Parker, celeste the effectiveness of two reading intervention programs nfaerj...William Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Established 1982). Dr. Kritsonis earned his PhD from The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University; Seattle, Washington; BA Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. He was also named as the Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies at Central Washington University.
Parker, celeste the effectiveness of two reading intervention programs nfaerj...William Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Established 1982). Dr. Kritsonis earned his PhD from The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University; Seattle, Washington; BA Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. He was also named as the Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies at Central Washington University.
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CONSTRUCTING 21st-CENTURY TEACHER EDUCATION
Linda Darling-Hammond
Stanford University
Much of what teachers need to know to be successful is invisible to lay observers, leading to the view
that teaching requires little formal study and to frequent disdain for teacher education programs. The
weakness of traditional program models that are collections of largely unrelated courses reinforce this
low regard. This article argues that we have learned a great deal about how to create stronger, more ef-
fective teacher education programs. Three critical components of such programs include tight coher-
ence and integration among courses and between course work and clinical work in schools, extensive
and intensely supervised clinical work integrated with course work using pedagogies linking theory
and practice, and closer, proactive relationships with schools that serve diverse learners effectively
and develop and model good teaching. Also, schools of education should resist pressures to water
down preparation, which ultimately undermine the preparation of entering teachers, the reputation
of schools of education, and the strength of the profession.
Keywords: field-based experiences; foundations of education; student teaching; supervision; theo-
ries of teacher education
The previous articles have articulated a spectac-
ular array of things that teachers should know
and be able to do in their work. These include
understanding many things about how people
learn and how to teach effectively, including as-
pects of pedagogical content knowledge that in-
corporate language, culture, and community
contexts for learning. Teachers also need to un-
derstand the person, the spirit, of every child
and find a way to nurture that spirit. And they
need the skills to construct and manage class-
room activities efficiently, communicate well,
use technology, and reflect on their practice to
learn from and improve it continually.
The importance of powerful teaching is
increasingly important in contemporary soci-
ety. Standards for learning are now higher than
they have ever been before, as citizens and
workers need greater knowledge and skill to
survive and succeed. Education is increasingly
important to the success of both individuals and
nations, and growing evidence demonstrates
that—among all educational resources—teach-
ers’ abilities are especially crucial contributors
t o s t u d e n t s ’ le a r n i n g . F u r t h e r m o re , t h e
demands on teachers are increasing. Teachers
need not only to be able to keep order and pro-
vide useful information to students but also to
be increasingly effective in enabling a diverse
group of students to learn ever more complex
material. In previous decades, they were
expected to prepare only a small minority for
ambitious intellectual work, whereas they are
now expected to prep.
Effect of reading comprehension package with rich media in english on upper p...andrewkannittayil
This is a paper presentation by Dr. Dhanya C S and Prof. (Dr.) Geetha Janet Vitus on the
effect of Reading Comprehension Package with Rich media in English on Upper Primary
Students. Here the investigator gives a detailed explanation of the methodology she used, her
findings and further suggestions in this area.
Barker, kimberly the power of play nftej v21 n3 2011 copyWilliam Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982). Dr. Kritsonis has served as an elementary school teacher, elementary and middle school principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, professor, author, consultant, and journal editor. Dr. Kritsonis has considerable experience in chairing PhD dissertations and master thesis and has supervised practicums for teacher candidates, curriculum supervisors, central office personnel, principals, and superintendents. He also has experience in teaching in doctoral and masters programs in elementary and secondary education as well as educational leadership and supervision. He has earned the rank as professor at three universities in two states, including successful post-tenure reviews.
THE RELATIONS OF METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS, MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, AND GENDER ...ijma
Learning Introductory Programming has always been challenging to computer science and information
technology undergraduates and such problems, most notably comes from the lack of metacognitive
awareness. Other important factors are multiple intelligences, gender, and motivation in using learning
tools can also have a huge impact on learning the subject matter. A survey study was carried out with the
aim to investigate the relationship among metacognitive awareness, gender and multiple intelligences
towards perceived motivation of the students in learning using multimedia tools. 103 fresh undergraduates
were recruited to participate in the survey. The data analysed using Pearson correlation and multiple
linear regression analysis. The result showed that the correlation between metacognitive awareness and
motivation in using multimedia tools was significant, positive, and moderately strong. These finding
suggest that students with higher metacognitive awareness will be highly motivated in using multimedia
tools compared to those with lower metacognitive awareness.
West, jeff science literacy is classroom instruction enough nftej v20 n 3 2010William Kritsonis
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982 (www.nationalforum.com) is a group of national and international refereed journals. NFJ publishes articles on colleges, universities and schools; management, business and administration; academic scholarship, multicultural issues; schooling; special education; teaching and learning; counseling and addiction; alcohol and drugs; crime and criminology; disparities in health; risk behaviors; international issues; education; organizational theory and behavior; educational leadership and supervision; action and applied research; teacher education; race, gender, society; public school law; philosophy and history; psychology, sociology, and much more. Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief.
