O ensino de fundamentos de programação não é uma tarefa trivial muitos estudantes têm dificuldades em compreender os conceitos abstratos de programação e possuem visões erradas sobre a atividade de programação. Uma das iniciativas que tem sido investigada a fim de amenizar os problemas associados refere-se ao ensino conjunto de conceitos básicos de programação e de teste de software. A introdução da atividade de teste pode ajudar o desenvolvimento das habilidades de compreensão e análise nos estudantes. Além disso, aprendendo teste mais cedo os alunos podem se tornar melhores testadores e desenvolvedores. Seguindo esta tendência, em trabalhos anteriores foram investigados alguns mecanismos de apoio ao ensino integrado de fundamentos de programação e teste. Dentre os mecanismos investigados destaca-se a proposição de um ambiente de apoio para submissão e avaliação automática de trabalhos práticos dos alunos, baseado em atividades de teste de software PROGTEST. Em sua primeira versão, a PROGTEST foi integrada à ferramenta JABUTISERVICE, que apoia o teste estrutural de programas escritos em Java. O presente projeto de mestrado visou a dar continuidade aos trabalhos já realizados, tendo como principal objetivo a identificação e integração de diferentes ferramentas de teste ao ambiente PROGTEST, explorando tanto técnicas e critérios de teste diferenciados como linguagens de programação distintas. O ambiente PROGTEST também foi aplicado e validado em diferentes cenários de ensino, considerando diferentes linguagens e técnicas de teste. Em linhas gerais, os resultados evidenciam a viabilidade da aplicação do ambiente em cenários de ensino e aprendizagem / The teaching of programming foundations is not a trivial task - many students have difficulty to understand the abstract concepts of programming and have wrong views about the programming activity. Initiatives have been investigated in order to address the related issues. One of them refers to the integrated teaching of programming foundations and software testing. The introduction of testing can help students to develop programming comprehension and analysis skills. Moreover, teaching testing earlier could become the students better testers and developers. Following this perspective, previous studies have investigated mechanisms to support the integrated teaching of programming foundations and software testing. Among them, we highlight the proposition of a environment for the submission and automatic evaluation of programming assignments, based on testing activities - PROGTEST. In its first version, PROGTEST was integrated with JABUTISERVICE tool, which supports the structural testing of Java programs. This work aims at identifying and integrating different testing tools to the PROGTEST environment, exploring both different testing criteria and different programming languages. The PROGTEST environment was also applied and validated in different teaching scenarios, with different languages and testing techniques. In general, the results show the feasibility of applying the environment in the integrated teaching of programming foundations and software testing

