Daily Teaching Research Articles

Reflections on the political nature within the teaching practice: Novelty Teachers’ Educational Experiences

This research study focuses on the development of teachers’ pedagogical knowledge. Its main objective is to comprehend the values, purposes and rationale that lie beneath teaching training programs. Therefore, the focal point of the present study is to examine the experiences that are often found in teaching practices. The methodology of this investigation follows an epistemological and interpretative perspective through the use of a biographical-narrative approach. In this regard, from the analysis of teachers’ accounts it is expected to first, reflect on their educational experiences, second, weigh the meaning behind their daily teaching practices and interactions with students, and finally, extend on their experiences as teaching program students. For this purpose, the accounts of two secondary school teachers are portrayed. The findings reveal the complexity of the pedagogical practice as a reflective profession which, in turn, triggers moral, affective and political repercussions (Arnaus, 1999).

Getting learners to speak in the (Indonesian) ELT Classroom

Despite realising the importance of acquiring good speaking skill, English teachers in Indonesia find that it is challenging to get their learners to speak during classes. Potential reasons for reticence are: their lack of vocabulary, dependency of L1 translation, and tendency to give short answers. Therefore, it is crucial to provide the teachers with practical techniques that they can use in their daily teaching to address this reticence. By providing scaffolding to the speaking activities, which includes how to structure the speaking activities and prepare the learners before the activities, the teacher can make speaking tasks more productive for learners. Moreover, the amount of scaffolding can be adjusted to suit the characteristics and needs of the learners to create better and lasting impact.

Reciprocal Effects between Reading Achievement and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reading Motivation

ABSTRACT Research on reading achievement and reading motivation has rarely addressed the question if and how they affect each other over time. In our study, we investigate the reciprocal effects between reading achievement and both intrinsic and extrinsic reading motivation during elementary school. We measured reading achievement and intrinsic and extrinsic reading motivation in 966 students at 3 points of measurement during 3rd and 4th grade. Consistent with previous research, cross-lagged panel analyses revealed positive reciprocal effects between reading achievement and intrinsic reading motivation. Effects of reading achievement on intrinsic reading motivation were found during Grades 3 and 4, whereas effects of intrinsic motivation were limited to Grade 3. No reciprocal effects between reading achievement and extrinsic reading motivation were found. We discuss the implications of our results for daily teaching practices and effective reading instruction.

“I'm me and that is enough”: Reconfiguring the family photo album to explore gender constructions with Foundation Phase preservice teachers

This article focuses on exploring Foundation Phase preservice teachers' constructions of gender through the use of a participatory visual method, family photo albums. This study, contextualised in the FP teacher education curriculum in a South African university, explored the question: “What can a reconfigured family photo album reveal about FP preservice teachers’ constructions of gender?” The findings revealed that the participatory visual method provided opportunity for preservice FP teachers to consider the dichotomy between their conceptual understandings of gender and their daily teaching practices, which holds the potential for them to consciously reinvent their practices towards being more gender sensitive.

Research on Network Security of Campus Network

Nowadays, network security incidents often occur, such as network worms, denial of service attacks, network fraud and so on. Nowadays, the methods of network security incidents are constantly innovating, resulting in data leakage, destruction and other incidents. Campus network is the basis of daily teaching, scientific research and normal operation of schools. It is of great significance to strengthen the construction of campus network security. Based on this, this paper studies the campus network security.

BUILD PEACE EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF PAPUA, INDONESIA

The purpose of this research is to describe about: peace building and child protection mainstreaming at the primary schools. This case will be examined regarding developing school curriculum that integrates values and principal of local wisdom as part of daily teaching and learning process; social empowerment to develop peace building and child protection. The main goal is to raise awareness of local leaders about the importance of safe and peaceful environment for the child development and growth; and improvement of government policy to foster peace and child protection. The result is expected to improve the capacity and commitment of local government to support and promote peace and child protection through regional law

The Development Of Preschools’ Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) Teaching Model towards Improving the Quality of Teaching

The purpose of this study is to develop a preschools’ higher order thinking skills (HOTS) teaching model. Some important aspects are also studied namely, the level of preschool teacher's thinking, the preschool teacher's view of the role played by the authorities, the needs of preschool teachers in implementing HOTS and the daily teaching practice of preschool teachers. The mixed method approach is used in this study. The quantitative study was analyzed using the SPSS version 23 software while the qualitative study was analyzed using the Hermeneutic method that was interpretation of text to metatext. A total of 125 preschool teachers from all over Perak state were involved in quantitative data collection using questionnaires. Meanwhile, 30 preschool teachers from three districts, Larut Matang Selama, Kuala Kangsar and Kinta Utara were involved in the collection of qualitative data using observation, interview form and daily lesson plan document analysis. The findings show that the implementation of HOTS at preschool level is still at a moderate level as there are still less skilled teachers in implementing HOTS during the teaching and learning process. In addition, the role of the authorities is still at the beginning because not all preschool teachers have the opportunity to attend courses, trainings, seminars related to the implementation of HOTS especially the teachers who teach in the rural schools. The implication of this study is that authorities such as Ministry of Education, Perak State Education Department, District Education Office and principals need to strengthen the implementation of HOTS through the provision of courses, trainings and seminars as well as improving teachers' needs for teaching and learning processes such as providing teaching aids as well as conducive learning space. In addition, with a preschool HOTS modeling book guide, it can be used as a guide to teachers in the implementation of HOTS in preschool.

