...Education Graduate Studies THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCIES AND STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS AMONG THE GRADE 7 TEACHERS OF CARMONA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR 2015 – 2016 In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Management Ethics For Educational Management in Graduate Studies Anna Gianelli S. Espino Maricar H. Delos Reyes Rosalie N. Pandan October 17, 2015 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY – DASMARIÑAS College of Education Graduate Studies THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONAL COMPETENCIES AND STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS AMONG THE GRADE 7 TEACHERS OF CARMONA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR 2015 – 2016 In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Philosophical, Sociological and Psychological Foundations of Education For Educational Management in Graduate Studies Anna Gianelli S. Espino Maricar H. Delos Reyes Rosalie N. Pandan October 17, 2015 Chapter 1 Introduction Background of the Study Communication is about more than just exchanging information. It's about understanding the emotion and intentions behind the information. Effective communication is also a two-way street. It’s not only how you convey a message so that it is received and understood by someone in exactly the way you intended, it’s also how you listen to gain the full meaning of what’s being said and to make the other person feel heard and understood. Some students are weak in the communicative ability or skills particularly in oral communication...
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...Running head: Influences in the Teaching Environment Influences in the Teaching Environment Joe Smith Grand Canyon University: EDU 536 August 28, 2012 Influences in the Teaching Environment There are many negative classroom conditions and disruptive behaviors that can influence the teaching environment. These include, but are not limited to, large class sizes, unmotivated and disrespectful students. It is important for teachers to be prepared for these conditions and behaviors, and have effective strategies to deal with them. These strategies need to include preemptive tactics that prevent disruptions from happening. However, some disruptions are unpreventable and inevitable and strategies need to been in place to deal with these when they occur. One classroom condition that a teacher has no control over with the growing populations of students is large class sizes. Large classes will only add to difficulty of classroom management as there are potentially more students to create disruptions. It is the teacher’s responsibility to keep the students engaged to avoid students losing interest which could lead to misbehaviors. Spencer Kagan, Patricia Kyle, and Sally Scott provide that disruptions and misbehaviors can be prevented by, “An interesting, stimulating teacher who adapts the curriculum to student interests and needs” (Charles, 2008, p. 155). Engaging lessons are extremely important in an overpopulated classroom because of the larger number of students and the...
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...Factors which influence Learning, Relationships and Communication in a Classroom Studies have shown that learning, relationships and communication actively interrelate, influencing each other. If a teacher has good communication skills they will develop a good relationship with their students which in turn will have a positive effect on the learning environment (Kyriacou 1998). However, over the years theorists in educational psychology have viewed pupils’ motivation as one of the most important features that contribute to student learning (Chrisotphel 1990). Therefore, this essay will critically discuss motivation as a key factor that influences these three areas. According to Seifert (1999) motivation affects the amount of time and energy students are willing to devote to any task. If motivation is essential for learning students need reasons to expend the energy. Teachers are the main adults in students live for several hours during the week. Therefore teachers are given the opportunity to play a significant role in the pupil’s social and personal development (Woolfolk et al 2008). It is the teachers’ responsibility to establish such an environment, flourished with positive energy which enables pupils to reach their potential both academically and socially. Factors which influence Communication In order to motivate the students it is essential that the teacher has the necessary skills. Communication is of immense importance in relation to teaching skills. When communication...
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...Influences in the Teaching Environment In this essay I will identify ten negative classroom conditions and disruptions that will influence the teaching environment. There are so many conditions that interfere with how teachers teach and how the students learn. In the paragraphs below I will discuss some of the many distractions that interfere with our children’s success in school. Classroom size can be a powerful factor in the teaching environment when there are too many students in one room, it is impossible for the teacher to meet the needs of every student. Teachers are responsible for teaching a large number of students and when they get off track the teachers has to be the one to get them back on track when this happens she has to interrupt the students who are actively engaged in learning to deal with the students who are disruptive. Excess talking can also be a environmental factor when students talk to other students are talk out of turn it is difficult for the teacher and the other students in the classroom to concentrate. We encourage our students to ask questions and to participate in classroom discussions, but some students tend to be disruptive by asking unrelated questions or arguing with the teacher. Tardies can also be a disruption in the classroom because when students come to class late, the classroom suffers because the teacher will acknowledge the late students and disrupt the flow of the class she has to make accommodation for the late...
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...THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the influence of the environment on students' academic performance in selected secondary schools in Origbo Community ,Ife North Local Government Area. The need for the study arose from the fact that much as educators, policymakers and the general public have always wanted students’ academic outcomes to improve, the results in Origbo Community show that some schools have continued to register poor performance in National Exams. It was therefore important that a study be conducted to establish the extent to which the environment affects students' academic performance. The research sought to determine whether school infrastructure, instructional materials and teacher quality influence students’ academic performance(environmental factors) in any way affected academic performance of students. A cross sectional design was employed with a sample size of 302 senior four students who were randomly selected from eight secondary schools. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from students while an interview guide was used to gather qualitative data from teachers and head teachers. The study also employed an observation checklist. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in form of frequency counts and percentages; and inferential statistics using the t-test and ANOVA technique to...