Submitted by Jakeline Ortega (jakortega@unoeste.br) on 2018-09-18T19:30:16Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Evandro Lombardi - UNOESTE - versão final.pdf: 3203333 bytes, checksum: 9c5df79ef2aad874476102a38ec7f8d9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-18T19:30:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Evandro Lombardi - UNOESTE - versão final.pdf: 3203333 bytes, checksum: 9c5df79ef2aad874476102a38ec7f8d9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-27 / The present research is inserted in the Program of Masters in Education of the University of the West Paulista - UNOESTE, in line 2 - Qualification and Pedagogical Practice of the Teacher Profession. Through qualitative research, the objective was to analyze the potential of mobile technologies in the classroom, especially applications in smartphones, as tools that aid in the process of teaching and learning, in the scope of High School. The study was carried out in a private school, in the interior of Paraná, with 35 students from a class of high school graduates and two teachers. The theoretical reference was based on the works of Kenski, Moran, Santaella, Terçariol and Lévy. The techniques of data collection used were: observation, questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. The data analysis was performed using methodological triangulation based on the following categories: a) in relation to student’s perception: access and use of mobile technologies; m-Learning and immediate feedback; m-Learning and teacher’s practice and b) in relation to the teachers: m-Learning: the teacher’s practice and it’s potentialities and challenges and; teacher’s formation and the m-Learning. The results showed that mobile technologies, specially the smartphone, are part of the daily life of the absolute majority of students and they use their mobile devices for various activities among them learning. In the learning process they emphasized the importance of the immediate feedback given by the applications, the advantages of technological incursions in the school environment such as access to large amounts of information and ubiquity. Teachers, in turn, recognize that mobile technology, especially smartphone applications, has potential to be used in the teaching process, however, emphasize the need to offer continuing education to the teacher and didactic-pedagogical and technological structuring by the schools. / A presente pesquisa está inserida no Programa de Mestrado em Educação da Universidade do Oeste Paulista – UNOESTE, na linha 2 – Formação e Prática Pedagógica do Profissional Docente. Por meio de pesquisa qualitativa, o objetivo foi analisar o potencial das tecnologias móveis em sala de aula, em especial, aplicativos em smartphones, como ferramentas que auxiliem no processo de ensino e aprendizagem, no âmbito do Ensino Médio. O estudo foi realizado em um colégio privado, no interior do estado do Paraná, com 35 alunos de uma turma de formandos do Ensino Médio e dois professores. O referencial teórico foi embasado nas obras de Kenski, Moran, Santaella, Terçariol e Lévy. As técnicas de coleta de dados utilizadas foram: observação, questionários, entrevistas semiestruturadas e grupos focais. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio de triangulação metodológica com base nas seguintes categorias: a) em relação à percepção discente: acesso e utilização das tecnologias móveis; m-Learning e feedback imediato; m-Learning e a prática docente; e b) em relação aos professores: m-Learning: a prática docente e suas potencialidades e desafios; e a formação docente e o m-Learning. Os resultados evidenciaram que as tecnologias móveis, em especial o smartphone, fazem parte do cotidiano da maioria absoluta dos estudantes pesquisados e eles utilizam seus dispositivos móveis para diversas atividades, entre elas o aprender. No processo de aprendizagem, destacaram a importância do feedback imediato dado pelos aplicativos, as vantagens das incursões tecnológicas no ambiente escolar como o acesso à grande quantidade de informação e a ubiquidade. Os docentes, por sua vez, reconhecem que a tecnologia móvel, com destaque para os aplicativos em smartphones, tem potencial para ser usada no processo de ensino, no entanto, salientam a necessidade de oferecimento de formação continuada ao professor e estruturação didático-pedagógica e tecnológica por parte das escolas.

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Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in the Department of Educational Psychology of the UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, 1998. / The aim of this study was to pursue an investigation on parents and principals as partners in creating a culture of learning. From the literature study it became evident that education in South Africa has collapsed in many schools. The majority of schools of the former education departments responsible for Black education are characterised by a high failure rate, early school dropout, a lack of discipline, low morale and an anti-academic attitude amongst pupils. To these schools very little has changed since 1994. It would appear that a "culture of teaching and learning" in these schools does not exist. The ongoing turmoil in these schools underscores the failure of parents and principals to work together as partners in assuming responsibility for creating a culture of learning. Creating a culture of learning involves a collaborative act between parents and principals. Neither the parent nor the principal alone can fulfil the task of educating the child adequately. In the interest of the education of the child, the contact and cooperation between parents and principals should denote a partnership. Although the premise exists that parents (child's primary educator) and principals (child's secondary educator) are indispensable partners for creating a culture of learning, the situation is far from satisfactory. A huge majority of schools in the previously disadvantaged African community has failed badly. The causes for the absence of a learning culture can be attributed to factors concerning the pupils, factors concerning the school environment, problems concerning the homes of pupils and their living environment as well as the lack of parental involvement in the formal education of their children. Parents and principals as educators have a vital role to play in creating a culture of learning. Parents should have no uncertainties as to their educational responsibilities as primary educators. Principals are both educational leaders and managers and their primary task or responsibility is to ensure that effective teaching and learning takes place at their schools. For the purpose of the empirical investigation two separate self-structured questionnaires for parents and principals were utilised. In addition five postulates pertaining to a partnership between parents and principals were formulated to give direction to this study. The questionnaires that were completed by parents and principals were analyzed and thereafter the data that were obtained was processed and analyzed. This study has confirmed that a meaningful partnership between the parents and the principals is lacking in the majority of schools with regard to the mutual sharing of: * responsibilities; * information; * decision-making; * skills; and * accountability. In conclusion a summary was presented and based on the findings of this study, the following are some of the recommendations that were made: * Effective media-based parent education programme on parental involvement must be instituted. * The establishment of schools as community learning centres must receive immediate attention. * The principal must receive training in and accept responsibility tor initiating parental involvement. The Department of Education and Culture must: ° ensure that parents and principals are encouraged and supported to become partners in creating a culture of learning by providing them with the necessary guidelines and information; ° make certain that workshops, seminars, lectures and in-service training programmes are conducted for principals on school management and parental involvement; ° provide all members serving on Governing Bodies full training and support in the responsible exercise of their duties, powers and functions; and ° actively propagate the importance of nurturing a harmonious partnership between parents and principals by promoting mutual trust, respect, loyalty, frankness and understanding for each other. The teaching profession and teacher unions must assume responsibility for creating a culture of learning. The principals and inspectors must ensure that effective teaching is taking place at schools. In undertaking their teaching responsibilities, teachers must become highly professional. The principals and teacher unions must take disciplinary actions against those teachers who violate the code of conduct for teachers.

