Student Voice, Teacher Action Research and Classroom Improvement / by Lisa M. Bell, Jill M. Aldridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Lisa M., author.

Aldridge, Jill M., author.

Series:

Advances in Learning Environments Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 163 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The issue of teacher quality is increasingly seen as being central to education policy development and this emphasis highlights the role teacher professional development plays in improving teacher effectiveness and the quality of learning in the classroom. This book describes a large-scale research program which investigated the feasibility of using student perceptual measures as the basis for teacher development and classroom improvement. The book describes how teachers’ use of the student feedback, as part of an action-research process, was used to guide improvements to their respective classrooms which in turn provided them with increased opportunities for teacher development and growth. In addition to this, it reports the efforts of one school which purposefully linked the involvement of their teachers to their school improvement initiatives. This book would be of interest to a range of audiences including researchers, teachers and school leaders. Its attractions include its far-reaching implications for educational systems concerning the ways in which student feedback can be used to facilitate teacher development and growth. The book also reports the use of a multi-method research design in which quantitative and qualitative methods were successfully employed simultaneously within two concurrent and interrelated investigations.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Students’ Voices: Assessing the Learning Environment, Students’ Attitudes and Self-Beliefs

Using Student Perception Data to Guide Teacher Action Research

Student Perception Data, Teacher Action Research and School Improvement

Discussion, Limitations and Future Directions

Constructivist-Oriented Learning Environment Survey

Attitudes and Self-Belief Survey (ASBS)

Teacher Evaluation Form

Guide to Using the Data as Part of Action Research

Teacher Planning Sheet (Example)

Written Report Template

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789462097766

9462097763

OCLC:

894511795