Assistive Technology and Best Practices

The purpose of this chapter is to provide knowledge for classroom teachers on the assistive technology tools that are available for students with learning disabilities. A secondary focus is to identify the best practices commonly used by classroom teachers when teaching students with disabilities. Various technology tools and best practices are discussed. A survey was distributed to elementary and secondary classroom teachers seeking input on the assistive technology tools and best practices used in the classroom. Further discussion of the assistive technology tools and best practices provide content for the practicing teacher to enhance his/her teaching skills when teaching students with learning disabilities.

Technology Integration in the Post-Pandemic Secondary Classroom

This chapter examines the existing literature surrounding educational technology in secondary classrooms both before and during the ERT as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic in 2019–2021. The researchers synthesize digital learning, 1:1 and BYOD initiatives, PLCs, and TPACK in order to both describe the current state of secondary classroom technology integration as well as to make informed recommendations about necessary future research. The researchers suggest that TPACK provides a useful framework for secondary teachers to use as they implement new technologies into their teaching and that PLCs can serve as worthwhile areas in which teacher professional development can occur.

A Collaborative Exploration of Ako Māori and its Impact on Māori Learners in Legal Studies

<p>How can Māori culturally preferred pedagogies be implemented in a secondary classroom in a unit standard assessment context? What impact does this implementation have on the emotional engagement, intellectual reasoning and intrinsic growth of the learners? This research was undertaken by way of “interviews as chat” and journal recording, followed by a collaborative storying session which occurred around emerging themes. Formative data collection occurred from a question/suggestion box, work samples, attendance data and my journal. Lastly summative data was collected through a second round of interviews. This research concludes that a collaborative exploration of ako Māori is of significant benefit to Māori learners, although the Pākehā-centric assessment system restricts a teacher's ability to fully embrace a kaupapa Māori educational paradigm.</p>

A Collaborative Exploration of Ako Māori and its Impact on Māori Learners in Legal Studies

<p>How can Māori culturally preferred pedagogies be implemented in a secondary classroom in a unit standard assessment context? What impact does this implementation have on the emotional engagement, intellectual reasoning and intrinsic growth of the learners? This research was undertaken by way of “interviews as chat” and journal recording, followed by a collaborative storying session which occurred around emerging themes. Formative data collection occurred from a question/suggestion box, work samples, attendance data and my journal. Lastly summative data was collected through a second round of interviews. This research concludes that a collaborative exploration of ako Māori is of significant benefit to Māori learners, although the Pākehā-centric assessment system restricts a teacher's ability to fully embrace a kaupapa Māori educational paradigm.</p>

SCIENCE ANXIETY AS A PREDICTOR OF STUDENTS PREFERRED SUBJECT IN THE POST JUNIOR SECONDARY CLASSROOM

The world, including Nigeria, is increasingly seeking to improve its educational system to attain the desired scientific-driven society. Thus, education is geared towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). To this effect, Nigeria is investing in science-based education, and the students are encouraged to embrace science in their educational pursuits. Based on this, the present study examined students subject preference in the post junior secondary classroom based on science anxiety. One hundred and sixty-six students drawn from public and private secondary schools in the Kogi State participated in the study. Their level of science anxiety was assessed with the Science Anxiety Scale (Oludipe & Oludipe, 2019). The simple regression analysis performed on the data revealed that science anxiety statistically significantly predicted the respondents subject preference. Thus, the study concludes that science anxiety is a positive determinant of students choice of subject in the secondary school classroom.

The problems of teaching Arabic Rhetoric for the secondary grade students in Jordan from teachers' point of view and its relationship with the gender and teaching experience: مُشكلات تدريس البلاغة لطلبة المرحلة الثّانويّة في الأردن من وجهة نظر المعلمين وتأثّرها بمتغيّري الجنس والخبرة التدريسية

The study aimed at identifying the problems of teaching Arabic Rhetoric for the secondary grade students in Jordan from teachers' point of view. using the descriptive analytical curriculum, the sample of the study consisted of (85) secondary classroom teachers of Arabic language in the Directorate of the University directorates to answer the questionnaire, they are the whole study community. And (16) teachers to answer the corresponding questions. Data was analyzed by using (SPSS) to find means, ranks, and the level. And "t" test. The results of the study showed that the level of the rhetoric teaching problems facing the secondary grade students in university directorates from teachers' point of view was moderate as a whole, with a mean of (2.80). Moreover, teaching problems related to the dimensions of the required (textbook) was in the first place, with a high level. Whereas, the level of the rhetoric teaching problems related to (the teacher dimension) was low with the lowest means. This study also shows that There were no significant statistical differences due to gender and teaching experience meanwhile the results showed no statistically significant differences for the interaction between gender. And accordingly, a set of recommendations and suggestions were presented to solve the problem of rhetoric teaching to the secondary students and support teaching it.