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An examination of assertiveness, right-wing authoritarianism and empowerment in Adventist teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis study measures and compares Adventist teachers' levels of assertiveness, right wing authoritarianism and empowerment as measured by the Assertiveness Test (AT), Right Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWA) and School Participant Empowerment Scale (SPES). A... -
An investigation of predictors of success in elementary student teaching in selected Seventh-day Adventist Colleges TertiaryProblem: Investigations of predictors of student teaching success have yielded contradictory results in general. Besides, reports of such investigations could not be located, as related to Seventh-day Adventist colleges. There seemed to be a need for... -
Connection, Direction, Teacher Effectiveness and Wellbeing Kindergarten-Tertiary“Teacher effectiveness is a multifaceted concept, which sits at the heart of successful educational programs. A balanced approach to evaluating and analysing teacher effectiveness must incorporate recognition and discussion of hard teacher skills such... -
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment of Dispositions for Teachers - Teaching from Within TertiaryThe topic of professional dispositions in teacher education has become of increasing study and research since the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (2000) mandated dispositions as an area to be included in the conceptual framework... -
Developing Excellence in 4 Minutes Preschool-LifelongThis Teach Journal article focuses on the importance of investing in teacher development. According to research the variable that impacts student learning the most is the quality of the teacher. This paper ends with a description of a unique adult learning... -
Do Adventist Teachers Feel Valued? Research on Faculty in Adventist Colleges and Universities Tertiary-LifelongThis article shares the process, results and implications of the Professional Recognition of Adventist Educators Survey (PRAES) commissioned by the NAD as requested by the Project Affirmation Subcommittee on Quality Education and Valued Educators. Indices... -
Don't Drop Your Crystal Balls! Kindergarten-TertiaryCharles uses the analogy of juggling many balls, both crystal and bouncing, to prompt teachers to reflect on their priorities. There are always too many duties and opportunities, so choices are essential. Teachers are encouraged to evaluate all the balls they... -
Evaluation of Teaching Practice - A Review from Spain Grade 1-LifelongThe ways and conditions for the evaluation of teaching practice to promote improvement and, above all, its role in ensuring equity for all students in their right to education are analyzed. The evaluation of teaching performance should be aimed at enabling... -
Factors associated with job satisfaction of secondary school teachers in East Indonesia Union Conference, Indonesia Grade 9-Grade 12This study investigated factors related to job satisfaction of secondary school teachers in East Indonesia Union Conference of SDA, Indonesia. Specifically, the study was designed to identify the level of teachers’ job satisfaction, the correlation of... -
Growth and Challenges Kindergarten-LifelongThe 1985-1990 Education Report from the Eastern Africa Division presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The overwhelming growth during this time produced challenges that are a source of concern and debate among teachers, educational leaders,... -
Highly Effective Teachers Tertiary"The question 'What makes an effective teacher?' is an ongoing concern for those involved in education and teaching. This article argues the importance of taking into account both pedagogic and dispositional characteristics when examining what it might... -
Improving Student Outcomes with Effective Teacher-Student Interactions Kindergarten-Grade 12Presented on at a 2018 NAD breakout session, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System "identifies the types of teacher-student interactions that matter most in increasing student cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes." -
Integrating faith and learning: Development of a stage model of teacher implementation Grade 6-Grade 12This article attempts to explain the process of deliberate integration of faith and learning in the formal curriculum. An operational model of the process of integration of faith and learning from the teacher's perspective can help the Christian educator to... -
JAE Editorial: Teachers - The People Who Make the Difference in Adventist Education Kindergarten-Tertiary"The articles in this issue showcase a variety of interests and are authored by individuals passionate about providing quality Adventist education that is Bible-based, kingdom-directed, and service-oriented, with Christ at the center." Article... -
JAE Editorial: What the Best Teachers Do Kindergarten-LifelongThe editor reflects on the qualities exceptional teachers, and challenges Adventist teachers to awaken a desire to reach God's ideal in each student. Other articles in this issue include: A Nine-Point... -
JAE Editorial: What Will Be Your Legacy? TertiaryA call to teachers to implement faith into their teaching, allowing students to remember them most for their bringing God into the classroom. Featured in this issue are: Servant Leadership - Fulfilling... -
Jesus Christ, Master Teacher - His Focus, Strategies, and Results Preschool-LifelongTaylor establishes principles for Christian teachers through a constructive review of the focus of Jesus' teaching, the way He taught, His example or model, and the impact of His teaching. -
