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This thesis describes an investigation into the outcomes of a developmental project focussed on improving the word reading skills of a group of (n=77) secondary school students across five different school settings in a South West of England Local Authority. The 'Plymouth Precision Teaching Project' was conducted during the 2007/8 academic year commencing in September 2007 through to April 2008. The project involved the delivery of regular Precision Teaching (PT) programmes across two cohorts (1 and 2) of students by Teaching Assistants (TAs) in each school who themselves received ongoing training and support throughout the project. This thesis reports on three inter-connected aspects of research stemming from the project: Aspect One considered the impact of PT interventions delivered by trained TAs on groups of secondary school students with literacy learning needs through a quasi-experimental design. Aspect Two investigated the adaptations made by TAs within PT programmes to improve student word reading skills; from here a framework for systematic teaching adaptations was formulated, trialled and reviewed. Aspect Three drew on the experiences of school staff and their learning throughout the initiative. The value of participating in the research was investigated through exploring TAs’ reflections on the development of their understanding of the processes and practices surrounding ‘teaching and learning’. Outcomes of the research point to the continuing contribution of PT to addressing basic reading skill needs through heightened structure to intervention delivery, promotion and scrutiny of ‘treatment fidelity’ and an ongoing, systemic approach to the development of staff skills. This thesis also emphasises the mutual benefits that a collaborative project such as this can bring about; not only can staff contribute to the development of intervention approaches and provide high-quality interventions, but they can also develop their professional knowledge too. As a venture networking schools, a local authority educational psychology service and a university department, it is suggested this thesis reflects a description of the ground modernised educational psychology services should seek to occupy more and more.

The purpose of this study was to explore and investigate perceptions and needs of the primary school teachers&rsquo / in 4th and 5th grade public schools in Yenimahalle and &Ccedil / ankaya districts related to the teaching and assessment methods based on individual differences in science and technology classes. Furthermore this study investigated the teachers&rsquo / perceptions on new science and technology curriculum in Turkey and their perceptions on individual differences. The research type of this study include survey, causal-comparative, and also qualitative research in nature which are non-experimental research methods. The study was conducted in the 2005-2006 academic year in Ankara. Three data collection methods were used to collect data from primary school teachers. First, a needs assessment questionnaire was administered on 155 primary school teachers. Then, the researcher carried out in depth interviews with 13 primary school teachers. Furthermore an observational case study including video typing in two science and technology classes was carried out. Quantitative part of the study was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics by using SPSS (e.g., frequences, percentage analysis, and analyses of variance). Qualitative part of the study was analyzed by using qualitative methods (Generating categories, themes, patterns and coding the data). The findings from quanitative and qualitative data indicated that primary school teachers have various needs to apply teaching and assessment methods based on individual differences related to knowledge, experience, students, parents, administrators, resources, opportunities, time, and science books. Also teachers mostly use new approaches in new Science and Technology Curriculum such as individual presentations.

Thesis (Habilitation)--Bonn, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universiẗat, 2008. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-494) and indexes.

