Author : Michael James Meissen
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 26,84 MB
Release : 1990
Category :
ISBN :
Author : K. Ann Renninger
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1317783522
Interest is just emerging as a critical bridge between cognitive and affective issues in both learning and development. This developing "interest" in interest appears to be linked to an increasing concern for studying the individual in context, examining affective variables as opposed to purely structural features of text, analyzing the interrelationship of cognitive and social development, understanding practical applications of theories of motivation, and recognizing the importance of developmental psychology for the study of learning. This book addresses both how individual interest and interest inherent in stimuli (books, text, toys, etc.) across subjects affect cognitive performance. While the book's particular emphasis is on theory-driven research, each of the contributing authors offers a unique perspective on understanding interest and its effects on learning and development. As such, each has contributed a chapter in which particular questions in interest research are described and linked to a clearly stated theoretical perspective and recent findings. Relevant material from the broader literatures of psychology and education are analyzed in the context of these discussions. In addition, the introductory and concluding chapters build on the contributions to the volume by providing the basis of a coherent view of interest across genres such as stories and expository text, and domains as varied as play, reading, and mathematics.
Author : H. Jerome Freiberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 11,77 MB
Release : 2005-08-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 1135714517
Like a strong foundation in a house, the climate of a school is the foundation that supports the structures of teaching and learning. This book provides a framework for educators to look at school and classroom climates using both informal and formal measures. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of climate and details techniques which may be used by heads or classroom teachers to judge the health of their learning environment. The book sets out to enhance understanding of the components of a healthy learning environment and the tools needed to improve that environment. It also looks at ways to assess the impact of change activities in improving and sustaining educational excellence. The international team of contributors bring perspectives from the school systems in America, UK, Australia and Holland.
Author : Garry Wade McGiboney
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1443896683
Many people have become impatient with school reform and school improvement efforts that fail to include school climate. The importance of a positive school climate is emerging in current research, not only as an essential component of school reform and school improvement, but also as a necessary framework for maintaining excellent schools and providing healthy and safe schools for all students. Research strongly suggests that educators and policy makers have a lot to learn about the importance of school climate for school safety and academic success. With the growing body of research regarding school climate, it is important to study the research and understand how the psychology of school climate and how the elements of school climate can be viewed from a population-based perspective, as well as understanding the impact of school climate on individual students. This review of school climate research includes hundreds of articles and research papers of different perspectives from around the world in numerous cultures. School climate is becoming a science of education and psychology that must be studied further in order to understand the dynamic nature of learning environments, to identify elements that support or threaten the learning environment, and to learn how to improve the conditions for learning in all schools.
Author : John Joseph Davidson
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 21,3 MB
Release : 2000
Category : High school environment
ISBN :
"This study was designed in such a way that research questions served as research hypotheses to be tested utilizing the Pearson r test to establish a correlation coefficient between teacher perceptions of school climate and the primary State of Oklahoma characteristics of effective schools which were standardized test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates ... This study yielded no significant relationships on 51 of the 54 correlations"--Abstract.
Author : Kevin A. Molin
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Educational evaluation
ISBN :
This study examined principal and teacher school climate perceptions to determine if relationships existed between the perceived school climate and the school's performance on the School Performance Profile score (SPP). Principals and teachers from four south central Pennsylvania high schools were questioned using an online survey consisting of both Likert-scale statements and open-ended questions. Participants were also provided the opportunity to participate in an interview to provide more in-depth responses. Data instruments were used to access the school climate perceptions of principals and teachers to identify specific school climate characteristics that affect the SPP score. Principals and teachers identified instruction and assessment, the physical appearance of the building, and leadership and decision-making as significant school climate characteristics. Principals and teachers perceived that a positive school climate does have an impact on student achievement, however results of this survey were unable to identify a relationship between school climate and a school's SPP score. Results found evidence to support previous school climate research supporting the establishment of a positive school climate, including maintaining a safe learning environment, a focus on academics, positive student-teacher relations, and effective leadership abilities can positively impact student achievement. Study data showed school climate to be an important multidimensional concept and that study participants were leveraging school climate characteristics to affect student achievement outcomes.
Author : Barry J Fraser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136452915
The increasing impact of performance based judgments on schools and teachers in the classroom has its critics and supporters. Some oppose the trend and seek to deny the importance of quantitative measures. Others have sought to find ways of implementing educational measurement constructively and with understanding of the concerns. Classrooms are where the operational business of learning takes place and it is on the quality of life within the classroom that the broader process of learning, concerns for the wider community and others, is nurtured. The climate of the classroom has a large impact on the final outcome measure to which so much interest is directed. To help our understanding of the dynamics involved much work has been done in the development and refinement of quantitative studies to this area by studying essential information about how teachers and students perceive the environments in which the work. Research on classroom climates has reached a practical and theoretical maturity and this volume offers an account of the developments that have taken place and the potential for understanding the classroom as a vital component of the curriculum. This book will also be an essential resource tool for anyone engaged in classroom research.
Author : Ning Bo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 19,44 MB
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000168379
This book describes the effect of school climate on student academic achievement. The unexpected leading position of Shanghai in its first and second appearance of the PISA survey—topping every league table in this assessment by a clear margin—attracted attention from all over the world. This book focuses on the relationship between student academic achievement and the characteristics of students and schools in Shanghai, while showing the effects of these factors within this specific educational ecology. Bo Ning considers the relationship between school climate and student academic achievement using data from PISA 2009 and 2012, with a focus on reading and mathematics. School climate is confined to the quality and characteristics of school life in relationships, and teaching and learning issues from a student perspective. In each chapter, one or several of the following five school climate variables are explored: school appreciation, teacher-student relations, disciplinary climate, reading atmosphere, and supportive climate. In addition to the focus on school climate, three basic concerns run through the whole book: the Shanghai educational context, the comparative approach, and causal inference. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of international and comparative education.
Author : Jean Desravines
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 2016-04-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1118801172
Bridge the achievement gap with proven strategies for student success Breakthrough Principals debunks the myth of the 'superhero' principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nation's fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors' Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement. Brought to life by case studies of principals who have led dramatic gains in student achievement, the book is a how-to guide for increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high-performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve. You'll learn how breakthrough principals make the school's mission a real part of both strategy and practice, and set up sustainable systems that support consistent, ongoing improvement. High-impact practices are organized into five broad categories: learning and teaching, school-wide culture, aligned staff, operations and systems, and personal leadership. The primary job of school leadership is to help students succeed. It begins with first recognizing and prioritizing areas of need, then finding and implementing the most effective solutions. Whether you work in a turn around environment, or want to make a good school better, this book will give you a set of concrete practices—illustrated through examples of real principals in real schools—that have been proven to work. Discover the primary drivers of student achievement Work toward the school's vision in staffing, operations, and systems Set the tone for all relationships and practices with good leadership Closing the achievement gap is a major goal of educational leadership, and principals are forever searching for viable methods that help them better serve their students. Breakthrough Principals unveils the details behind the success stories from across the nation to provide a roadmap to transformative gains.
Author : Engin Karadağ
Publisher : Springer
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 2017-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 3319560832
This book focuses on the effect of psychological, social and demographic variables on student achievement and summarizes the current research findings in the field. It addresses the need for inclusive and interpretive studies in the field in order to interpret student achievement literature and suggests new pathways for further studies. Appropriately, a meta-analysis approach is used by the contributors to show the big picture to the researchers by analyzing and combining the findings from different independent studies. In particular, the authors compile various studies examining the relationship between student achievement and 21 psychological, social and demographic variables separately. The philosophy behind this book is to direct future research and practices rather than addressing the limits of current studies.
