The aim of this article is twofold. First, the final results of two research projects, which investigated the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on primary schools teachers in disadvantaged areas in Brazil (BET k-12) and South Africa (MELISSA), are presented and discussed. Second, the Self-Efficacy construct is proposed as a tool to measure how teachers’ perception of bein...

This study used text-related, video-based case materials to assess teacher candidates’ readiness to communicate with families. Participants (N = 141) rated their efficacy for home–school communication and then responded to a description of a classroom-based challenge regarding one student’s behavioral and academic performance. Next, they evaluated two videos, each capturing how a teacher addres...

objective: trauma is a major health problem worldwide regardless of regional socioeconomic and healthcare status. as a leading cause of death, trauma results in severe socioeconomic damages, which could be highly prevented by optimal care. as nurses are the major professional groups involved in patient care, improvement of their knowledge and practical skill leads to more qualified healthcare s...

Transformational learning, according to Mezirow (1981), involves transforming taken-for-granted frames of reference into more discriminating, flexible ‘habits of mind’. In teacher education, transformative learning impacts on the development of students’ action theories, self-efficacy and professional attributes. Although considered imperative to reflective practice, not all students take a tra...

Biological energy flow has been notoriously difficult to teach. Our approach to this topic relies on abiotic and biotic examples of the energy released by moving electrons in thermodynamically spontaneous reactions. A series of analogical model-building experiences was supported with common language and representations including manipulatives. These materials were designed to help learners unde...

Using teacher level data from public, private, and charter schools, we examine how various school level wage frictions such as salary schedules and collective bargaining agreements affect the level of teacher quality across subject levels in U.S. high schools. We find that salary schedules have a significant negative effect on teacher quality, reducing quality by as much as 2-3%. The effect is ...

This work provides an update to the Erasmus Plus TEALEAF project. The outcomes of a week-long EU-funded/Irish Government-recognized teacher course in July 2016 is described within the context of a qualitative small-scale study investigating teachers’ progress in the course. The explicit aim of the teacher course was to equip a diverse group of teachers with the initial tools to work to produce ...

Research shows that self-efficacy is an important concept which influences a teacher’s ability to teach and the effectiveness with which the teaching is done. Each teacher trainee has a sense of efficacy with regards to teaching which is influenced by many factors. This study aimed to determine the teaching self-efficacy of third-year teacher education students in three categories: student enga...

Students’ educational outcomes are predicted by their non-cognitive characteristics, including Big Five personality domains. While theories of teaching and learning suggest that teacher non-cognitive characteristics also impact student outcomes, such characteristics are rarely studied systematically. We propose that the Big Five personality domains of teachers are associated with teacher effect...