Leadership for Improving Student Success through Higher Cognitive Instruction

2017 ◽  
pp. 230-254
Author(s):  
Russell Jay Hendel
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Typical Application ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Educational Stakeholders ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Shared Culture ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

This chapter distinguishes between a shared hierarchical leadership, where a leader formulates goals, identifies training materials, authorizes funds and then all participate in a shared culture, vs. a fully shared co-leadership, where all educational stakeholders co-lead by initiating innovation and sharing development. This chapter advocates fully shared co-leadership. The key contribution of this chapter is the identification of four key attributes of higher cognitive pedagogy: executive function, attribution theory, goal-setting, and self-efficacy. These four attributes can easily be mastered by all educational stakeholders: mentors, principals, instructors, tutors, and students. Consequently, this chapter advocates the initiation of educational innovation in pedagogic delivery by instructors. The chapter illustrates its approach with a diverse set of subjects ranging from mathematics to essay writing. A typical application presented in this chapter illustrates spontaneous leadership at the university level followed by a more structured collaboration with K-12 institutions.

scholarly journals Assistive Technology for Freshmen Design and K-12 Outreach

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin R. Berg ◽  
Matthew Wigdahl ◽  
Charis D. Collins
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
Design Project ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University ◽  
Design Experience

This Work in Progress paper presents on the design of project-based learning approach focused on assistive technology as applied in a freshmen level engineering course which also integrates outreach with the local K12 system. The university course targets general education topics as well as an introductory engineering design experience and includes content on the engineering design process, societal implications of engineering design, and a participatory lab-based design project. A partnering class of 5th graders from a local elementary school made use of a daily block of time set aside for academic interventions and individual project-based work to collaborate with the university class. A qualitative assessment was conducted and has thus far has revealed that the university students found the assistive technology theme of the semester-long design project to be meaningful. For the K12 students, the survey results and anecdotal observations suggest that we were only moderately successful in constructing a meaningful and purposeful design experience, from their perspective.

scholarly journals Social perception of persons with PTSD symptoms: a test of some predictions of attribution theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Ćubela
Keyword(s):  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Target Person ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Social Evaluation ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Symptom Pattern ◽  
Affective Experiences ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Very High

A broad research of the impact of PTSD diagnosis and presenting symptoms of this disorder on social reactions to persons with PTSD has been undertaken to test the prediction that the relative absence of fairly recognizable symptoms of this disorder promotes less positive social evaluation. This paper presents the effects of manipulating with the PTSD label and the recognizability of presented symptom pattern on ratings of the target person responsibility and elicited affective reactions and support giving intention in subjects.Three vignettes, differing in recognizability of presented symptoms of PTSD, were given to the subjects (228 students at the University of Mostar), and about a half of the subjects in each of these symptom pattern conditions was told that the target is a PTSD casualty. Subjects responded to the vignettes by rating target’s responsibility and their own reactions to him (pity, anger and willingness to give him support) on a five-point scale.The results showed significant effect of the symptom pattern manipulation, which was most pervasive in responsibility judgments and reported support intentions. The pattern of differences in judgments of responsibility suggests that the prevalence of less recognizable symptoms of PTSD might result in ascription of some responsibility to a target person for causing actual conditions. The relative absence of these symptoms appears to reduce, in particular, the variability in the subject's willingness to give support to the person, which is generally reported as being very high. Unlike these responsibility and support ratings, the effects of the symptom pattern on reported affective experiences of pity and anger do not match the pattern predicted from the attribution model of B. Weiner and an extension of this model made by Lopez and Wolkenstein. The absence of the predicted Label x Symptom pattern interaction was explained in terms of some drawbacks in the construction of the stimulus material.

scholarly journals A Project-Centric Curriculum Design

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Dennis Drinka ◽  
Minnie Yi-Miin Yen
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
Individual Project ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Small Team

Student success was the motivation for evolving an individual project-based course into a project-centric curriculum. A one semester project was first extended across a sequence of three interrelated courses tied together through their focus on the success of small team projects that spanned those courses. This sequence was then targeted as the core of a redesign of the entire program curriculum focused on project and student success. Currently, the department is in the process of introducing the measurement of project success as a tool for assessment and control of the departments learning objectives. An overview of the design of this curriculum, lessons learned from developing it, and benefits of this type of curriculum in quality of student learning, community engagement, and reputation of the university, will be discussed.

scholarly journals La percepción del clima del aula después de un cambio en la evaluación en el alumnado de psicopedagogía

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Pilar Alonso Martín
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Clear Idea ◽  
The University ◽  
Innovación Docente

RESUMENSe realizó un estudio con los alumnos de 1º de psicopedagogía de la Universidad de Huelva, para analizar su percepción sobre el clima social del aula como consecuencia de una innovación docente en la metodología docente y forma de evaluación. Se ha utilizado la Escala de Clima Escolar de Moos y Ticket (1995). Esta comunicación aporta datos descriptivos sobre los resultados, los cuales reflejan que los alumnos valoran de forma positiva la claridad en las normas, la afiliación, la implicación en su propio proceso de aprendizaje y el tener una idea clara de la organización y planificación de las distintas materias que componen el curso.ABSTRACTA study was carried out with students of 1st year of Psichopedagogy of the University of Huelva, to analyze their perception of the social climate of the classroom as a consequence of an educational innovation affecting the methodology and evaluation process. The Scale of School Climate of Moos and Ticket (1995) has been used. This article provides descriptive data on the results, which reflect that the students value in a positive way the clarity of the norms, the affiliation, the implication in their own learning process and having a clear idea of the organization and planning of the different subjects.

