scholarly journals Nature of Teaching: What Teachers Need to Know and Do

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethel T. Ababio
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Teachers College ◽  
College And University ◽  
School Based ◽  
Service Coordinators ◽  
Everyday Classroom ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
Nature Of Teaching

Improving the quality of what happens in schools and preparing pupils/students for life in the 21st Century requires the highest quality of teaching. This article therefore focuses on professional classroom competences that every professional teacher should possess. It explores various scholarly definitions of teaching and time-tested principles of teaching and the classroom strategies available to teachers which when used judiciously will best assist pupil/student learning. The article will be useful for practicing teachers, student teachers, college and university lecturers, school-based in-service coordinators, advisory teachers and school mentors and head teachers. Though the prime aim of this article is to provoke discussion on the nature of teaching, its additional aim is to help the afore-mentioned stakeholders in the teaching enterprise reflect on their current practice and encourage them to ask questions about everyday classroom events.

Strengthening practicum conversations: Enhancing professional learning and development through returning lecturer supervisions

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Ussher ◽  
Wendy Carss
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Learning And Development ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Practicum Supervision ◽  
School Based ◽  
Learning Journey ◽  
Practicum Experiences ◽  
University Lecturers

Relationships between teachers, children and university lecturers must be positive, productive and professional to optimise the learning and development of student teachers in school-based experiences. The limited research into these ‘high stakes’ relationships mostly explores alternative approaches. This paper explores the perceptions of student teachers and associate teachers as they consider the value of an alternative practicum supervision approach. The lecturers supervised and mentored the student teachers in all of their practicum experiences. Findings indicate a clear preference for this approach, mostly because of reduced stress, especially in the final practicum. The lecturer was a stable influence with a greater depth of knowledge of the student’s learning journey. The later visits were future-focused, identifying next steps in developing both strengths and weaknesses. There are some current examples of this approach, but these participants suggest that it should be common practice because of the value of the professional conversations that occurred.

Administrasi Layanan Khusus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haisya Hamini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Health ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
School Based ◽  
Special Services ◽  
School Cafeterias

This article describes the administration of special services. The teaching and learning process requires the support of facilities that are not directly used in the classroom. Facilities that do not directly include school libraries, school cooperatives, school health businesses and school cafeterias. Management of special services in schools is effective and efficient School Based Management (SBM). School is one of the facilities that can be used to improve the quality of Indonesia's population. Schools not only have responsibilities and duties to carry out the learning process in developing science and technology, but must maintain and improve students' physical and spiritual health.Special service management in schools is basically defined and organized to facilitate or facilitate learning, and can meet the special needs of students at school. Special services are provided in schools with a view to facilitating the implementation of teaching in the context of achieving educational goals in schools. Special services include guidance and counseling, libraries, laboratories, school health efforts (uks), canteens, school cooperatives, and transportation.

scholarly journals Objective Measures to Assess Active Commuting Physical Activity to School in Young People: A Systematic Review Protocol and Practical Considerations

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5936
Author(s):  
Pablo Campos-Garzón ◽  
Javier Sevil-Serrano ◽  
Yaira Barranco-Ruíz ◽  
Palma Chillón
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Young People ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Objective Measures ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
School Based ◽  
Review Protocol

There are no systematic reviews that have identified the existing studies assessing active commuting physical activity (PA) to and from (to/from) school using objective measures, as well as the contribution of both walking and cycling to/from school to PA levels. To fill this gap in the literature, this systematic review will aim (a) to identify existing studies that assess active commuting PA to/from school with objective measures in young people and to examine the contribution of walking and cycling to/from school to PA levels, and (b) to propose an appropriate methodology and practical considerations to assess active commuting PA to/from school based on the studies identified. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020162004). We will conduct a systematic search up to 2020 in five databases: PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTdiscuss, Cochrane Library, and National Transportation Library. Both the risk of bias and the quality of the identified studies will be evaluated through different instruments according to the design of each study. This systematic review will help to choose the most appropriate objective measures to assess active commuting PA to/from school and to promote walking and cycling to/from school to increase PA levels.

Statistical assessment of peer opinions in higher education rankings

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Ghiasi ◽  
Grigorios Fountas ◽  
Panagiotis Anastasopoulos ◽  
Fred Mannering
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Individual Parameter ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
College And University ◽  
Higher Education Rankings ◽  
College Of Engineering

Purpose Unlike many other quantitative characteristics used to determine higher education rankings, opinion-based peer assessment scores and the factors that may influence them are not well understood. Using peer scores of US colleges of engineering as reported annually in US News and World Report (USNews) rankings, the purpose of this paper is to provide some insights into peer assessments by statistically identifying factors that influence them. Design/methodology/approach With highly detailed data, a random parameters linear regression is estimated to statistically identify the factors determining a college of engineering’s average USNews peer assessment score. Findings The findings show that a wide variety of college- and university-specific attributes influence average peer impressions of a university’s college of engineering including the size of the faculty, the quality of admitted students and the quality of the faculty measured by their citation data and other factors. Originality/value The paper demonstrates that average peer assessment scores can be readily and accurately predicted with observable data on the college of engineering and the university as a whole. In addition, the individual parameter estimates from the statistical modeling in this paper provide insights as to how specific college and university attributes can help guide policies to improve an individual college’s average peer assessment scores and its overall ranking.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a computer-based nutrition education tool

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Kreisel
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
School Based ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Dependent Samples

AbstractObjective:To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of using a computer-based teaching tool (http://www.coolfoodplanet.org) for nutrition and lifestyle education developed for primary school children.Design:This was a 2-week school-based intervention in third and fourth grades. The study design was multi-factorial with repeated measures of nutrition knowledge, at three points in time, of dependent samples from control and intervention groups. Control schools (n=7) used ‘traditional’ nutrition education materials and intervention schools (n=8) additionally used the computer-based educational tool. Qualitative information was collected in focus group discussions with student teachers and pupils, and by observing the nutrition lessons.Setting/subjects:Pupils aged 8–11 years (n=271) from participating schools in Vienna, Austria.Results:Nutrition knowledge increased significantly in both intervention and control schools, irrespective of the teaching tool used (P<0.001). The significant effect was maintained at 3 months' follow-up. There was no detectable difference in nutrition knowledge post intervention or at follow-up between the two study groups. In intervention schools, younger pupils (8–9 years) had better nutrition knowledge than older pupils (10–11 years) (P=0.011).Conclusion:This computer-based tool increases the possibilities of school-based nutrition education. If the tool's weaknesses identified during the formative evaluation are eliminated, it has the potential to make learning about nutrition more enjoyable, exciting and effective. This is of great importance considering that ‘healthy’ nutrition is not necessarily a topic that easily attracts pupils' attention and in view of the potential long-term health benefits of early and effective nutrition education.

Exploring the impact of expert guidance from school-based mentors on student teachers’ professional learning

PRACTICE ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Colin Forster ◽  
Tracey Wire ◽  
Rachel Eperjesi ◽  
Ruth Hollier ◽  
Emma Howell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Impact
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