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...achievement of a student is always a main concern for the parents that hoping for the success of their children. In fact, there are factors influencing academic achievement of a student in Malaysia. First of all, social life became a main factor to influence a student in especially from the family, friends and tutors where there might have both positive and negative impact upon the children. Apart from that, the advanced technology in this current era, co-curricular, physical evidence and personality of a student will also play their role in influencing their academic achievement. This article will discuss all the factors in depth for better understanding. Introduction: Technology There has always been a hot topic in news discussing students’ academic achievements every year, and this has become the main concern for the parents hoping for a bright future awaits for their children. Despite the odd, we often see students often panic before the major examination, burning midnight oil to strive their best to achieve flying colours. How do we determine the success of a student? In fact, there are numbers of factors influencing academic achievement of a student in Malaysia. This article will be discussing on every factors thoroughly to discover the factors that are able to cause serious impact upon academic achievements for a student. Personality Social What factors influence an academic...
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...School Context, Student Attitudes and Behavior, and Academic Achievement: An Exploratory Analysis Theresa M. Akey, Ph.D. January 2006 This paper was funded by the William T. Grant Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Principal funding for First Things First comes from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Additional support to supplement the core project comes from the Ford Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. A grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts for MDRC’s research methodology initiatives was an important source of funding for the First Things First Classroom Observation Study. Dissemination of MDRC publications is supported by the following funders that help finance MDRC’s public policy outreach and expanding efforts to communicate the results and implications of our work to policymakers, practitioners, and others: Alcoa Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Open Society Institute, and The Starr Foundation. In addition, earnings from the MDRC Endowment help sustain our dissemination efforts. Contributors to the MDRC Endowment include Alcoa Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Anheuser-Busch Foundation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Ford Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The Grable Foundation...
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...several conditions that have an influence on the teaching environment. Negative classroom conditions as well as disruptive behaviors can have an impact on the teaching environment. The classroom needs to have certain conditions met to facilitate effective learning. For example, a classroom that lacks order, structure, and organization is not going to be an effective learning environment. If a teacher is not organized, she may waste instructional time looking for materials or trying to decide what she wants to work on next. A classroom that lacks structure will be a chaotic classroom with students unsure of what they are supposed to do. Teachers need to invest time in becoming organized; they should set up their classroom so they know where to find what they need, and they need to have well planned lessons. A teacher needs to have excellent classroom management skills to incorporate structure into the classroom. Classroom management means teaching students the procedures of the classroom. When students know the classroom procedures less time is wasted. Another negative condition that influences the teaching environment is poor communication between teacher and students. A teacher needs to effectively communicate information to her students. When poor communication exists students may become frustrated and not connect with the teacher. An effective strategy is to get to know the students; what are their likes and dislikes, how does each student learn best, and incorporate that...
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... A teacher’s expectations can greatly impact how well a student does in a classroom. If a teacher demonstrates expectations in rational and positive manner, the student is more likely to excel in the classroom. However, if a teacher has a negative outlook and does not let the students know exactly what is expected, the classroom will not run as smooth and the students’ grades might be poor. There are many expectations that would positively influence student achievement. The five that will be covered in this paper are arriving on time and prepared, positive communication with classmates and the teacher, completing a reading log each night, turning assignments in on time, and paying attention in class. When addressing a fourth grade classroom, asking students to arrive on time and be prepared would be an expectation that would influence a student’s academic achievement. There are many reasons why it is important for students to arrive to class on time. First of all, a fourth grade classroom is busy and has a full day of activities each day. Arriving late would cause a student to not only miss out on an important morning activity, but it would be disruptive to other students who are moving on to their next assignment. The same is said when asking a student to come to class prepared. The unprepared student is not only taking valuable time out of his or her day, but that of his classmates. This expectation would influence the students’ academic achievement by not only...
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...Learning Perspective and Lesson Plans Classical conditioning was developed by Ivan Pavlov who discovered that animals as well as people can be conditioned to respond to a stimulus when the stimulus is not always present. Today its implications extend further to dissolving inappropriate responses and helping with the education of students. Under this section there are two methods to use: (1) present the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus thus causing the conditioned response to disappear and (2) use counter-conditioning, more desirable responses are conditioned to offset the inappropriate conditioned responses (Utexas.edu). Students should actually look forward to learning and doing the homework instead of dreading it (Utexas.edu). Some familiar classical conditioning responses in a classroom include: (1) the teacher entering the room and the students becoming quiet. (2) The teacher begins the lesson and the students have their pencil and paper ready. Previously, the teacher had to instruct the students in both situations on how to get ready for the class. After repeated instruction the students begin to perform the actions automatically without the teacher having to speak to them. Skinner is the founder of operant conditioning which involves the subject performing an action and then experiencing a consequence. Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement and punishment are found under this type of learning perspective (Utexas.edu). According to...