scholarly journals University of Nebraska-Lincoln Fundamentals of Geoscience in the Field and Methods in Geoscience Field Instruction

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 168-169
Author(s):  
David Harwood ◽  
Kyle Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Geoscience Education ◽  
Field Instruction ◽  
History Of ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Teton Range ◽  
University Of Nebraska Lincoln ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The University

This field course offers in-service teachers and pre-service science education majors an opportunity to discover the geological history of the Rocky Mountains and experience inquiry-based geoscience education during a 2-week journey across Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska. In 2012 this course utilized the UW-NPS facilities for 3 days in mid-June. The group built upon their growing geological knowledge to investigate the geological evolution of the Teton Range. The 2012 course included six in-service teacher participants (all from Nebraska), two pre-service graduate education majors, and one Geoscience Education Research professor who observed the process. The staff included two instructors and one geology undergraduate teaching assistant. This course is offered through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institute (NMSSI) Program. This course improves educators' ability to teach inquiry-based science, gain knowledge and understanding of geoscience, and to demonstrate effective teaching methods that can integrate geoscience into K-12 learning environments. The UW-NPS facilities provide an excellent opportunity for participants to discover the natural history of the Teton Range and catch up on fieldbook notes while sitting at a real table - - a welcome change from our normal campground setting.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE METODOLOGÍAS COOPERATIVAS EN LA DOCENCIA UNIVERSITARIA: EXPERIENCIAS EN LA FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN Y DEPORTE DE VITORIA-GASTEIZ

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ainhoa Gómez Pintado ◽  
Vanesa Rojo Robas ◽  
Ana Zuazagoitia Rey-Baltar
Keyword(s):  
Basque Country ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Innovación Educativa ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Pais Vasco ◽  
Selection Of

Resumen:Actualmente es visible la necesidad de una renovación metodológica, de reformar el sistema educativo centrado en la enseñanza del profesor, para conseguir un modelo centrado en el aprendizaje activo del alumnado. Para realizar esta difícil transición metodológica numerosos estudios apuestan por el uso de las metodologías activas. Este trabajo, inscrito en el marco de un Proyecto de Innovación Educativa de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), tiene como objetivo determinar la efectividad y validez de varias de estas técnicas cooperativas, implementadas en distintas materias, cursos y especialidades en la Facultad de Educación y Deporte de Vitoria-Gasteiz, partiendo del análisis de las valoraciones que sobre ellas ha realizado el alumnado. Los resultados, recogidos a través de cuestionarios, apuntan a una excelente aceptación de las técnicas empleadas por parte del alumnado; constatando su efectividad en el desarrollo del aprendizaje activo y cooperativo y confirmando la importancia de la selección de cada técnica en función de los objetivos docentes, así como su modificación y adecuación a estos y al grupo o asignatura en el que se implementa. Abstract:Currently is visible the need for a methodological renewal, that is, the need for a reform of the education system focused on teacher education, for a model focused on active learning of students. To perform this difficult methodological transition, numerous studies opt for the use of active methodologies. This work, written in the framework of an Educational Innovation Project of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), aims to determine the effectiveness and validity of several cooperative techniques, implemented in different subjects, courses and specialties in the Faculty of Education and Sports of Vitoria-Gasteiz, starting from the analysis of the assessments about the techniques made by students. The results, collected through questionnaires, point to an excellent acceptance of the techniques used by the students; confirming its effectiveness in the development of active and cooperative learning, and confirming the importance of the selection of each technique according to the teaching objectives, as well as its modification and adaptation to these and to the group or subject in which it was implemented.

scholarly journals Teachers’ perceptions about their practices and needs for improvement: A qualitative research project at the University of Padova

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debora Aquario ◽  
Renata Clerici ◽  
Lorenza Da Re ◽  
Ettore Felisatti ◽  
Cristina Mazzucco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

The aim of the paper is to present the results deriving from the qualitative analysis of open-ended questions included in the Prodid Project Questionnaire. Prodid (Teacher professional development and  academic educational innovation) is a research project conducted in 2014-2015 at the University of Padova, which aimed at developing strategies to support academic teachers to enhance their teaching competences. The questions were formulated in order to collect teachers’  points of view on excellence and innovation, perceived critical aspects in their teaching practice and the need for support to improve teaching. The analysis was conducted through the use of software Atlas.ti 7 in order to highlight, on the one hand, the strengths and weaknesses of current teaching practices, and on the other hand, the need of support to improve teaching skills and enhance teachers’ professionalism. Findings are presented by illustrating the distributions based on the different Schools in the universities as well as the thematic issues that emerged from teachers’ answers. These results informed the professional development activities organized at the University for junior and senior staff in 2015.

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