The concept of teaching effectiveness is challenging for researchers to define. Hypothesized as a multidimensional construct, it encompasses content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, personality characteristics of the teacher, and classroom dynamics. No single dimension, trait, or behavior, however, fully captures what it means to be an effective teacher. Measures, such as peer observation, self-report surveys, and student evaluations, assess teacher effectiveness in higher education. Student evaluations of teachers (SETs) assess multiple areas, including: course content, objectives, organization, and the nature, difficulty, and value of a course; teacher preparation, enthusiasm, and subject knowledge; teacher goals for structuring classroom activities and engaging students in academic pursuits (Cashin, 1995; Feldman, 1996; Marsh, 1984; Midgley, 1998). SETs can be seen as expressions of students’ perceptions about an instructor, a course, and a class, but what influences those perceptions? One concept, classroom community, hypothesizes that students’ sense of community is influenced by the quality of interaction with their instructors, fellow students, and course content. Investigations of classroom community associate higher sense of community with more positive academic outcomes. Teachers’ goals for structuring class activities and engaging students is another concept hypothesized to influence students’ perceptions. Teachers’ goal orientation towards their own teaching is also a factor that appears to influence academic outcomes. Using goal orientation theory, Kucsera, Roberts, Walls, Walker & Svinicki (2009) identified three orientations that influence how teachers approach teaching. To date little research has explored how teacher goal orientation might influence students’ perceptions. This study examined whether there is a relationship between teachers’ goal orientation towards their teaching, students’ perceptions of teacher goals for classroom structure and student engagement, sense of community, and student ratings of teacher effectiveness. Undergraduate business communications faculty completed a survey about their goals for their own teaching while their students took a survey about their sense of community in the classroom, their perceptions of their teachers’ goals for engaging them in academic work and an end-of-semester course instructor survey. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze the data. Results generally indicated that students’ perceptions are associated with SETs outcomes while teachers’ goal orientations are not. / text

本研究旨在討論台灣國中師生認知風格與學生英文學習表現的關係。此研究目的是要探討(1)不同認知風格的學生在英文學習表現上是否有顯著性的相關，(2)不同認知風格的老師在教學成效方面是否有顯著性的相關，(3)師生認知風格相符合的學生群和不相符合的學生群在英文學習表現方面是否有顯著性的相關。 研究樣本以新竹一所國中242位學生及4位老師為研究對象。藏圖測驗用來區分研究對象之認知風格是否為場地獨立型或場地依賴型之學習者。此242位學生皆參與全民英檢之聽、讀、寫測驗;此外，研究者亦對師生進行個別訪談以獲得更進一步的解釋。 本研究採描述統計及Pearson積差相關進行資料分析。研究結果顯示(1)場地獨立型學生在聽、讀、寫的學習表現上較場地依賴型學生佳，並有顯著性相關；(2)場地獨立型老師所教的學生在聽、讀、寫的學習表現上雖較場地依賴型老師所教的學生佳，卻無顯著性相關；然而當男女學生分開進行檢測時，場地獨立型老師所教的女學生在聽力的學習表現方面較場地依賴型老師所教的女學生佳，並有顯著性相關；(3)師生認知風格不相符合的學生群在聽、讀、寫的學習表現上雖較師生認知風格相符合的學生群佳，卻無顯著性相關；而當進行更進一步的數據檢測時，師生場地依賴型風格不相符合的學生群在聽力及寫作的學習表現方面較師生場地依賴型風格相符合的學生群佳，並有顯著性相關；此外，其老師為場地依賴型的場地獨立型學生在閱讀的學習表現上較師生場地依頼型風格相符合的學生群佳，並有顯著性相關。訪談的結果發現，師生場地獨立型風格相符合的學生群能受惠於教師的教學，而師生場地依賴型風格相符合的學生群能夠在與教師的人際互動中受益。 最後，研究者根據研究發現提出數點建議。首先，對於師生認知風格的確認在教學上有其必要性。其次，教師的教學應力求多樣化，並且對於不同認知風格的學生能施予不同的教學法。再者，師資培育者應提供相關的教學訓練，幫助英語教師在教學上能依據學生不同的認知風格予以不同的教法。最後，本研究建議未來能有更多的研究探討場地獨立型或場地依賴型的師生在英語教學或學習中所扮演的角色，並提供更多更有建設性的貢獻。 / The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between student-teacher field-independence-dependence cognitive styles and students’ English performance in a Taiwanese junior high school. The purpose of this study was to explore: (a) different language tasks achieved successfully by students with different cognitive styles, (b) the teaching effectiveness of teachers with different cognitive styles, and (c) language performance under matching cognitive styles between students and teachers. Two hundred forty-two student participants and four teacher participants from a junior high school in Hsin-chu city were chosen in this study. The Hidden Figures Test (HFT) was conducted to measure the participants’ cognitive styles to be field independence (FI) or field dependence (FD). These 242 students took the General English Proficiency Tests (GEPT) with regard to listening, reading and writing. Interview was also given to both the student and teacher participants. