Literatura Multicultural en Español: ¿Abriendo Ventanas O Reforzando Estereotipos?     

Mónica Coto  Mary Amanda Stewart 《Journal of Latinos & Education》2017,16(2):156-163

La resiente afluencia de literatura infantil en español representa una excelente oportunidad para los que los programas bilingües generen enseñanza auténtica de la lectoescritura en español, pero, ¿podrían estos textos estar representando una sola historia de la población hispana en los Estados Unidos? ¿Se perpetúa, a través de estos textos, el estereotipo del inmigrante hispano con baja escolaridad y baja condición socioeconómica? ¿Cómo pueden otros estudiantes bilingües de origen anglosajón o provenientes de familias con alta escolaridad y solvencia económica identificarse con los personajes de estos textos? En el presente estudio analizamos 45 textos infantiles multiculturales escritos o traducidos y 155 publicados en español en los Estados Unidos, para identificar los patrones culturales que representan. Los resultados indican una sobrerrepresentación de un solo origen cultural y una clase social, principalmente mexicano de bajo nivel socioeconómico. El estudio refuerza la necesidad de mantener estos textos en los salones de clase porque generan una fuente de identidad cultural y de inspiración a la superación para muchos miembros de la comunidad educativa, pero advierte sobre la necesidad de tener presente que la experiencia bilingüe y bicultural puede significar conceptos completamente diferentes según el origen de cada uno de nuestros estudiantes.  相似文献   

“I Like English Better”: Latino Dual Language Students’ Investment in Spanish,English, and Bilingualism     

Alexandra Babino  Mary Amanda Stewart 《Journal of Latinos & Education》2017,16(1):18-29

This mixed-methodology study surveys 63 fifth graders in a one-way dual language school. Findings alarmingly indicate that although these students are native Spanish speakers in a school that delivers 50% of their instruction in Spanish, they prefer English both academically and socially. Subsequent interviews with 10 sample students of the larger study generate deeper understandings about how these students view their languages. If dual language programs are going to be maximally successful, then they must foster an environment that encourages students’ attitudes and investments toward both of their languages, taking particular care to protect and promote the minority language.  相似文献   

Emotion regulation tendencies,achievement emotions,and physiological arousal in a medical diagnostic reasoning simulation     

Harley  Jason M.  Jarrell  Amanda  Lajoie  Susanne P. 《Instructional Science》2019,47(2):151-180

Instructional Science - Despite the importance of emotion regulation in education there is a paucity of research examining it in authentic educational contexts. Moreover, emotion measurement...  相似文献   

Children participating as researchers in primary schools: what’s in it for the teachers?     

Amanda French  Rose Lowe  Elizabeth Nassem 《Education 3-13》2019,47(2):148-161

Whilst within universities, research on rather than with children/pupils is a well-established methodology, this paper reports on teachers’ responses to a schools and university-based partnership project, ‘Pupils as Research Partners in Primary (PARPP), which works to co-create pupil-led research opportunities for pupils in research projects informed by pupils’ experiences in primary schools. A previous paper, French and Hobbs, [(2017). “‘So How Well Did It Really Go’? Working with Primary School Pupils as Project Evaluators: A Case Study.” TEAN Journal 9 (1): 56–65] reported on how one PARPP project had a beneficial effect on pupils and their school environment. For this paper the project team interviewed a number of teachers whose pupils in the partner schools were involved in the pilot study phase of the project. Specifically, the teachers were interviewed to ascertain if the involvement of pupils, as lead researchers in projects exploring various aspects of the school environment, had impacted on their perceptions of pupil-led research. Findings suggest that the experiences of teachers in schools where PARPP projects had taken place had led them to re-evaluate the practicality and desirability of encouraging pupils to actively to research their school environments.  相似文献   

Are they paying attention? Students’ lack of motivation and attention potentially threaten the utility of course evaluations     

Jonathan Bassett  Amanda Cleveland  Deborah Acorn  Marie Nix  Timothy Snyder 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2017,42(3):431-442

Student evaluations are a common source of information used by instructors and administrators, but their utility depends on students’ motivation and attention. This paper presents evidence from two studies indicating that insufficient effort responding and lack of motivation may be problems in course evaluations. In the first study, approximately one in four students responded in an improbable way to ‘catch items’ embedded in actual course evaluation instruments, suggesting a lack of attention. In the second study, students’ responses to an online survey indicated that they doubted that their responses to course evaluations would be used by instructors or administrators. The majority of students admitted to only occasionally putting sufficient effort into their responses. Potential means for identifying insufficient effort responding and mechanisms for increasing student attention and motivation during the course evaluation process are discussed.  相似文献   

Mothers’ Knowledge of What Reduces Distress in Their Adolescents: Impact on the Development of Adolescent Approach Coping     

Amanda Sherman  Joan E. Grusec  Alisa N. Almas 《Parenting, science and practice》2017,17(3):187-199

