Research Impact: There is a shift towards increased accountability and assessment in schools and this is echoed in an Irish context, with assessment a neglected area of study in teacher education programmes. The aim of […]

Research Impact: There is a shift towards increased accountability and assessment in schools and this is echoed in an Irish context, with assessment a neglected area of study in teacher education programmes. The aim of […]
Research Impact: This paper focuses on interrogating ‘why’ and ‘how’ assessment can be effectively embedded in the delivery of learning experiences. That is, assessment as a means to engage students in the learning process rather […]
Research Impact: The focus of this study was to explore teacher educators’ experiences as they prepared preservice teachers to implement a new physical education curriculum, and to identify their professional needs to support this work. […]
Research Impact: Effective teaching should demonstrate a match between what learners are intended to know and be able to do, the opportunities they receive to learn and practice, and how we assess for learning. In […]
Research Impact: We contend that the notion of critical friend is a legitimate consideration with respect to considering how to most effectively encourage professional relationships that support and enhance professional learning and development (PLD).The authors […]
Research Impact Summary: This paper provides useful and realistic guidelines and user-friendly step-by-step templates and examples to follow for teachers accessing, reading, and applying research to practice in a manageable way. It is our hope […]
Research Impact: The most significant conclusion drawn from this research is that teacher engagement in a learning community was paramount to these teachers’ development of effective practice when designing and teaching a models-based curriculum enhanced […]
Research Impact: The benefits of physical activity (PA) are widespread for all children, including those with disabilities. However, despite these benefits children with disabilities continue to be restricted in their participation, have lower levels of […]
Research Impact: This study examined the ways teachers interact within a newly developed community to understand how conversations evolve; how teachers question, challenge, and/or encourage one another to grow professionally in a learning community. Bales’s […]
Research Impact: In this chapter, we deliberately attempt to reframe the “self” in self-study of professional practices by focus on how “self” can be conceptualized in ways that do not equate “self” with “I.” Drawing […]