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Pearson product-moment correlations. The results show: (a) FI students performed better than FD students in the listening, reading and writing test, and there was a significant correlation between FI students and students’ English performance in the listening, reading and writing test; (b) students with FI teachers outperformed students with FD teachers in the listening, reading and writing test, but there was no significant correlation between teachers’ cognitive styles and students’ performance in the listening, reading and writing test; but when the data were re-tested between female groups and male groups, female students with FI teachers were found to perform better than those with FD teachers in the listening test, and there was a significant correlation between female with FI teachers and students’ performance in the listening test; (c) student-teacher FI/FD mismatch groups performed better than student-teacher FI/FD match groups in the listening, reading and writing test, but there was no significant correlation between student-teacher FI/FD mismatch groups and students English performance in the listening, reading and writing test; however, the further examination indicated that FD mismatch groups performed better than FD match groups in the listening and writing test, and there was a significant correlation between FD mismatch groups and students’ performance in the listening and writing test; and the further examination also revealed that FI students with FD teachers outperformed FD students with FD teachers in the reading test, and there was a significant correlation between FI students with FD teachers and students’ English performance in the reading test. The result of the interview revealed that FI match groups benefited from the teacher instruction while FD match groups benefited from the interpersonal aspect of the teachers. Pedagogically, the findings of the study suggested the necessity of the awareness of students’ and teachers’ cognitive styles; in addition, teachers were suggested to be cognitive-flexible, and teacher education programs were also advised to offer related language training to assist teachers in achieving cognitive flexibility. Further research should be conducted to understand to what extent field independence/dependence plays a role in how students learn and how teachers teach, hence providing more constructive insights for English language education.

Cette étude avait pour but de vérifier l’incidence de la relation maître-élève sur la motivation des élèves particulièrement en milieux défavorisés. Notre hypothèse stipulait que meilleure est la relation maître-élève, plus grande est la motivation de l’élève. Nos objectifs étaient d’analyser la valeur prédictive de la relation maître-élève sur les déterminants de la motivation scolaire afin d’identifier quels aspects de la relation maître-élève, dans une perspective d’attachement (chaleur, soutien ou conflit), prédisent le mieux chacune des variables motivationnelles retenues. Aussi, nous voulions identifier quelles variables motivationnelles sont les plus affectées par la qualité de la relation maître-élève. La motivation scolaire a été évaluée à deux niveaux soit général et spécifique au français et aux mathématiques. Certains des déterminants retenus sont en lien avec les modèles Attentes-Valeur (le sentiment de compétence, l’intérêt et la perception de l’utilité de l’école en général ainsi qu’en français et en mathématiques). Les autres déterminants retenus sont en lien avec la théorie des buts d’accomplissement (le but de maîtrise, le but de performance et le but d’évitement du travail). Nous avons aussi vérifié l’effet modérateur du sexe dans les relations entre les variables d’attachement et la motivation. Nos résultats montrent que la relation maître-élève prédit avec assurance l’intérêt général envers l’école, l’intérêt spécifique au français et aux mathématiques ainsi que la présence de buts d’évitement du travail. Nous avons aussi été en mesure de déterminer qu’une relation soutenante serait l’aspect de la relation maître-élève qui prédirait la présence du plus grand nombre de déterminants de la motivation scolaire. Il a aussi été surprenant de constater l’effet de la relation chaleureuse sur les trois dimensions en lien avec l’intérêt (général, en français et en mathématiques). De son côté, l’intérêt général fut aussi remarqué comme étant le déterminant motivationnel étant le mieux prédit par la relation maître-élève. Nous avons aussi fait ressortir que la perception de conflit serait l’aspect de la relation maître-élève qui présenterait la plus grande valeur prédictive de certains déterminants de la motivation. Par contre, nos résultats ne permettent pas de supporter que le sexe de l’élève a un effet modérateur dans les relations. / The objective of this research was to assess the impact of the teacher-student relationship on students’ motivation, particularly within low income families. The study conducted was based on the hypothesis that better teacher-student relationship lead to a higher level of motivation for the student. In