However, of vital importance is to understand that the classroom is dynamic, and that theoretical models aside, there is no single "correct" way to manage a classroom, nor to observe. Rather, what is important to emphasize is the appropriateness of the instruction, feedback, and learning environment to that particular lesson, that particular population of students, that particular subject on that particular day (Saginor, 2008)
Despite this, and the fact that for years the "classroom," particularly in the elementary school, was seen as the private domain of the teacher, the 21st century has brought changes that tend to push for more systematic teacher appraisal and lesson evaluation, greater emphasis on the development of best practices and professional skills for new teachers, honing those of experienced teachers, and even increased interest in the classroom process by those who are charged with new curriculum ideas. In fact, the use of classroom observation as a developmental tool on a number of levels results in such emphasis that "skillfully handled classroom observation can benefit both the observer and the person observed, serving to inform and enhance the professional skill of both people" (Wragg, 1999, p
Nathan Bond, however, suggests that classroom management problems occur under two circumstances: 1) If students are dissatisfied with the material or bored they tend to manifest off-task behavior and, 2) If students are unclear about the particular expectations that the teacher has, or the lesson needs. In general, then, quality questioning keeps students on task, engaged, and because they are being asked to think about more than just facts, they will have far less time or energy to get off task and misbehave (Zukerman, 2007)
The purpose of visual connection is so that the researcher can record or note communicative cues that might otherwise go unobserved were the interview to be conducted over the telephone. Data analysis methods As the "basic purpose of phenomenology is to reduce individual experiences with a phenomenon to a description of the universal essence" (Creswell, 2007, p
Data analysis will be used to find common themes and patterns using standard phenomenological coding, as identified by Lin (2013). Eidetic reduction will be employed, which helps the researcher to filter out "noise" on top of gathered information and uncover the core layers of information that exist "between the lines" where the special needs student and the use of technology under teacher supervision intersect (Lin, 2013, p
The questionnaire will be correlated with individual results and the survey will be analyzed according to Likert scale and will provide quantitative data to support findings. The Likert scale is useful for "measuring people's attitudes, beliefs, emotions, feelings, perceptions, personality characteristics, and other psychological constructs" (Lewis-Beck, Bryman, Liao, 2004)
The method will consist of evaluation research, which will be conducted to evaluate the effect of technology on special needs students. Evaluation Research is a form of study that employs social research methodology in order to establish an evaluation of a social program (Powell, 2006)
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