Diversity Within and Around Jewish Elementary Schools in Montreal

Montreal’s Jewish elementary schools, which educate the majority of its community’s youth, play an important role in their socialization within Quebec society. This article, based on fieldwork conducted in four of these elementary schools, each of them officially attached to a different religious Jewish current (modern orthodox, conservative, liberal and Mesorati Sephardi), show how they articulate internal and external diversity in their daily routines and teaching. Their main objective is indeed to ensure a sense of belonging to a community that lives within a plural society.

The Effect of the Felder and Silverman Model on the achievement of Students in the Fourth Grade in Chemistry

The research goals to identify the effect of the Fielder and Silverman model on student achievement at the fourth scientific in chemistry, for the sake of achieving the research objective, the researcher formulated the zero hypothesis which states that: There was no statistically significant difference at the level of significance (0.05) between the average scores of the experimental group who will study the Fielder and Silverman model and average scores the control group who will study the way regularity in the achievement test of chemistry. The researcher has adopted a partial experimental design, before to applying the experiment, parity was performed in the following variables. Daily teaching plans and testing the achievement consists of (40) experimental paragraphs (36) of which are multiple choice and (4) articles for the two groups of research and after the implementation of the experiment and correcting the students’ answers, the researcher obtained the data for the experimental group, the control group and the use of appropriate statistical means (T.test) for both samples, the results showed that the students of the experimental group were superior whom studied according to the Fielder and Silverman model on the control group who studied according to the normal method

A Study on the Innovation of Teaching Management in Southwest Petroleum University

The level of teaching management in colleges and universities affects the quality of teaching management in colleges and universities, teaching quality in colleges and universities, and further affects the quality of personnel training in colleges and universities. At present, Southwest Petroleum University is strengthening the management of teaching and improving its management level. There are many factors affecting the teaching management level and quality of Southwest Petroleum University. As one of the main carriers of teaching management of Southwest Petroleum University, students have important theoretical and practical significance in improving the management level by evaluating the teaching management satisfaction and finding out the existing problems and solutions. This study first summarizes the problems existing in the daily teaching management, teaching guarantee management and teaching quality management of Southwest Petroleum University. Secondly, it analyses the causes of the problems. Finally, it puts forward the corresponding solutions to the problems and causes.

Exploring heterogeneous grouping strategies from the learning analytic perspective

In this paper, we present a mathematical model for forming heterogeneous learning groups under different teaching goals. This model requires a formulation which can effectively predict the learning performance of cooperative learning groups. Therefore, we explore the correlations between learning performance and various learner characteristics including learning motivation, learning strategy use, learning styles and gender based on real-world data. By means of analyzing learner data of 157 students in a cooperative learning course, learner attributes irrelevant to cooperative learning performance are excluded from the formulation; this sharply decreases the workload of group formation calculation. In future work, a tool will be implemented based on the adjustable mathematical model and this tool will be used in daily teaching to evaluate its effectiveness.

The Prominent Student Competences of the 21st Century Education and The Transformation of Classroom Assessment

The term of 21st century skills has become a key concept in the field of education. It has attracted researchers’ attentions and included in some of the cognitive taxonomies used in the fields of curriculum development and educational assessment. In the 21st century, the teaching curriculum and instruction have started to transform in a way consistent with the change of the targeted competences that an educated person should have. This requires classroom assessment applications to change so that they can be in line with the nature of these competences and support their development. This study discusses the skills that have gained importance in the 21st century education (21st century skills), the interaction between these skills and the classroom assessment, and the transformation of assessment activities to cover these skills. The study also includes one sample assessment activity and rubrics that are developed by the researchers in order to guide teachers how to include these skills in their daily teaching plan and how to assess them.

The Integration of ICT in Teaching and Learning: A Study in Malaysian Private Preschool

Over the last two decades, the rapid growth of of ICT has become one of the important agenda discussed by many scholars in education. No doubt, this is due to the capability of ICT in providing a dynamic and proactive teaching and learning. Along with today’s digital era, teachers were required to integrate of ICT in their daily teaching and replace them with the tools of traditional methods and modern amenities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of ICT in teaching and learning among the preschool teachers in private preschools in Malaysia. A total of 60 preschool teachers from 10 private preschools in Hulu Bernam in the state of Selangor, Malaysia has been chosen at random in the research study. The findings indicated that the level of computer skills and knowledge of the teachers is at low level (M = 1.92). The findings also indicates the level of ICT integration in teaching and learning is at a low level (M = 1.90). The results also showed that the attitude of the teachers on important ICT in teaching and learning is encouraging (M = 2.66) which can be considered as moderate level. The problem of using ICT in schools also needs to be addressed as the analysis mean score (M = 2.19), which indicates the level of the problem is not encouraging.

