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Reliability Analysis of Complementary Assessment Tools for Measuring Teacher Candidate Dispositions
No full textAssessing the dispositions of teacher candidates remains a challenge for many Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs). This article details the process and results of establishing the reliability of two complementary instruments, the Candidate Beliefs Self-Assessment Survey (SAS) and the Candidate Dispositions Performance Assessment Rubric (CDPA). The instruments are linked through the same dispositional themes that undergird the indicators in the CDPA and belief statements in the SAS. Internal consistency reliability coefficients were determined using Cronbach’s alpha for SAS (0.81) and the CDPA (0.96). In addition, inter-rater reliability coefficient of 0.80 was determined for CDPA using Intraclass correlation (ICC) method based on one-way random model and absolute agreement. It is argued that using these instruments in tandem, SAS at program entry and CDPA as well as SAS at program exit, offers a viable solution to assessing and monitoring candidates’ development and acquisition of dispositions needed for effective performance in the teaching profession. DOI: 10.20429/ger.2019.16020
750cc Down Lincoln Highway
No full text"I hate marathons. Hate running. An hour before the start, I received a text. Instead of 'Good luck,' it was 'We're finished.' So, I went to a bar next to the subway on 96th. Had a few bourbons with some other mope. Then I got on a bike and took off down the old Lincoln Highway." Forget Route 66. This is the original cross-country highway that takes you through REAL America, the first to cross all of the US from the Big Apple to the City on the Bay. This is THE road trip. On a 750cc bike
Reflection on teaching linear algebra: Examining one instructor's resources, orientations and goals (ROGs) while moving between the three worlds of mathematical thinking
No full textIn this article we extend our team's discussion of previous work analyzing a linear algebra instructor's journals
Schneiderman, Perkins, and the Early Labor Movement: An Ethic of Care Approach to Labor & Safety Reform
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Using Online Discussion Groups to Improve Interpersonal Skills
No full textB2B brand positioning–A capability (exploration x exploitation) based typology: Cases from the Middle East
No full textDEEP RIVER
No full textMy undergraduate choral professor, Dr. David H. Williams, was one of my most significant mentors. He wrote at least 5 spirituals, unpublished in his own hand. I worked with his widow to obtain the original scores and permissions. Lion & Lamb Publishing's mission is "Equity through choral excellence." They saw the authenticity in these and offered to publish them with me as editor. Because of the number of publications they suggested we turn this into a series under my name, to also acknowledge me as editor. These are the first white contributions to their historically black catalogue
Validating Dispositional Indicators for Evaluating Teacher Candidates Using Lawshe's Method
No full textAssessing the dispositions of teacher candidates remains a challenge for many Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs). This article details the validation of dispositional indicators for rating teacher candidates’ dispositions by utilizing Lawshe’s method for establishing content validity. Based on ratings from 131 respondents representing P-12 and higher education interests, 24 performance indicators with statistically significant Content Validity Ratios from 27 total indicators were selected. Consequently, these indicators can be used to construct assessment instruments such as surveys and rubrics that adequately cover the domain of dispositions that teacher candidates are expected to manifest to be able to facilitate all students’ learning in diverse classrooms
The Perceptions of Non-Palliative Care Hospitalist Physicians Referring Patients to a Hospital Palliative Care Program
No full textMany hospitalized patients need holistic care, symptom management, advanced care planning, stronger patient-family-provider communication, strategic goals-of-care planning, and improved coordination of care. These services are provided by palliative care teams. Hospitalist physicians are responsible for the oversight of most hospitalized patients and for referring patients to palliative care when needed. Little is known about hospitalist physicians’ perceptions of palliative care services. A qualitative study using an interpretative phenomenological research design was conducted. Six hospitalist physicians were recruited using purposive sampling. Questions focused on assessing their experiences, facilitators, and barriers related to palliative care referrals. Their responses were transcribed and underwent thematic analysis. The findings were as follows: (a) theme 1: when hospitalist physicians want help (subthemes of when they cannot do any more/renegotiating goals of care, need of time to listen, and pain management) and (b) theme 2: barriers to referral (subthemes of family refusal, oncologists, and meaning of ‘‘palliative’’). The study participants sought palliative care when they needed goals of care clarified, more time for listening to patients and families, and pain management. Barriers to palliative care included biases that some patients’ families and other physicians may have about the goals and meaning of palliative care