Students with challenging behavior, including those with or at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders, demonstrate emotional, social, academic and behavioral problems that need support within and outside of school. To this end, self-monitoring has been identified through the literature as a promising approach for remediating challenging behaviors like off-task behaviors, disruptive behavior, and non-academic engagement. Although reinforcement is often included as a component of self-monitoring interventions, the literature is unclear whether reinforcement is necessary. Thus, in this study, a single subject research design ABCBC multi-treatment design was used to investigate the effects of a technology-based self-monitoring intervention with and without reinforcement for two elementary students with behavioral problems. Overall, students benefitted from the intervention, but reinforcement did not result in differential effects. Limitations and implications for further research is streamlined.

Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2016 / In post - apartheid South Africa, a lack of adequate financial and physical resources in historically disadvantaged public schools is a major barrier to effective teaching and learning. Schools in the rural South Africa are part of communities and therefore can be seen as microcosms of societal conditions. The national Ministry of Basic Education has a responsibility to provide a necessary educational infrastructure to all public schools. Other relevant stakeholders such as the community and businesses need to assist the government to supplement the delivery of educational infrastructure. It is against this background that the study undertakes to assess the delivery of educational infrastructure that will lead to service delivery improvement. Some of the considered focused areas in the study include the demographics of the schools, the condition of the school infrastructure and the legislative frameworks that serve to support educational infrastructure. Literature on various forms has been reviewed in order to understand the regulatory framework upon which the delivery of educational infrastructure is based. The study used the qualitative method to investigate the delivery of educational infrastructure. The main findings indicated that educational infrastructure in rural schools is generally poor and there is a shortage of physical resources in schools. It is clear in this regard that current processes are hampering the Department of Basic Education to improve service delivery in public schools especially those that are in rural areas. vi KEYWORDS  Department of Basic Education in Limpopo Province  Educational infrastructure  Assessment  Physical resources  Public schools  Service delivery  Teaching and learning

Thesis advisor: Betty Leask / Universities around the world are increasingly adopting internationalization strategies, which call attention to intentionality in using the curriculum and strategic regional networks as ways to achieve university agendas. Internationalization of the curriculum (IoC) endeavors are typically led by a select group of individuals within a single university, and often struggle to gain diverse wide-spread support within the university community (Leask, 2013). However, university networks, which demand interconnectivity, have been argued to “constitute the core of internationalisation,” and present varied academic opportunities for engagement that expand channels of information sharing and knowledge creation (de Wit & Callan, 1995, p.89). Therefore, university networks have unexplored potential in providing unique learning opportunities for member institutions’ faculty and staff in internationalizing their curricula, while advancing their institution’s internationalization agenda. Through a framework of network theories, professional learning theory, and an internationalization of the curriculum conceptual framework, this study investigated faculty and staff engagement with one network, and how their engagement has influenced conceptualizations of internationalization of the curriculum. Drawing from semi-structured interviews with fourteen members of faculty and staff from two of five universities in a European university network, the results demonstrate that this network supports faculty and staff in contextualizing and conceptualizing internationalization. The analysis points to the differences in conceptualizations of IoC, depending on the level of faculty and staff engagement with the network. The diverse representation of faculty and staff at network events created significant interactions where individuals were able to validate and share their experiences and expertise related to internationalizing curriculum, as well as critically examine their own approaches and university policies. Faculty and staff engagement with the network resulted in mature conceptualizations of internationalizing curriculum, and contributed to a greater adaptability to working in changing, intercultural environments. The study suggests that engagement in this network is conducive to the internationalization of one’s academic Self, and to fostering a greater sense of regional camaraderie (Sanderson, 2008). Finally, the results of this study demonstrate one university network’s ability to engage an increasing mass of reflective faculty and staff that are aware of internationalization and its implications for their learning environments. The contributions of this study are significant for university leaders, scholars, and practitioners, and especially those working in the nuanced intersection of internationalizing curricula and university networks. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2020. / Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education. / Discipline: Educational Leadership and Higher Education.