A epistemologia da formação docente: o que se pode aprender com o empirismo de Freinet

This essay deals with the epistemology of teacher education based on the educational work carried out by Celestin Freinet. Freinet’s empiricism is alluded to as one of the most interesting, instigating and even formative forms for the pedagogical conduction of the educational process, as evidenced by the complexity of the daily teaching. In the end, it is hoped to delineate the practice in teacher education, through experiences of intervention and observation in the places of the profession, as a founding part of the task of training teachers.

Incorporating evidence-based principles in medical training. Sharing experience with McMaster.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: This workshop was the second activity of the collaboration between the McMaster University, Botucatu Medical School- São Paulo State University (UNESP) and Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais - PUC Minas that took place in Botucatu, Brazil between March 27th to 28th 2017. Aims: Its prime purpose was to share with the Brazilian professors and students how to include evidence-based concepts in their daily teaching activities. Methods: The participants were involved and guided in discussions on how to explore evidence-based techniques to improve their understanding and their willingness to include new teaching strategies in the future. Results: A final evaluation survey completed by the participants indicated that they were highly satisfied with the workshop experience and that they gained an enhancement of knowledge about evidence-based medicine. Conclusion: Participants had an increase in their self-confidence to implementevidence-based concepts in their future lecture programs.

How does a new patient education programme for renal recipients become situated and adapted when implemented in the daily teaching practice in a university hospital? An ethnographic observation study

ObjectiveTo understand how a new patient education programme for renal recipients becomes situated and adapted when implemented in daily hospital teaching practice. The analysis focuses in particular on how principles...

Teaching Digital Citizenship in the Networked Classroom

This article uses the results of a 2016 survey of Canadian teachers to provide a snapshot of the extent to which the survey participants have been able to successfully incorporate digital literacy into their daily teaching. The data suggests that governments continue to prioritize technical access elements over more participatory elements of digital literacy, making it difficult to go beyond basic literacy requirements. In addition, there are a number of barriers that make it more difficult for teachers to cultivate digital citizenship. These barriers include: the dissolving boundary between in-school and out-of-school contexts; the commercial nature of the digital world; and the continuing difficulty of evaluating online information. This article concludes by arguing that the concept of digital literacy should be broadened beyond the skills-based approach and instead should be solidly organized with the goal of promoting and preparing students for democratic citizenship.

SUATU MODEL PENDIDIKAN DENGAN SISTEM BELAJAR MANDIRI

This case study research was focused to find out what, why and how (1) PGMKSBM was implemented; and (2) the diffusion of PGMKSBM was taken. Data collection techniques used were (1) questionnaires; (2) in-depth interviews; and (3) documents and archives analysis. Scope of the study was limited only to the implementation of PGMKSBM in Banten Province. Research findings show that PGMKSBM is an in-service training program aimed to enhance the teacher’ qualification (D-2 or D3) for teachers who are still active teaching but do not has qualification as required, yet. PGMKSBM has some unique characteristics, i.e. (1) it’s in-service training program, not preservice training program; (2) using independent learning system that integrated with the daily teaching practices; (3) applying collaborative action research approach to synergize between theory and daily teaching practices; (4) using authentic assessment technique (portfolio) beside pencil on paper test as learning assessment tools; and (5) use peers and principals as partner and learning resources. Success of PGMKSBM implementation can be showed by some indicators, i.e. (1) quantity of graduated students; (2) improvement of student’ mastery of teaching; (3) teacher performance improvement in school; and (4) improvement on student’ achievement.

Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus: A Window into Early Christian Reading Practices

Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus: A Window into Early Christian Reading Practices

How the humanities shape medical culture: Knowing Wegener and other Nazi eponyms

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. While the medical humanities have experienced a renaissance, they are still largely a peripheral component of medical education. This is troublesome because the humanities include a number of disciplines that are foundational in understanding medicine and how it should be practiced. Nonetheless, current medical culture makes it difficult to fully incorporate the humanities into curriculum. We therefore propose an incremental approach to shaping the medical culture that can easily be incorporated into daily teaching as opposed to designing additional classes and resources that must be added to existing educational structures. An example of this approach is reviewed here through teaching historical and ethical lessons surrounding Nazi eponyms. The use of names like Wegener provide brief opportunities for sidebars during clinical lectures to remind learners that empirical data do not provide ethical direction and that our medical history has included atrocities that remind us to practice conscientiously. We provide other examples that can be included in daily learning. This approach eschews the burdens associated with large curricular changes, such as student resistance/apathy and logistical barriers, and can be easily implemented. It also enables change to be gradual and through structures that have already been established, allowing learners to see the benefits of insights from the humanities in small, digestible segments. Through this approach, medical culture can be shaped towards a greater appreciation toward the medical humanities.