O Teste do Progresso é uma estratégia para avaliação do ganho de conhecimento longitudinal. Foi implementado no curso de Odontologia da Universidade da Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), com metodologia tradicional de ensino, com os objetivos de avaliar se o ganho de conhecimento dos alunos durante a graduação é contínuo, se existe perda de conhecimento das disciplinas do curso básico ao longo da graduação, e se houve retenção dos conhecimentos na disciplina de Saúde Coletiva. O teste foi aplicado duas vezes por ano, em 2007 e 2008. As provas foram compostas por 85 questões de múltipla escolha, enviadas pelos responsáveis por cada disciplina do curso. O escore médio foi calculado para cada teste por ano letivo e comparado utilizando-se ANOVA, com teste post hoc de Bonferroni. Os resultados sugerem um aumento progressivo do ganho de conhecimento, do primeiro ao quarto ano, em todos os testes (P de tendência <0,0001). A pontuação percentual média no 4° ano variou de 52% a 59%. Não houve perda no ganho cognitivo nas disciplinas básicas ao longo do curso, alcançando percentual médio de 38% a 51% para os alunos do último ano em todos os testes. A média do escore percentual para Saúde Coletiva aumentou de 36% no primeiro ano para 48% no quarto ano. Nossos resultados sugerem um ganho cognitivo progressivo do primeiro ao quarto ano em todos os testes. O Teste do Progresso parece ser uma boa ferramenta de avaliação longitudinal para verificar o ganho de conhecimento em cursos de Odontologia / Progress Testing is a strategy for evaluation of knowledge gain in a longitudinal way. It was implemented at the Dentistry course of University of the City of São Paulo (UNICID), which uses traditional methodology, with the objectives of evaluating if the knowledge gain of students is continuous, if there is loss of knowledge from basic disciplines along the graduation course and if there was a retention of knowledge in public health issues. The test was applied 2 times in the years of 2007 and 2008. The tests consisted in 85 multiple choices questions, sent by the professors in charge of each discipline. Mean percentual score was calculated for each test and graduation year and compared using ANOVA, with a post hoc Bonferroni evaluation test. The results suggest a progressive gain in knowledge from 1st to 4th year, in all tests (P trend <0,0001). The average percent score at 4th year varied from 52% to 59%. There was no loss of cognitive gain at basic disciplines along the course, ranging from 38% to 51% for the students in the last year in all tests. Average percent score for public health subjects raised from 36% in 1st year up to 48% on 4th year. Our results suggest a progressive cognitive gain from first to last (fourth) year in all tests. Progress Testing seems to be a good tool for longitudinal evaluation to verify the knowledge gain in Dentistry graduation courses