Objective. This longitudinal study assessed the role of mothers’ knowledge of what is comforting to their adolescents when they are distressed. The authors proposed that the adolescents of mothers who were knowledgeable but dissatisfied with their adolescent would have adolescents who coped better than those whose mothers were less dissatisfied; dissatisfied mothers would be more likely to draw on their knowledge to engage in “not-too-nice” parenting, thereby allowing their adolescents to find their own means of self-comfort. Design. Participants were 111 early adolescents and their mothers. At the first time-point adolescents were assessed for approach coping and asked to rate what they would find comforting when they were upset; mothers were asked to predict those ratings and assessed for the extent of their dissatisfaction with their adolescent’s behavior. Adolescents were assessed again for approach coping 2 years later. Results. Mothers’ knowledge positively predicted adolescent approach coping, but only when mothers were high in dissatisfaction. Conclusions. The findings underscore the importance of parents’ knowledge of their adolescents in promoting coping, as well as the role that maternal dissatisfaction plays in adolescents’ ability to cope on their own.  相似文献   

In search of pedagogical content knowledge in science: Developing ways of articulating and documenting professional practice   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

John Loughran  Pamela Mulhall  Amanda Berry 《科学教学研究杂志》2004,41(4):370-391

This study examines the development of ways of documenting and portraying science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). As a result of a longitudinal study into science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, a method is developed for capturing and portraying PCK that comprises two important elements. The first is linked to the particular science content, termed Content Representation (CoRe), and the second is linked to teaching practice, termed Professional and Pedagogical experience Repertoire (PaP‐eR). Through this approach new understandings of PCK emerge that are of interest in terms of both academic (knowledge building about PCK) and teaching perspectives. This study includes a full CoRe and one PaP‐eR and fully demonstrates how these two elements interact to begin to portray science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 41: 370–391, 2004  相似文献   

Effectiveness of Equating at the Passing Score for Exams With Small Sample Sizes     

Amanda A. Wolkowitz  Keith D. Wright 《Journal of Educational Measurement》2019,56(2):361-390

This article explores the amount of equating error at a passing score when equating scores from exams with small samples sizes. This article focuses on equating using classical test theory methods of Tucker linear, Levine linear, frequency estimation, and chained equipercentile equating. Both simulation and real data studies were used in the investigation. The results of the study supported past findings that as the sample sizes increase, the amount of bias in the equating at the passing score decreases. The research also highlights the importance for practitioners to understand the data, to have an informed expectation of the results, and to have a documented rationale for an acceptable amount of equating error.  相似文献   

Early Education Essentials: Validation of Surveys Measuring Early Education Organizational Conditions     

Stacy B. Ehrlich  Debra Pacchiano  Amanda G. Stein  Maureen R. Wagner  Sangyoon Park  Elizabeth Frank 《Early education and development》2019,30(4):540-567

Research Findings: The Early Education Essentials surveys use teacher and parent perceptions to measure 6 organizational conditions of early childhood education programs, extending and complementing existing measures of early childhood care and education (ECE) quality constructs. This study tests the reliability and concurrent validity of the Early Education Essentials in 81 school- and community-based ECE sites in a large Midwestern city selected using a stratified random sampling method. Using a Rasch item response theory model, scales were created; theory and exploratory factor analyses combined scales into higher level constructs called essentials. Multilevel models took into account individual measurement error to create site-level essential scores and assessed relationships between programs’ essential scores and site-level teacher–child interactions scores and student attendance. Findings suggest that the Early Education Essentials is reliable in multiple ECE settings; it is sensitive to site-level differences; and some, but not all, organizational conditions measured are associated in expected directions with site-level metrics indicative of center-based ECE quality. Practice or Policy: The Early Education Essentials has the potential to provide leaders and practitioners with actionable data about organizational supports that enable ECE practitioners to be more effective in their daily work with children and families.  相似文献   

Effects of MyTeachingPartner–Math/Science on Teacher–Child Interactions in Prekindergarten Classrooms     

Jessica Vick Whittaker  Mable B. Kinzie  Amanda Williford  Jamie DeCoster 《Early education and development》2016,27(1):110-127

Research Findings: This study examined the impact of MyTeachingPartner–Math/Science, a system of math and science curricula and professional development, on the quality of teachers’ interactions with children in their classrooms. Schools were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 intervention conditions (Basic: curricula providing within-activity, embedded teacher supports; Plus: curricula plus implementation support via online resources and in-person workshops) or to a Business-as-Usual (BaU) control condition. Results showed that teachers in the Basic and Plus conditions showed higher levels of Instructional Support and Facilitation of Mathematical and Scientific Thinking. Teachers in the Basic condition also showed higher levels of Emotional Support compared with teachers in the BaU condition. We did not find any significant differences between teachers’ interactions in the Basic and Plus conditions. Practice or Policy: Children are entering kindergarten unprepared in the areas of mathematics and science, largely as a result of inadequate exposure to early experiences and high-quality interactions in these domains. The results of this study suggest that providing teachers with math and science curricula that include embedded teacher supports can have an impact on the quality of their math and science instruction.  相似文献