order to verify this hypothesis, our objectives were to analyse the predictive value of the teacher-student relationship on school motivational determinants in order to identify which aspects of teacher-student relationship, in an attachment perspective (caring, supportive or conflictive), could better predict each of the motivational variables. Also, we wanted to identify which of these motivational variables are most affected by the quality of the teacher-student relationship. Some of the determinants come from Expectancy-Value models (perceived competence, interest, perceived utility of school in general, and for French and Mathematics). Other determinants come from goal orientation theory (mastery goal, performance goal and work avoidance goal). We also verified the moderator effect of gender in the attachment variables and the motivation. Our results show that the student-teacher relationship can predict interest in schooling in general, specific interest in French and Mathematics, and the presence of avoidance goal. We also showed that a supporting relationship could be the aspect of teacher-student relationship which mostly predicts the motivational variables. It was also surprising to see the impact of a caring relationship on the three dimensions of interest (general and subject related). Interest in general was also the motivational variable best predicted by the teacher-student relationship. We also showed that the perception of conflict is the aspect of the teacher-student relationship which could best predict some of the motivational determinants. However, our results could not support the moderator effect of gender on the relationship.

Le contexte scolaire actuel au Québec, et particulièrement à Montréal, amène les enseignants à développer des pratiques différenciées pour répondre aux besoins de leurs élèves. En effet, l’intégration des élèves handicapés ou en difficulté d’adaptation ou d’apprentissage ainsi que les différences socioéconomiques et culturelles sont des manifestations de l’hétérogénéité qui sont présentes simultanément dans leurs classes. Des études menées au Québec semblent toutefois indiquer que certaines pratiques différenciées demeurent méconnues et peu utilisées. Il semble que, d’une part, la gestion de classe soit un déterminant de l’implantation des pratiques différenciées et, d’autre part, que cette bonne gestion de classe soit tributaire d’un haut niveau de sentiment d’efficacité personnelle à gérer la classe. Cette recherche mixte vise à explorer les relations entre les pratiques différenciées et le sentiment d’efficacité à gérer la classe chez des enseignants au primaire de Montréal. Pour ce faire, un questionnaire a été rempli par 154 enseignants de la CSDM et un groupe de discussion a été organisé auprès de 6 d’entre eux. Nos résultats tendent à confirmer la corrélation entre le SEP à gérer la classe et la fréquence d’utilisation de pratiques différenciées. Plus précisément, ils indiquent que les relations sociales en classe, dont celles entre les élèves et l’enseignant sont un prédicteur d’une utilisation plus fréquente de la différenciation pédagogique. Finalement, même si les enseignants du groupe de discussion définissent le contexte montréalais comme possédant des caractéristiques particulières requérant des pratiques différenciées fréquentes et variées, selon eux, la gestion de classe n’y requiert pas d’interventions distinctes. / The current school context in Quebec, especially in Montreal, leads teachers to develop differentiated pedagogies to meet the needs of all. The integration of students with special needs, socio-economic and cultural differences are examples of manifestations of heterogeneity to be observed in teaching. Yet, few teachers adopted such practices. Moreover, we know that, classroom management is a key to the implementation of differentiated practices and, good classroom management depends on a high level of self-efficacy of classroom management. This article presents a mixed method design study that explore relationships between frequency of differentiated practices and self-efficacy of classroom management of elementary teachers. First, a questionnaire was completed by 154 teachers of the CSDM. Then, a focus-group was organized with 6 of them. Our results tend to confirm the correlation between the SEP to manage the class and the frequency of differentiated practices. Specifically, they suggest that relationships in class, including those between students and the teacher, is a predictor of increased use of differentiated instruction. Finally, even if teachers in the focus-group define the Montreal context as having special characteristics requiring frequent and varied differentiated practices, according to them, classroom management do not require different interventions.