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...schools. It is a tool that helps learners and educators to accomplish their goals at a reduced cost. Technology serves as an enabler in teaching and learning to simulate, visualize, and interact with scientific structures, models, and processes. It also facilitates and assists in the authentication and prioritization of internet materials, consequently providing a forum where teachers, parents and students can interact anytime and anywhere (Abuhmaih, 2011). Technology lies at the core of modern education system. Its roles in the sector are in tandem with the changes in the society. It provides a new definition of education, enabling stakeholders and participants to acquire quality and cost effective education system. In addition, technology creates a new platform for learning where students can easily access and manipulate learning resources. Nonetheless, technology in education may be destructive to the learners if not properly utilized. It can distract learners’ attention and focus. Learners should practice self-discipline and self-motivation, especially where one uses technology for distance learning. It can also be costly in terms of acquisition and installation costs. Technology does not confine learning to computers and computing environment, but also includes DVD’s, VCR’s, projectors, and video screens. The aforementioned factors form the basis of discussion in the paper (Parker, Bianchi & Cheah 2008). The role of technology in education brings into perspectives different...
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...Influences in the Teaching Enviornment By Grand Canyon University (EDU-450) 8/25/2013 In any classroom there will be positive and negative influences in it. The way at which these negative influences are handled will have a lasting effect on the students learning process. There are a vast array of theories and styles to choose from to help and control these behaviors from getting out of hand. The main point to remember is to find a strategy that works well for each individual. I will be addressing 10 possible behavior problems and how they should be approached. What could be the most important aspect of trying to keep negative influences at a minimum is the teacher’s ability to connect with the students. The teacher needs to keep the students from becoming bored in the classroom. Once a student gets to the point of boredom they can start disrupting other students and even forget assignments that are given in class due to a lack of attention. To keep boredom at a minimum The Institute of Education Sciences recommends that modifying the learning environment as well as teach and reinforce new skills to the students is a key concept (Epstein 2008). This in my opinion translates to the teacher needs to be able to recognize when a possible situation can occur and be able to change before the possible problem arises. The teacher could just offer some alternative actions to those who might become a possible disruption. Teachers sometimes tend...
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...TEACHERS ATTITUDE TOWARD THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. INTRODUCTION The U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment (OTA, 1995) has re-ported that helping teachers “effectively incorporate technology into the teaching and learning process is one of the most important steps the nation can take to make the most of past and continuing investments in educational technology” (p. 8). Most researchers agree that the successful use of computers and ICT in the classroom is dependent on positive teacher attitudes toward computers AND ICT (Lawton & Gerschner, 1982; Woodrow, 1992). Successful classroom practice also includes fostering positive perceptions of information technology among students (Knezek, Miyashita, & Sakamoto, 1993) Teacher is an effective and dominating factor among the ones contributing to educational improvements. The teacher effectiveness depends mainly on the teachers' attitude, characteristics and the classroom phenomena such as environment and climate, organisation and management. Various commissions and committees have recommended methods of bringing about qualitative improvements in education. As a result, the teachers are motivated, inspired and endured to develop better curriculum, text books and teaching aids. But, all the efforts are meaningless unless teachers are not having the positive attitude towards educational technology. The teaching learning...
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...Influences in the Teaching Environment Joe Hypes August 1, 2013 Influences in the Teaching Environment A classroom can be influenced by an infinite amount of behaviors, activities, and personalities. Specifically, negative behaviors can influence and take your classroom in a direction that teachers and students alike do not want to go. Preventing, recognizing, and redirecting negative behaviors can keep the class running smoothly. Through research, talking with teachers, and my own personal experience as a substitute teacher, I have identified what I feel to be 10 common negative influences in the classroom. When a teacher is able to identify negative behaviors quickly, they can redirect and stop the behavior before it becomes a serious problem. Inattentiveness is a negative behavior that every teacher has experienced at one time or another, myself included. Inattentiveness can take many different forms, such as sleeping, daydreaming, and idleness (Sun & Shek, 2012). While inattentiveness usually does not affect others learning, it is still a negative influence in the classroom. If one student is able to get away with, the rest believe they may as well. One way to avoid inattentiveness is to keep students engaged. Kounin’s approach to classroom management would work in this instance. Kounin’s approach outlines that keeping students engaged by presenting lessons that draw a student’s interest and keep students accountable by asking questions (Charles & Senter...
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...The low understanding level accompanied by discouraging achievements of the students has become cause of great concern of our country and has bothered badly the educationists, parents and government. The educationists have made a number of systematic efforts to find out the causes of deterioration and suggested remedies thereof. Almost all the commissions and education policies The quality of a nation depends on the quality of its citizens. Also qualities of citizens depend on the quality of the education they achieved and quality of the education besides other factors depends upon study habits and attitude of students. The quality of education is reflected academic achievement which is a function of study habits and attitudes of students. Thus, to enhance the quality of education, it is necessary to improve the study habits and study attitudes of students. To improve study habits, those factors which hinder its effectiveness must be addressed. Identification of these factors may lead towards remedial measures. No two people study the same way, and there is little doubt that what works for one person may not work for another. However, there are some general techniques that seem to produce good results. No one would argue that every subject that you have to take is going to be so interesting that studying it is not work but pleasure. We can only wish. Everyone is different, and for some students, studying and being motivated to learn comes naturally. If you are reading this...
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