The use of information technology for educational management in Uganda and Botswana

R. Bisaso; O. Kereteletswe; I. Selwood; A. Visscher

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 28, No. 6 (November 2008) pp. 656–668

This paper reports on a study of the implementation of a Computerised Information System (CIS) at the Ministry of Education in Botswana, and the use of CISs in secondary schools in Uganda. The findings portray the levels of use, the impact of CIS...

Language: English

Effects of an intensive data-based decision making intervention on teacher efficacy

Emmelien A. van der Scheer; Adrie J. Visscher

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 60, No. 1 (November 2016) pp. 34–43

Research into the effects of interventions on teacher efficacy is scarce. In this study, the long-term effects of an intensive data-based decision making intervention on teacher efficacy of mainly grade 4 teachers were investigated by means of a...

Language: English

Changes in teachers’ instructional skills during an intensive data-based decision making intervention

Emmelien A. van der Scheer; Cees A.W. Glas; Adrie J. Visscher

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 65, No. 1 (July 2017) pp. 171–182

This study evaluates changes in teachers' instructional skills after participating in an intensive data-based decision making (DBDM) intervention for grade 4 teachers. Teachers were recorded three times prior to the intervention, and three times...

Language: English

Beyond "Inert" Ideas to Teaching General Chemistry from Rich Contexts: Visualizing the Chemistry of Climate Change (VC3)

Peter G. Mahaffy; Thomas A. Holme; Leah Martin-Visscher; Brian E. Martin; Ashley Versprille; Mary Kirchhoff; Lallie McKenzie; Marcy Town

Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 94, No. 8 (2017) pp. 1027–1035

As one approach to moving beyond transmitting "inert" ideas to chemistry students, we use the term "teaching from rich contexts" to describe implementations of case studies or context-based learning based on systems thinking that ...