This thesis deals with the use of innovative teaching methods and instructional strategies to support and develop literacy at the first grade of primary school. The theoretical part describes the changes in education related to curricular reform, also the change the objectives and the content of education towards the formation and development of key competencies, to prepare students for real life. This paper introduces the concept of contemporary Czech language and literature, its inclusion in the National Curriculum for Basic Education. The theoretical part focuses on the concept of literacy, reading literacy defined criteria. It also discusses the methods of critical thinking, which contribute to the development of reading skills. It also describes the course "Promoting literacy", which the author of the thesis completed in 2011. Research section presents action research, where the author verifies the theoretical knowledge of new specific methods and instructional strategies to promote literacy in practice. Research validates the effectiveness of innovative methods in terms of the development of key competencies for learning in terms of reading literacy criteria. It also examines whether these methods contribute to the education of students, whether helping to meet the objectives of cognitive...

The fundamental advancement of information technology has given rise to distance education industry hence it has helped to the popularity of distance education among people. However, for employing innovative and advanced tools universities need financial resources. Reaching to these resources is not easy and accessible. Interaction equivalency theorem can be a good solution for overcoming the financial problems but designers are reluctant to utilize it because they think that education quality will decrease due to lack of teacher interaction. This study demonstrated that students’ perception toward interaction equivalency is positive as long as they have high level of interdependency with other students. Without this level of, students are not motivated in order to continue their courses. This study by providing techno-pedagogical design and IS design theory for support of IE helps e-learning practitioners who want to design an acceptable distance educational system with limited financial resources. / Program: Magisterutbildning i informatik

Dispositif pédagogique qui réorganise temps et espaces scolaires grâce aux fonctionnalités des outils numériques, la classe inversée suscite un engouement important dans les sphères de l’éducation. Dans un contexte de développement rapide de cette pratique dans l’enseignement secondaire français, cette recherche s’intéresse à l’appropriation du dispositif par des élèves de lycée et interroge la dynamique créée chez les apprenants engagés dans une classe inversée. A travers de questionnaires et d’entretiens menés auprès d’élèves de huit classes de lycée, une analyse exploratoire a été conduite pour comprendre l’évolution des rapports au savoir des apprenants, ainsi que le repositionnement de l’élève face à l’enseignant dans la relation pédagogique. Il apparaît que le dispositif est un instrument au service du professeur plus qu’un levier de changement pour les élèves. Au-delà de l’impact sur la motivation, inégal selon les élèves, il semble que le dispositif de la classe inversée s’inscrive dans la problématique d’une redistribution des rôles au lycée qui mette l’élève en tension entre soumission et responsabilisation à propos de ses apprentissages. / A pedagogical tool which reorganizes educational time and space thanks to the use of new technologies, the Flipped Classroom has generated great enthusiasm in education. Given the rapid development of this instructional approach at the secondary level in France, this research looks at the appropriation of the flipped classroom by French high school students and questions the dynamics created for the learner navigating in a flipped setting. Using questionnaires and semi-directive interviews conducted with 8 high school classes, an exploratory analysis was done to understand the evolution of students’ relationship to knowledge and how they reposition themselves in relation to their teacher. It appears that the flipped classroom approach is more of an instrument to serve teachers’ needs than a change agent for students. Beyond its impact on student motivation, which differs from one student to another, the Flipped Classroom approach seems to come within the scope of the redistribution of roles at the high school level, placing the student in a situation of tension between submission and responsibility concerning his/her learning.

