Browsing Psychological Sciences by Author "Knight, Stephanie L."
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Conditions for student-centered teaching and learning in Qatari elementary math and science classrooms: Relationship between classroom processes and achievement of curriculum standards
Ikhlef, Atmane; Knight, Stephanie L. ( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)Qatar K-12 school reform emphasizes student-centered classrooms where students actively engage in enquiry and use their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Classrooms characterized by these elements should ... -
Conditions for Student-Centered Teaching and Learning: Relationship Between Classroom Processes and School Achievement of Curriculum Standards
Ikhlef, Atman; Knight, Stephanie L. (2011 , Conference Paper)Qatari educational curriculum standards emphasize student-centered classrooms where students actively engage in inquiry and problem solving. Classrooms characterized by these elements should emerge as more successful on ... -
Effect of professional development on teaching behaviors and efficacy in Qatari educational reforms
Zimmerman, Whitney Alicia; Knight, Stephanie L.; Favre, David E.; Ikhlef, Atman ( Routledge , 2017 , Article)Qatar is undergoing major educational reform that is shifting its educational policy toward an instructional orientation grounded in constructivism and student-centered instruction. Differences in cultural conceptions of ... -
Investigating the Relationship Between Professional Development and Student-Centered Learning Environments in Qatari Math and Science Elementary Classrooms
Knight, Stephanie L.; Parker, Dawn; Zimmerman, Whitney; Ikhlef, Atmane (2012 , Conference Paper)While considerable study of the organizational structures and outcomes of Qatari educational reform in Education for a New Era initiatives has been planned and implemented (see Rand, 2007), little attention has been placed ... -
Investigation of the Learning Environment in Higher and Lower Performing "Education for a New Era" Schools
Knight, Stephanie L.; Ikhlef, Atman (2010 , Conference Paper)Recently, Qatar established key elements of educational reform including curriculum standards; emphasis on student-centered teaching; charter school establishment; standards-based assessment; English as the language of ... -
Relationship between perceived and observed student-centred learning environments in Qatari elementary mathematics and science classrooms
Knight, Stephanie L.; Parker, Dawn; Zimmerman, Whitney; Ikhlief, Atman ( Springer Netherlands , 2014 , Article)Recently, Qatar established educational reform in charter (independent) schools focusing on curriculum standards, student-centred teaching, standards-based assessment, English as the language of instruction, and extensive ... -
Using Classroom Observation to Investigate Productive Student Participation in Higher- and Lower-Performing Qatari Schools
Knight, Stephanie L.; Parker, Dawn; Ikhlef, Atman (2011 , Conference Paper)In 2002, Qatar established key elements of educational reform in schools including national curriculum standards; emphasis on critical thinking through student-centered teaching; establishment of charter (independent) ...