Knowing Well in the Classroom - Epistemic Challenges and Competencies Preschool-Grade 12What is mastery in teaching? "What does it mean for a teacher to 'know well'?... This paper proposes that it is the seemingly “self-evident” nature of content knowledge that obscures a range of epistemic questions that could illuminate pedagogical... -
Learning During Stressful Situations - Optimizing Evidence-based Learning Strategies Kindergarten-Grade 12“How can teachers help students as they go back to school? What strategies can they use to help students catch up for the ‘learning loss’ during the pandemic?5 How can educators help students learn during stressful situations, in general?” -
Learning to Teach Adults - Principles of Adult Education in the Writings of Ellen White Tertiary"This paper examines the writings of Ellen White for the presence and application of several key adult education principles as identified by Malcolm Knowles. The practical application of these principles is then examined in the teaching of college English... -
Making a Difference in the Classroom - Strategies that Connect with Students Kindergarten-LifelongAuthored by La Sierra professor Balli, "this book offers experiences and important lessons about teaching and classroom life at all grade levels, illuminating the perspective of both teachers and students. Knitting teacher and student voices together,... -
Making Teachers More Effective Tertiary-LifelongEducation research seems to point to "more of the same" with respect to teacher and learner roles - more homework, more standardization, more testing. T. Nkungula suggests that the time has come to go beyond mere discipline driven objectives and... -
Managing Unsatisfactory Teaching Performance in the Classroom - A Christian Approach Kindergarten-Grade 12"An area that is the cause of much angst and even heartache for educational leaders is the responsibility of managing unsatisfactory performance of staff members. This paper addresses the topic, and provides a step by step process that includes adherence... -
Opportunities for Education in Times of Pandemic and Post-pandemic Kindergarten-Grade 12“To address the challenges and problems faced by our educational institutions in pandemic and post-pandemic times, we as Seventh-day Adventist educators will have to regularly reinvent ourselves. To remain relevant in a society that is constantly transforming,... -
Organizational commitment and teaching performance of SDA elementary school teachers in South-Central Luzon Kindergarten-Grade 12This study investigated potential relationships between the organizational commitment and teaching performance of Seventh-day Adventist elementary school teachers in South-Central Luzon. This involved 123 teachers from 30 elementary schools under the administrative... -
Profile 2001 - Results From the Eighth Biennial Survey of Adventist Educators Kindergarten-Grade 12This article shares what has been learned from prior Profile surveys and explains the process and findings of the 2001 survey. The following components of the Adventist educational system in North America were examined: purpose and reasons, plans and resources,... -
Pros and Cons of Competency Testing for Teachers Tertiary-LifelongTeacher testing has been mandated by legislators and other public officials in response to the public outcry on quality of classroom teachers, school curriculum, and teacher preparation programs. Questions raised by the specter of testing, the pros and cons... -
Putting the SUPER in Supervision Kindergarten-TertiaryThe 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation describes the clinical evaluation assessment tool designed to assist educational professionals in assessing their current perceived skill sets. Learn how it can help growth and development management planning for... -
Qualities of a Great School Kindergarten-Grade 12Qualities of a great school are: principal leadership, teacher quality, extracurricular activities, parent involvement, and safety and discipline. -
Scale of Evaluation of Teaching Performance by High School and University Students Grade 7-TertiaryThe purpose of this research is to determine the construct validity of a teacher evaluation instrument for students. -
Scale of Evaluation of Teaching Performance by University Level Students TertiaryThis study is limited to the consideration of teacher evaluation from the students' point of view, leaving out other means that could provide more information. In this context, the question was posed: What is the construct validity and degree of reliability... -
Solving Your People Problems Kindergarten-LifelongThe article describes factors that increase the incidence of stress, including causes of interpersonal stress, cultural and regional differences, dealing with school boards, improving communication, improving interpersonal skills, and learning new interpersonal skills. -
SSD Teacher Performance Standards and Evaluation Kindergarten-Grade 12Manual guiding teacher evaluation in Adventist schools in the Southern-Asia Pacific Division. This handbook includes a definition and timeline for teacher evaluation, performance standards for teachers, summative teacher evaluation form with samples, professional... -
