Leadership Research: Vol 01, No 1. (2010)
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The effects of provincial standardized testing on teaching grade 10 and 12 English curriculum in School District #71
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-07)In the modern educational era with an increase in external accountability and the residual effects of the industrial model of education, it is challenging for teachers to maintain a robust curriculum when the system asks ... -
The effects of focused collaboration on instructional and assessment practices
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-05)There are many long-held, traditional views of what the teaching profession looks like: isolated individuals creating and delivering lessons, then collecting a myriad of samples of student work to assess. Presently, however, ... -
Professional learning community focused on assessment for learning: teachers’ reported levels of adoption and changes in attitude
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-05)The empirical evidence on changing educators’ assessment practices shows what pedagogical changes effectively increase student achievement, but the question remains about how to support educators in making the necessary ... -
An action research project exploring the most effective methods of home-school communication
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-04)This project examined how a Kindergarten teacher responded to a growing concern that several traditional methods of home-school communication were not adequately meeting the needs of teachers and parents. Using the cycle ... -
Professional learning community focused on assessment for learning
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010-03)This mixed methods study explored the questions: To what degree, if any, does the involvement in a structured professional learning community, focused on assessment for learning (AFL), lead to increases in secondary science ... -
Media multitasking in the classroom and student achievement: a correlational study
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010)The present study is a quantitative correlational examination of a hypothesized relationship between student multitasking with electronic devices in a classroom setting and levels of student achievement. The purpose of the ... -
The retention of francophone beginning teachers in British Columbia: a cultural perspective
(Vancouver Island University, 2010)This study is based on the understanding that there is a high turn over of francophone beginning teachers being hired every year at the Conseil Scolaire Francophone (CSF) of British Columbia. There is a need to retain ... -
The reported effects of collaborative coaching on the professional learning and growth of participating secondary school teachers
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010)This mixed methodology study, using comparative and content analysis, examined how engaging teachers in collaborative coaching enhanced the professional learning and growth of the participating teachers. Six secondary ... -
Challenges, as perceived by teachers, to integrating Aboriginal content
(Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2010)Aboriginal students are not succeeding at the same rate as their non-Aboriginal counterparts. An approach to address this concern is to increase Aboriginal content, as it will positively affect Aboriginal student achievement. ... -
Impact of metacognitive journal writing on student attitudes toward mathematics
(Vancouver Island University, 2010)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of metacognitive journal writing on improving student attitudes toward mathematics. The study included a review of research literature that examined attitude, metacognition, ...