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2016-08-25T12:40:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011 - K?nya Maria Vieira Lopes.pdf: 2607038 bytes, checksum: fe1d8123a1e9e069cf7faacf098d7b17 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-25T12:40:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011 - K?nya Maria Vieira Lopes.pdf: 2607038 bytes, checksum: fe1d8123a1e9e069cf7faacf098d7b17 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-14 / The present work originated by concerns arising from experience with pedagogical support in the course of the National Integration of Professional Education to Basic Education in the form of Youth and Adults (PROEJA) of the Federal Campus Araguatins Tocantins, between the years 2008/2009. We focus, among other situations, problems, issues related to assessment of learning. In the teaching-learning evaluation should establish itself as the top decision-making, not just as an end of the educational process. Due to the appearance of inclusion program for Youth and Adult Vocational Education in the form we ask: what are the evaluation procedures used in educational practice that institution? To answer this question we conducted a survey that aimed to analyze the teaching practices used in the evaluation of teaching and learning in the course of the Agribusiness Forum in PROEJA IFTO Araguatins through teaching verbal statement. The qualitative study included: theoretical concepts and procedures of evaluation, development and implementation of a semi-structured questionnaire from teachers the only of the Technical Course on the Agribusiness the campus Araguatins; Tech, study, production and dissemination of data regarding the results of the questionnaire. The corpus investigated is composed of 15 teachers who taught classes in the second half of 2009 in that class. The concepts assigned by teachers to evaluate term indicate that evaluation is a means to verify both the level of learning, skills and competences acquired, the successes and difficulties of the student, such as ensuring that the learning objectives were achieved, using if these results to improve teaching practices. We note the preference of teachers for the use of written evidence to the integrated formative and diagnostic assessment, that assessment tasks such as daily activity, oral examinations and seminars. Such instruments will be assertive in universities and colleges as they contribute effectively to diagnose difficulties advances of student learning and provide actions that contribute to improving the system of teaching and learning. It is noteworthy that this reflection can be enhanced and disseminated by educators within the Office and in other spheres of education / O presente trabalho surgiu mediante inquieta??es advindas da experi?ncia com o acompanhamento pedag?gico no curso do Programa Nacional de Integra??o da Educa??o Profissional ? Educa??o B?sica, na modalidade de Jovens e Adultos (PROEJA), do Instituto Federal do Tocantins Campus Araguatins, entre os anos de 2008 a 2009. Focalizamos, dentre outras situa??es-problemas, aspectos referentes ? avalia??o da aprendizagem. No ensinoaprendizagem a avalia??o deve constituir-se como o in?cio para tomada de decis?es, e n?o apenas como fim do processo pedag?gico. Frente ao surgimento de programa de inclus?o de Jovens e Adultos na modalidade de Educa??o Profissional indagamos: quais s?o os procedimentos avaliativos utilizados na pr?tica educativa dessa institui??o? Para responder tal questionamento realizamos uma pesquisa que objetivou analisar as pr?ticas pedag?gicas utilizadas na avalia??o do processo ensino/aprendizagem no curso T?cnico PROEJA em Agroind?stria do IFTO Araguatins, por meio de declara??o verbal docente. A pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa contemplou: estudos te?ricos dos procedimentos e concep??es avaliativos; elabora??o e aplica??o de um question?rio semi-estruturado junto aos docentes da ?nica turma do Curso T?cnico em Agroind?stria do Campus Araguatins; estudo, produ??o e divulga??o dos dados referentes aos resultados do question?rio. O corpus investigado ? composto de 15 docentes que ministraram aulas no segundo semestre de 2009 na referida turma. Os conceitos atribu?dos pelos docentes ao termo avaliar assinalam que a avalia??o ? um meio para verificar tanto o n?vel de aprendizagem, as habilidades e compet?ncias adquiridas, os sucessos e as dificuldades do estudante, como para verificar se os objetivos de aprendizagem foram atingidos, utilizando-se desses resultados para aprimorar as pr?ticas pedag?gicas. Constatamos a prefer?ncia dos docentes pelo uso da prova escrita, integrado-se ? fun??o formativa e diagn?stica da avalia??o e instrumentos avaliativos tais como: atividade di?ria, provas orais e semin?rios. Tais instrumentos ter?o assertividade nas Institui??es de Ensino ? medida que contribu?rem para diagnosticar efetivamente dificuldades e avan?os do aprendizado do aluno e proporcione a??es que contribuam para a melhoria do sistema de ensino/aprendizagem. Cabe ressaltar que esta reflex?o poder? ser aprimorada e disseminada pelos educadores no ?mbito do Instituto e nas demais esferas educacionais.

O Teste do Progresso é uma estratégia para avaliação do ganho de conhecimento longitudinal. Foi implementado no curso de Odontologia da Universidade da Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), com metodologia tradicional de ensino, com os objetivos de avaliar se o ganho de conhecimento dos alunos durante a graduação é contínuo, se existe perda de conhecimento das disciplinas do curso básico ao longo da graduação, e se houve retenção dos conhecimentos na disciplina de Saúde Coletiva. O teste foi aplicado duas vezes por ano, em 2007 e 2008. As provas foram compostas por 85 questões de múltipla escolha, enviadas pelos responsáveis por cada disciplina do curso. O escore médio foi calculado para cada teste por ano letivo e comparado utilizando-se ANOVA, com teste post hoc de Bonferroni. Os resultados sugerem um aumento progressivo do ganho de conhecimento, do primeiro ao quarto ano, em todos os testes (P de tendência <0,0001). A pontuação percentual média no 4° ano variou de 52% a 59%. Não houve perda no ganho cognitivo nas disciplinas básicas ao longo do curso, alcançando percentual médio de 38% a 51% para os alunos do último ano em todos os testes. A média do escore percentual para Saúde Coletiva aumentou de 36% no primeiro ano para 48% no quarto ano. Nossos resultados sugerem um ganho cognitivo progressivo do primeiro ao quarto ano em todos os testes. O Teste do Progresso parece ser uma boa ferramenta de avaliação longitudinal para verificar o ganho de conhecimento em cursos de Odontologia / Progress Testing is a strategy for evaluation of knowledge gain in a longitudinal way. It was implemented at the Dentistry course of University of the City of São Paulo (UNICID), which uses traditional methodology, with the objectives of evaluating if the knowledge gain of students is continuous, if there is loss of knowledge from basic disciplines along the graduation course and if there was a retention of knowledge in public health issues. The test was applied 2 times in the years of 2007 and 2008. The tests consisted in 85 multiple choices questions, sent by the professors in charge of each discipline. Mean percentual score was calculated for each test and graduation year and compared using ANOVA, with a post hoc Bonferroni evaluation test. The results suggest a progressive gain in knowledge from 1st to 4th year, in all tests (P trend <0,0001). The average percent score at 4th year varied from 52% to 59%. There was no loss of cognitive gain at basic disciplines along the course, ranging from 38% to 51% for the students in the last year in all tests. Average percent score for public health subjects raised from 36% in 1st year up to 48% on 4th year. Our results suggest a progressive cognitive gain from first to last (fourth) year in all tests. Progress Testing seems to be a good tool for longitudinal evaluation to verify the knowledge gain in Dentistry graduation courses