Stress among Seventh-day Adventist teachers: An analysis of relationships between selected teacher characteristics and occupational stress factors Kindergarten-Grade 12This study was conducted in the Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools in Hong Kong to find the major sources of stress (stressors) for teachers and the level of teacher stress. The relationship between teachers' perceptions of stress and teachers' backgrounds,... -
Teacher behaviors which promote reading comprehension achievement in fourth grade classes Kindergarten-Grade 12The purpose was to identify teacher behaviors which promote student achievement in reading comprehension, as measured by comparing variables on the Reading Comprehension Observation Instrument (RCOI) and the Reading Comprehension test of the Iowa Tests of... -
Teacher Empowerment and Teacher Evaluation Tertiary-LifelongThis 2006 NAD Teachers Convention presentation considers new paradigms for teacher evaluation that places greater responsibility on the teacher. Evaluation can be more effective in helping teachers and supervisors practice evaluation in such a way as to empower... -
Teacher Evaluation Kindergarten-Grade 12A presentation for NAD school principals with guidelines for effective teacher evaluation, in 5 short video parts. -
Teacher Improvement Resource List Kindergarten-Grade 12This list links to resources that will help teachers become more effective. -
Teacher Spiritual Grade Card Kindergarten-Grade 12This self-administered check-list provides teachers with a means of assessing the degree to which they have been affective in meeting the spiritual needs of the students in their classroom. -
Teachers Perceptions of Factors Affecting Morale in Schools in the Trans-Australian Union Kindergarten-Grade 12Problem: Teachers’ perceptions of their satisfaction with their work situation have an important bearing upon the effectiveness of the institution in which they are employed. Administrators need to know what factors affect the level of morale... -
Teachers perspectives of participative decision-making: Australian Seventh-day Adventist teachers' perceptions of, involvement in and understandings of contextual influences on, participative decision-making Kindergarten-Grade 12This thesis documents an investigation of aspects of teacher participation in school decision-making within Australian Seventh-day Adventist schools. Since 1970s there has been a call by the Adventist Education Department for greater teacher participation... -
Teaching Essence - A Case for Staff Development and Instructional Coaching in the Adventist School System Tertiary-LifelongSuggesting that the key to excellence in Adventist education is teacher development, Brewer explains Hall and Simeral's "four developmental stages through which teachers generally progress" to become skilled in the art of self-reflection, concluding... -
Teaching Principals in Smaller Primary Schools - Their Issues, Challenges and Concerns Preschool-Grade 8"It has often been assumed that the principalship role in smaller primary schools is a 'scaled down' version of a full time primary principalship and that similar leadership and management challenges apply. There is limited recognition of the... -
The Ministry of Teaching - Four Steps Lie Beyond the Transmission of Information Grade 1-LifelongAkers explains how an Adventist educator must go beyond professional expectations of teachers, beyond the parent and pastoral roles, to become a masterful Christian teacher who serves as both prophet and priest. This paper was presented at the 8th Institute... -
The Relationship Between Students and Teachers Perceptions of Classroom Control and Teacher Morale in Seventh-day Adventist Schools Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose. This study investigated the relationship between students' and teachers' perceptions of teachers' ability to control students and teacher morale in selected Seventh-day Adventist schools. Procedures. The population consisted... -
The Research States... Where Do You Fit In? Kindergarten-Grade 12What research has found about effective Seventh-day Adventist teachers and effective classroom managers. -
Tips - Good Teaching - The Top Ten Requirements Kindergarten-Grade 8This article originally appeared in The Teaching Professor. It discusses ten requirements for good teaching. Passion, substance, listening, questioning, style, humor, caring, nurturing, and mentoring are some of the requirements. -
Values and Leadership Characteristics of Seventh-day Adventist Academy Teachers in Michigan Grade 9-Grade 12Problem: Two important aspects in the life and work of teachers are their values and leadership styles. The values they hold affect the influence they exert and the knowledge they impart, and the leadership styles they practice determine in part their... -
What Matters Most Kindergarten-Grade 12A retired principal promotes simplicity in teaching. His list of five "musts" for teachers shows his belief that students should be actively led by their teacher, not encouraged to be independent learners as is the trend in some schools. Leo's book... -
What Students Want - Characteristics of Effective Teachers from the Students' Perspective TertiaryConsider findings on students' perceptions of effective teaching in higher education. Researchers isolated the top nine characteristics for online and for face-to-face students, briefly reported here. -
Work values, occupational stress and teaching performance of SDA secondary school teachers in Luzon Kindergarten-Grade 12This study investigated the work values, occupational stress, and teaching performance of SDA secondary school teachers in Luzon. The subjects were 140 teachers and 12 principals of the 12 secondary schools under the administrative supervision o the North...