The aim of this study was fourfold. Firstly the nature of training for Foundation Phase student teachers in Life Skills had to be determined. Secondly, the outcomes for Life Skills training for Foundation Phase student teachers had to be ascertained. Thirdly, effective teaching-learning methods for training had to be identified to achieve outcomes in the most effective way. New methods of presentation and assessment had to be exploited to address the new challenge of reduced contact time. Lastly, the nature of Life Skills training at other higher teaching institutions in South Africa had to be determined so that general outcomes and guidelines for effective training of Foundation Phase student teachers in Life Skills could be established. A literature study was done to determine the nature of Life Skills for Foundation Phase student teachers. Four outcomes were identified were identified from this study, namely health promotion, promotion of the environment, development of human potential and the promotion of moral, cultural and religious values as main components of Life Skills. In addition a literature study was done on effective teaching-learning methods which should be applied to ensure effective Life Skills training for student teachers. The four most important components or essential features that should be considered during the facilitation of Life Skills for Foundation Phase student teachers, namely the lecturer, student, learning environment as well as the aim of teaching, including teaching content and assessment were set out. After questionnaires regarding the nature of training for Foundation Phase student teachers in Life Skills were sent to institutions for higher education and the responses were statistically analysed, it was possible to make a number of findings and recommendations. From the empirical research it became clear that the identified outcomes were also valued and applied by lecturers at other institutions for higher education. Furthermore, it became apparent that active teaching learning-methods and self-regulated learning are valued as important aspects of effective teacher training. Skills should not only be practised during contact sessions, but learning environments should be extended. It should include a variety of contexts like community service, practical teaching experience at schools under supervision of mentors as well exposure to diverse and multicultural teaching learning-environments. By effective planning and organising, it is possible for lecturers to guide students to become self regulated and effective learners within the context of reduced contact time. / Thesis (M. Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

Le décrochage scolaire est un phénomène touchant une proportion importante d’adolescents au Québec. Les facteurs permettant de prédire ce phénomène peuvent être d’ordre individuel, familial, social, scolaire et sociodémographique. Bien que plusieurs études ont permis d’établir un lien significatif entre la consommation de substances psychoactives et le décrochage scolaire, aucune étude ne s’est attardé sur le possible rôle modérateur protecteur de l’environnement socioéducatif sur le lien existant entre ces deux comportements malgré plusieurs indications soutenant un tel effet. Cette étude vise donc à déterminer, à l’aide d’un devis longitudinal prospectif, si le climat relationnel maître-élève joue un rôle modérateur protecteur sur ce lien. L’échantillon utilisé pour cette étude est tiré de la Stratégie d’Intervention Agir Autrement (SIAA) et comprend 728 adolescents. Les données ont été obtenues à l’aide de questionnaires auto-révélés et des données officielles du Ministère de l’éducation, des loisirs et des sports. Des analyses de régressions logistiques ont été effectuées et ont démontré que le climat relationnel maître-élève semble diminuer les risques de décrochage scolaire pour les élèves consommateurs. Effectivement, le climat relationnel semble être un facteur de protection pour les élèves consommateurs réguliers de cannabis identifiés comme un groupe à risque de décrochage scolaire alors qu’il ne l’est pas pour le groupe des non consommateurs et des faibles consommateurs. En revanche, ces analyses n’ont pas permis de détecter un tel effet pour l’intoxication à l’alcool. Les implications de ces résultats sont discutées. / School dropout is affecting a large proportion of adolescents in Quebec. Factors which predict school dropout come from individual, familial, social, school, and sociodemographic dimensions. Although many studies have found a significative link between substance use and school dropout, no study have examined the potential protective role of the socioeducational climate on the relationship between these behaviors despite support for such an effect. Thus, this study aims to verify if the student-teacher relationship climate plays a protective (moderator) role on the link between substance use and school dropout by using a longitudinal prospective design. The sample for this study is taken from New approach, new solutions (NANS) and includes 728 participants. Data were obtained thru self-report questionnaires as well as from the Ministère de l’éducation, des loisirs et des sports for official data on school dropout. Logistic regression analyses showed that the student-teacher relationship climate seems to protect against the effect of regular cannabis use on school dropout but not against low or non-use. Conversely, the analyses haven’t shown such a protective effect in the case of alcohol intoxication. Implications for these results are discussed.

