately, which also indicates the necessity of a more frequent use of chord fill-in exercises in teaching practice, specifically in the work on the writing of chords in harmonic series of chords in teaching Solfeggio

Analyzing human factor impacts of a programming pedagogy strategy at University of Coimbra

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Scheila Martins
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Study Behavior ◽  
Pedagogical Strategy ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

This paper presents an ethnographic study, focusing on the human factor impacts, by analyzing the relation of the pedagogical strategy requirements implemented into a regular programming classes with the efficacy of the classroom changes proposed to improve teaching practice and study behavior. The paper summarizes the updates implemented in the Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (IPRP in Portuguese equivalent acronym), the first programming course offered for two undergraduates degrees, Informatics Engineering and Design and Multimedia, by the Informatics Engineering Department at the University of Coimbra. The changes applied in IPRP were inspired by pedagogical strategy recommendations developed in previous research, and its updated version has been run since 2011/12 academic year. The present study reports only the developments observed in IPRP classes from the Design and Multimedia degree through the lecturer's point of view assessments

scholarly journals Assessing final year undergraduate student teacher on school based teaching practice at the Polytechnic of the University Malawi: a dual assessment process

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Kaphesi
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Student Teacher ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
Mathematical Sciences ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Malawi

The present study was an evaluation of assessment of fourth year undergraduate student teachers on teaching practice in secondary schools. The study was carried out in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the Malawi Polytechnic of the University of Malawi. A total number of 18 (14 males, 4 females) mathematical sciences education students of the Polytechnic of the University of Malawi were included in the study. The assessment grades and supervision comments were taken by using instruments designed and approved by the department. All the measurements were taken by observing a student teacher planning and delivering a lesson as part of a requirement of the degree of bachelor of education in mathematical sciences education of the University of Malawi. Obtained data was analysed and attempt was made to find out correlation between assessment grade and the supervision comments based on the observed lesson. A positive correlation of grades was observed with the comments made and that the grade given to each individual student was lower than what the comments suggests regarding the quality of the student.  The results raise the question of the validity and authenticity of assessment and supervision conducted by teacher educators. The results of the present study would be useful for teacher trainers/educators involved in assessing and supervising students during teaching practices.

scholarly journals Obstacles To Scientific Research In Light Of A Number Of Variables

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nourah A. Algadheeb ◽  
Monira A. Almeqren
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Scientific Specialty ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree

The present study aimed to identify the scientific research obstacles facing faculty members in the College of Education at Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University (PNU) and to determine the differences in the obstacles according to age, academic rank, scientific specialty, marital status, number of completed studies, and time since the last academic rank was received. An initial data form and questionnaire were prepared to identify the obstacles to scientific research. The questionnaire assessed personal and family obstacles, social factors, technical skills, organizational and professional obstacles, and societal obstacles. The researcher assessed the validity and reliability of the survey instrument by testing it on a sample of 23 faculty members at the university. The results demonstrated a high degree of validity (i.e., high internal consistency) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha coefficient: .97). The study instrument was administered to a final sample of 69 faculty members (out of 111) at the university. The results demonstrated a decrease in the averages of the obstacles. The arithmetic averages for the obstacles were organizational and professional obstacles (2.76), societal obstacles (2.64), personal and family obstacles (1.87), and skills-related obstacles (1.70). The results demonstrated no significant differences for any obstacles with respect to age, academic rank or scientific specialization. There were significant differences in skills-related obstacles according to the number of completed studies; researchers with no completed projects faced greater obstacles. The results also demonstrated significant differences in societal obstacles associated with the length of time since the last academic rank was received.

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