Parker, celeste the effectiveness of two reading intervention programs nfaerj...William Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Established 1982). Dr. Kritsonis earned his PhD from The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University; Seattle, Washington; BA Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. He was also named as the Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies at Central Washington University.
Parker, celeste the effectiveness of two reading intervention programs nfaerj...William Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, PhD - Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Established 1982). Dr. Kritsonis earned his PhD from The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; M.Ed., Seattle Pacific University; Seattle, Washington; BA Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. He was also named as the Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Education and Professional Studies at Central Washington University.
10.11770022487105285962Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 57,.docxchristiandean12115
10.1177/0022487105285962Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 57, No. XX, XXX/XXX 2006Journal of Teacher Education, Vol. 57, No. XX, XXX/XXX 2006
CONSTRUCTING 21st-CENTURY TEACHER EDUCATION
Linda Darling-Hammond
Stanford University
Much of what teachers need to know to be successful is invisible to lay observers, leading to the view
that teaching requires little formal study and to frequent disdain for teacher education programs. The
weakness of traditional program models that are collections of largely unrelated courses reinforce this
low regard. This article argues that we have learned a great deal about how to create stronger, more ef-
fective teacher education programs. Three critical components of such programs include tight coher-
ence and integration among courses and between course work and clinical work in schools, extensive
and intensely supervised clinical work integrated with course work using pedagogies linking theory
and practice, and closer, proactive relationships with schools that serve diverse learners effectively
and develop and model good teaching. Also, schools of education should resist pressures to water
down preparation, which ultimately undermine the preparation of entering teachers, the reputation
of schools of education, and the strength of the profession.
Keywords: field-based experiences; foundations of education; student teaching; supervision; theo-
ries of teacher education
The previous articles have articulated a spectac-
ular array of things that teachers should know
and be able to do in their work. These include
understanding many things about how people
learn and how to teach effectively, including as-
pects of pedagogical content knowledge that in-
corporate language, culture, and community
contexts for learning. Teachers also need to un-
derstand the person, the spirit, of every child
and find a way to nurture that spirit. And they
need the skills to construct and manage class-
room activities efficiently, communicate well,
use technology, and reflect on their practice to
learn from and improve it continually.
The importance of powerful teaching is
increasingly important in contemporary soci-
ety. Standards for learning are now higher than
they have ever been before, as citizens and
workers need greater knowledge and skill to
survive and succeed. Education is increasingly
important to the success of both individuals and
nations, and growing evidence demonstrates
that—among all educational resources—teach-
ers’ abilities are especially crucial contributors
t o s t u d e n t s ’ le a r n i n g . F u r t h e r m o re , t h e
demands on teachers are increasing. Teachers
need not only to be able to keep order and pro-
vide useful information to students but also to
be increasingly effective in enabling a diverse
group of students to learn ever more complex
material. In previous decades, they were
expected to prepare only a small minority for
ambitious intellectual work, whereas they are
now expected to prep.
Effect of reading comprehension package with rich media in english on upper p...andrewkannittayil
This is a paper presentation by Dr. Dhanya C S and Prof. (Dr.) Geetha Janet Vitus on the
effect of Reading Comprehension Package with Rich media in English on Upper Primary
Students. Here the investigator gives a detailed explanation of the methodology she used, her
findings and further suggestions in this area.
Barker, kimberly the power of play nftej v21 n3 2011 copyWilliam Kritsonis
Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief, NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982). Dr. Kritsonis has served as an elementary school teacher, elementary and middle school principal, superintendent of schools, director of student teaching and field experiences, professor, author, consultant, and journal editor. Dr. Kritsonis has considerable experience in chairing PhD dissertations and master thesis and has supervised practicums for teacher candidates, curriculum supervisors, central office personnel, principals, and superintendents. He also has experience in teaching in doctoral and masters programs in elementary and secondary education as well as educational leadership and supervision. He has earned the rank as professor at three universities in two states, including successful post-tenure reviews.
THE RELATIONS OF METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS, MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES, AND GENDER ...ijma
Learning Introductory Programming has always been challenging to computer science and information
technology undergraduates and such problems, most notably comes from the lack of metacognitive
awareness. Other important factors are multiple intelligences, gender, and motivation in using learning
tools can also have a huge impact on learning the subject matter. A survey study was carried out with the
aim to investigate the relationship among metacognitive awareness, gender and multiple intelligences
towards perceived motivation of the students in learning using multimedia tools. 103 fresh undergraduates
were recruited to participate in the survey. The data analysed using Pearson correlation and multiple
linear regression analysis. The result showed that the correlation between metacognitive awareness and
motivation in using multimedia tools was significant, positive, and moderately strong. These finding
suggest that students with higher metacognitive awareness will be highly motivated in using multimedia
tools compared to those with lower metacognitive awareness.