Cette étude avait pour but de vérifier l’incidence de la relation maître-élève sur la motivation des élèves particulièrement en milieux défavorisés. Notre hypothèse stipulait que meilleure est la relation maître-élève, plus grande est la motivation de l’élève. Nos objectifs étaient d’analyser la valeur prédictive de la relation maître-élève sur les déterminants de la motivation scolaire afin d’identifier quels aspects de la relation maître-élève, dans une perspective d’attachement (chaleur, soutien ou conflit), prédisent le mieux chacune des variables motivationnelles retenues. Aussi, nous voulions identifier quelles variables motivationnelles sont les plus affectées par la qualité de la relation maître-élève. La motivation scolaire a été évaluée à deux niveaux soit général et spécifique au français et aux mathématiques. Certains des déterminants retenus sont en lien avec les modèles Attentes-Valeur (le sentiment de compétence, l’intérêt et la perception de l’utilité de l’école en général ainsi qu’en français et en mathématiques). Les autres déterminants retenus sont en lien avec la théorie des buts d’accomplissement (le but de maîtrise, le but de performance et le but d’évitement du travail). Nous avons aussi vérifié l’effet modérateur du sexe dans les relations entre les variables d’attachement et la motivation. Nos résultats montrent que la relation maître-élève prédit avec assurance l’intérêt général envers l’école, l’intérêt spécifique au français et aux mathématiques ainsi que la présence de buts d’évitement du travail. Nous avons aussi été en mesure de déterminer qu’une relation soutenante serait l’aspect de la relation maître-élève qui prédirait la présence du plus grand nombre de déterminants de la motivation scolaire. Il a aussi été surprenant de constater l’effet de la relation chaleureuse sur les trois dimensions en lien avec l’intérêt (général, en français et en mathématiques). De son côté, l’intérêt général fut aussi remarqué comme étant le déterminant motivationnel étant le mieux prédit par la relation maître-élève. Nous avons aussi fait ressortir que la perception de conflit serait l’aspect de la relation maître-élève qui présenterait la plus grande valeur prédictive de certains déterminants de la motivation. Par contre, nos résultats ne permettent pas de supporter que le sexe de l’élève a un effet modérateur dans les relations. / The objective of this research was to assess the impact of the teacher-student relationship on students’ motivation, particularly within low income families. The study conducted was based on the hypothesis that better teacher-student relationship lead to a higher level of motivation for the student. In order to verify this hypothesis, our objectives were to analyse the predictive value of the teacher-student relationship on school motivational determinants in order to identify which aspects of teacher-student relationship, in an attachment perspective (caring, supportive or conflictive), could better predict each of the motivational variables. Also, we wanted to identify which of these motivational variables are most affected by the quality of the teacher-student relationship. Some of the determinants come from Expectancy-Value models (perceived competence, interest, perceived utility of school in general, and for French and Mathematics). Other determinants come from goal orientation theory (mastery goal, performance goal and work avoidance goal). We also verified the moderator effect of gender in the attachment variables and the motivation. Our results show that the student-teacher relationship can predict interest in schooling in general, specific interest in French and Mathematics, and the presence of avoidance goal. We also showed that a supporting relationship could be the aspect of teacher-student relationship which mostly predicts the motivational variables. It was also surprising to see the impact of a caring relationship on the three dimensions of interest (general and subject related). Interest in general was also the motivational variable best predicted by the teacher-student relationship. We also showed that the perception of conflict is the aspect of the teacher-student relationship which could best predict some of the motivational determinants. However, our results could not support the moderator effect of gender on the relationship.