The transition from school to tertiary study of mathematics is rightly coming under increasing scrutiny in research. This paper employs Tall’s model of the three worlds of mathematical thinking to examine key variables in teaching and learning as they relate to this transition. One key variable in the transition is clearly the teacher/lecturer and we consider the perspectives of both teachers and lecturers on teaching related matters relevant to upper secondary and first year tertiary calculus students. While this paper deals with a small part of the data from the project, which aims to model the transition, the results provide evidence of similarities and differences in the thinking of teachers and lecturers about the transition process. They also show that each group lacks a clear understanding of the issues involved in the transition from the other’s perspective, and there is a great need for improved communication between the two sectors.

本研究旨在探討分段式評量教學法對高二學生於學習數學時學習成就的影響。研究對象為台北縣某國立高中二年級理組學生，分為實驗組42位及控制組44位共86位學生，以20週的時間進行實驗，觀察分析其學習成就的改變。 本研究結果發現，在相同教學時間下： 1. 分段式評量教學法在整體學習成就方面有正面影響且結果達顯著差異。 2. 對不同學習風格學習成就之正面影響雖未達顯著水準，但學習成就相對改善值似乎有增加的趨勢。 3. 對不同學習程度分組而言，中分組與低分組學生之學習成就方面有正面影響且達顯著差異。 4. 實施分段式評量教學法的學生比使用傳統教學法的學生在學習態度方面似乎較不會有放棄數學的現象。 綜而論之，分段式評量教學法可提供教學者，在面對數學學習成就低落的學生一個有效的引導方法，讓這些學生不僅不會放棄數學，還能漸漸的建立良好的學習習慣。 / This research mainly aims at evaluating how divided assessment teaching method would effect junior students’ mathematics-learning performance in high school. A case study was conducted on science-team junior students in a Taipei-county high school, composed of 42 students in experimental group and 44 ones in control group respectively, amounting to 86. This experiment spanned as long as 20 weeks for analysis on how students’ learning performance would be benefited. It is thus concluded in this research after evaluating both 2 group’s learning performance in term of equal length of time as below: 1. Divided assessment teaching method would have positive effect on learning performance at significance level. 2. Although divided assessment teaching method has positive effects on learning performance for various learning style subgroups, these positive effects are not significant. Their relative improvements of learning performance seemed to be increased, too. 3. When evaluated in term of original-performance level, students’ learning performance in average-level and in inferior-level subgroups both would be benefited positively at significance level. 4. Students taking divided assessment teaching method would have more persistent learning attitude than those taking traditional teaching method. In summary, divided assessment teaching method could help teachers to offer more effective teaching-guidance to students who had inferior learning performance. As a result, students would not only persist in mathematics learning but also cultivate enthusiastic learning attitude gradually.