Many studies have noted the detrimental impact adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have on individuals’ developmental trajectories and, as a result, the utilization of trauma-informed practices has been of increasing interest within the field of education. Most research on trauma-informed pedagogy is derived from samples of children in grades K-12, whereas research on trauma-informed teaching practices within higher education is comparatively scarce. The specific aims of the current investigation are two-fold. The first aim is to explore the effect of postsecondary instructors’ disciplinary specialization (i.e., person-thing orientation) on their receptivity to compassionate teaching practices. The second aim is to implement a brief (i.e., one hour, single session), asynchronous intervention to inform instructors about ACEs, subsequent effects on learning, and evidence-based, trauma-informed teaching practices. Results indicated that participants’ thing-orientation scores negatively predicted their post-intervention receptivity scores and that there was a significant increase in knowledge about compassionate teaching practices from pre-assessment to post-assessment. Future studies should seek to replicate these findings and continue to identify factors that may influence one’s receptivity to compassionate teaching practices.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / This study investigates the relevance of quality measurement indicators at higher education libraries for faculty academics, librarians, and students. The study followed a mixed-method design with a mixture of quantitative and qualitative data collection. Faculty academics, librarians and students ranked the existing quality measurement indicators for South African higher education libraries. The findings revealed that for library quality measures to meet the needs of faculty academics, librarians, and students, the resources must be accessible both physically and virtually, and staff should be accountable and willing to offer services responsive to the users' needs and expectations of a safe, secure, and comfortable library space, be it physical or virtual. The qualitative data highlighted the importance of adequate resources and the adoption of new developments as measures for quality. Quality measurement indicators must include elements such as adequate funding; relevant resources aligned with teaching and learning programmes; programmes that are integrated into teaching plans; effective supplier collaboration with respect to the process of acquiring relevant learning materials; effective student training; communication of the value of library services and alignment with the student learning outcomes; research support in a digital environment with e-tools and website navigability; research data management; and open access, which is a prominent role of the library. Based on the data, there was a quality measure (process) that was commendable even though it did not form part of the existing quality measures nor a service whose relevance was assessed. The separation of undergraduate and postgraduate learning spaces was amongst those services that ranked quite high from the students' responses (qualitative data). Even though there were differences emphasized on each indicator by either faculty academics or students, there were also discrepancies in the interpretation of what each quality indicator means to each study population group. As the study of this nature has recommendations and gaps identified in terms of research findings, it is quite important to record that there was a series of gaps that were identified in terms of library expectations and perceptions. These gaps were suggested as part of further research that must be conducted to fill the void in terms of library users’ voices in the development of higher education library measurement indicators.

<p>In today’s evolving classrooms, educators are tasked with going beyond providing the necessary content knowledge to reach the needs of their students. In addition to effectively differentiating instruction, global competency skills have become an increasingly pressing concern as the American society gradually becomes more diverse. In response, recent programs and supports have been created to allow prospective teacher candidates to develop their global competence to better meet the needs of an increasingly diverse and globally connected society.</p><p>An explanatory sequential mixed methods research design examined how participation in a short-term study abroad can impact teachers’ empathetic dispositions related to globally competent teaching practices. Quantitative data was first collected through an online Qualtrics questionnaire from pre-service, in-service, and other agricultural educators (n=36) who participated in a short-term study abroad experience in Jamaica from 2015-2019. Following the online questionnaire, four virtual follow-up focus groups were conducted via Zoom to further explore the collection and analysis of study participants’ self-rated stage of empathy development along the Globally Complement Teaching and Learning Continuum. Inductive coding revealed themes for both internal and external factors influencing study participants’ rationale and desired movement along the continuum.</p><p>Overall, participants acknowledged the transformative experience during the short-term study abroad to Jamaica as an external factor for building competence in the dispositions element of empathy and valuing multiple perspectives. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research were provided to help agricultural educators develop globally competent teaching practices.</p>