Viewing students consistently: how stable are teachers’ expectations?     

Christine M. Rubie-Davies  Penelope W. St J. Watson  Annaline Flint  Lynda Garrett  Lyn McDonald 《Educational Research and Evaluation》2018,24(3-5):221-240

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Over the past 50 years, research has shown that teacher expectations can influence student outcomes. Many studies have examined within-year effects. There is, however, a paucity of research that has investigated the stability of teachers’ expectations across a single year, and there are no studies that have examined stability beyond 1 year. The current study examined the stability of 94 teachers’ expectations within 3 separate years and across 3 years in mathematics and reading. In both subject areas, teachers’ expectations remained relatively stable from beginning to end-of-year for each separate year and also across 3 years. Additionally, teachers who under- or overestimated their students by more than half a standard deviation continued to do so across all periods in the study. This was despite the teachers having different students each year. The study suggests that teachers view students’ capabilities similarly despite having different student cohorts.  相似文献   

Reaction Cards as a Formative Evaluation Tool: Students' perceptions of how their use impacted classes     

Melinda L. Costello  Alice Weldon  Penelope Brunner 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2002,27(1):23-33

This article explores students' perceptions of how their input on 'reaction cards' affected their classes. Reaction cards - index cards upon which each student writes remarks related to each day's class activities - were used in 10 classes across seven disciplines as a means of formative evaluation. Open-ended survey questions about the reaction cards were completed anonymously by 195 students at mid-term and by 184 students at the end of the semester. Faculty also reported on how they used the cards and their perceptions of how the cards impacted their classes. At mid-semester, students indicated that the cards had a positive impact on their classes. The cards improved communication, increased students' involvement in the course, and improved their connection to the material. At the end of the semester there were some negative comments related to the tedium of filling out the cards in each class. Reaction cards can provide a simple but powerful tool for gathering data that can be used to modify and improve courses as they progress.  相似文献   

Ineffective pathways and the price of conjecture     

Penelope Hannant 《Support for Learning》2021,36(3):356-379

The inclusion of children with special educational needs into mainstream schools needs effort and cooperation by all those involved. Both educators and medical professions need to be skilled in identifying and supporting neurodiversity. This study explores the cross-professional understanding and support of four of the most prevalent neurodiversities: autism spectrum condition, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, developmental coordination disorder and dyslexia, to evaluate the efficiency of the diagnostic pathway and the subsequent support. Questionnaires were distributed throughout a number of training events for medical and educational practitioners asking what a condition was, and how it could be supported. Using a thematic analysis, data from 189 responses were examined and cross-referenced with diagnostic criteria, in addition to identifying the overarching themes of support. Results show a serious gap in awareness and knowledge of neurodiversity in both medical and educational sectors, followed by a cacophony of intervention, breaking the pathway for diagnosis before it begins and ultimately failing children and their families.  相似文献   

Speaking Out Against The Silence: Pat Griffin     

Penelope A. Portman  Teresa B. Carlson 《Teaching Education》2013,24(1):183-187

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The effect of class size on the teaching of pupils aged 7 – 11 years     

Peter Blatchford  Anthony Russell  Paul Bassett  Penelope Brown  Clare Martin 《School Effectiveness & School Improvement》2013,24(2):147-172

There is still little consensus on whether and how teaching is affected by small and large classes, especially in the case of students in the later primary years. This study investigated effects of class size on teaching of pupils aged 7 – 11 years. We used a multimethod approach, integrating qualitative information from teachers' end-of-year accounts and data from case studies with quantitative information from systematic observations. Results showed that there was more individual attention in smaller classes, a more active role for pupils, and beneficial effects on the quality of teaching. It is suggested that teachers in both large and small classes need to develop strategies for more individual attention but also recognize the benefits of other forms of learning, for example, group work.  相似文献   

Double standards and first principles: framing teaching assistant support for pupils with special educational needs     

Rob Webster  Peter Blatchford  Paul Bassett  Penelope Brown  Clare Martin  Anthony Russell 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(4):319-336

Teaching assistants (TAs) are part of a growing international trend toward paraprofessionals working in public services. There has been controversy over TAs’ deployment and appropriate role when supporting the learning of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. Such debates have been transformed by findings from a large study of school support staff in the UK (the DISS project). The findings from this study show that TA support has a negative impact on pupils’ academic progress, especially pupils with SEN. The findings render the current system of support for SEN highly questionable: TAs have inadvertently become the primary educators of pupils with SEN. This paper sets out the likely explanations for the negative effects in terms of three ‘frames’ – deployment, practice and preparedness – and then uses these frames to identify specific implications for pupils with SEN. We offer suggestions on how to make the most productive use of TA support.  相似文献   

Infusing Multicultural Perspectives In An Early Childhood Development Course: Effects On The Attitudes And Knowledge Of In‐Service Teachers     

Jeffrey Trawick‐Smith  Penelope Lisi 《Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education》2013,34(2):8-23

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An evaluation of an adaptive learning system based on multimodal affect recognition for learners with intellectual disabilities     

Penelope J. Standen  David J. Brown  Mohammad Taheri  Maria J. Galvez Trigo  Helen Boulton  Andrew Burton  Madeline J. Hallewell  James G. Lathe  Nicholas Shopland  Maria A. Blanco Gonzalez  Gosia M. Kwiatkowska  Elena Milli  Stefano Cobello  Annaleda Mazzucato  Marco Traversi  Enrique Hortal 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2020,51(5):1748-1765

Artificial intelligence tools for education (AIEd) have been used to automate the provision of learning support to mainstream learners. One of the most innovative approaches in this field is the use of data and machine learning for the detection of a student’s affective state, to move them out of negative states that inhibit learning, into positive states such as engagement. In spite of their obvious potential to provide the personalisation that would give extra support for learners with intellectual disabilities, little work on AIEd systems that utilise affect recognition currently addresses this group. Our system used multimodal sensor data and machine learning to first identify three affective states linked to learning (engagement, frustration, boredom) and second determine the presentation of learning content so that the learner is maintained in an optimal affective state and rate of learning is maximised. To evaluate this adaptive learning system, 67 participants aged between 6 and 18 years acting as their own control took part in a series of sessions using the system. Sessions alternated between using the system with both affect detection and learning achievement to drive the selection of learning content (intervention) and using learning achievement alone (control) to drive the selection of learning content. Lack of boredom was the state with the strongest link to achievement, with both frustration and engagement positively related to achievement. There was significantly more engagement and less boredom in intervention than control sessions, but no significant difference in achievement. These results suggest that engagement does increase when activities are tailored to the personal needs and emotional state of the learner and that the system was promoting affective states that in turn promote learning. However, longer exposure is necessary to determine the effect on learning.  相似文献   

A Portrait of the Naturalist as a Young Man     

Penelope K. Hardy 《Endeavour》2018,42(4):206

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The link between high-impact practices and student learning: some longitudinal evidence     

Cindy A. Kilgo  Jessica K. Ezell Sheets  Ernest T. Pascarella 《Higher Education》2015,69(4):509-525

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