West, jeff science literacy is classroom instruction enough nftej v20 n 3 2010William Kritsonis
NATIONAL FORUM JOURNALS (Founded 1982 (www.nationalforum.com) is a group of national and international refereed journals. NFJ publishes articles on colleges, universities and schools; management, business and administration; academic scholarship, multicultural issues; schooling; special education; teaching and learning; counseling and addiction; alcohol and drugs; crime and criminology; disparities in health; risk behaviors; international issues; education; organizational theory and behavior; educational leadership and supervision; action and applied research; teacher education; race, gender, society; public school law; philosophy and history; psychology, sociology, and much more. Dr. William Allan Kritsonis, Editor-in-Chief.
1. Conclusion
• In education systems where time and resources are precious, it could be incredibly beneficial to be able to predict how much
different measures will improve based on working memory skills so that interventions could be targeted to more specific groups.
• Currently the data suggest that Working Memory improvement on the training tasks might be predictive of improvement on Dot
Counting Accuracy (WM), Reading Fluency, and Auditory Word Attack.
Working Memory Training: Predicting Transfer
Chelsea M. Parlett 1 , Masha R. Jones 1, Maria Jesus Maraver 2, Maria Teresa Bajo 2, Carlos J. Gomez-Ariza 3, Jacky Au 1 4, Martin Buschkuehl 4, Susanne M. Jaeggi 1
1 University of California – Irvine, 2 University of Granada, 3 University of Jaen, 4 MIND Research Institute
References
MethodsAbstract
Literacy is important, and children with low reading skills often suffer in more subjects than
just English. Especially in the information rich culture of the 21st century, the ability to read
and comprehend large amounts of data is critical for success Children with dyslexia account
for approximately 17% of American youth. Reading comprehension involves considerable
working memory (WM), and WM deficits are among the major underlying factors driving
reading difficulties in dyslexia. Our ongoing study is a pre/posttest randomized controlled
trial with 4th and 5th grade dyslexic and ND students, randomly assigned to the WMT or
control condition. Children train on three computerized WMT games or on control games for
10 sessions lasting 15 minutes each and take pre- and posttests of WM and reading ability.
Preliminary results suggest that training works better for high skill readers than low skill
readers. Our hope is that this would become something that is easily accessible online to kids
everywhere. This could also allow us to gather larger amounts of data in order to look at more
relationships between reading and working memory.
• Klingberg, T. (2010). Training and plasticity of working memory. Trends Cogn Sci. 14(7):317-24.
(2) Jaeggi S. M., Buschkuehl M., Shah P., Jonides J. (2014). The role of individual differences in
cognitive training and transfer. Mem. Cogn. 42 464–480.
• Authors’ note: MB and JA are employed at MIND Research Ins8tute, whose interest is related to this work. SMJ
has an indirect financial interest in MIND Research Ins8tute.
§ Training gains were calculated for the Working Memory Training (WMT) group by subtracting the average of the first two rounds from the average of the last two rounds (all games were averaged together).
§ A linear regression was then fit with 6 of our relevant outcome measures.
§ Future models could also take into account starting level since there could be a ceiling on Working Memory improvement.
§ Training improvement may have different predictive power for different types of measures. For example, Spelling ability is not expected to improve with WMT, and in fact there is very little predictive power of WMT gains on
Spelling improvement.
§ It is also of interest that Dot Counting and Updating are near transfer measures whereas reading fluency (RF) and Reading Efficiency (RE) are far transfer measures. What kind of measures are more predicted by WMT
improvement?
§ Further analysis could also help us see whether other factors such as gender, age, or SES could improve the predictive power of WMT improvement on different measures.
§ 34 students (4th and 5th grade) trained for 15 minutes every day on three
different working memory tasks (right) for 10 days each
§ Before and aLer training, subjects took a baOery of working memory and reading
tests to measure improvement.
§ Data Collec8on is ongoing.
§ Transfer of working memory training to reading ability will be assessed upon
comple8on of data collec8on.
Subject Training
Improvement
Transfer to non-
trained tasks
(near and far)
Prediction models
Contact
cparlett@uci.edu || m.jones@uci.edu || mjmaraver@ugr.es
Dot Coun8ng
P = 0.0075
Dot Coun8ng is a Span Task that
is measured by having subjects
count and remember sets of
dots.
r2=.23
Reading Fluency
P = 0.0214
Reading Fluency measures
Reading Comprehension and
speed.
r2 = 0.21
Auditory Word
AOack P = 0.077
Auditory Word AOack is
adapted from a sub-measure of
the Woodcock Johnson test that
measures non-word decoding.
r2 = .10
Upda8ng
P = 0.2872
For the upda8ng task, subjects
remember the 3 largest numbers
in an audio list. This requires
them to con8nually update
which numbers are the largest.
r2 = 0.05
Spelling
P = 0.5062
Our spelling task measured
subjects’ ability to spell
progressively harder words. It is
not expected to improve as a
result of Working Memory
training.
r2 = 0.02
Reading Efficiency
P = 0.7763
Reading Efficiency is measured
on complex sentences (Hits/Hits
RT)
r2 = 0.003
Far Transfer
Near Transfer
Control Transfer