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- Title
ACHIEVING A STATE OF OPTIMAL BEST: GOALS OF BEST PRACTICE (GSBP) AND THE GOALS OF BEST PRACTICE QUESTIONNAIRE (GSBPQ) FOR CONSIDERATION.
- Authors
PHAN, HUY P.; NGU, BING H.; GRANERO-GALLEGOS, ANTONIO
- Abstract
In 2016, in the journal of Education, we introduced a theoretical concept known as 'optimal best,' which subsequently led to our extensive research undertakings, theoretically, methodologically, and empirically. Optimal best, in brief, relates to the maximization, or the fullest potential, of a person's state of functioning (e.g., optimal cognitive functioning in mathematics learning for the topic of Geometry). An important premise arising from this research development relates to the promotion and cultivation of optimal best in different subject matters. Academically, for example, our research inquiries have shown that instilling a high level of 'personal resolve' would, in turn, facilitate the successful achievement and experience of optimal best. Advancing our focus of inquiry, we propose a related concept, which we name as 'goals of best practice' (GsBP) for consideration. Goals of best practice, consisting of two major types (i.e., 'goal of actual best' and 'goal of optimal best') may assist to motivate a person to strive for optimal best. Furthermore, coinciding with this proposed concept, we develop a Likert-scale measure, coined as the 'Goals of Best Practice Questionnaire' (GsBPQ), for consideration. Educators and researchers may use the GsBPQ, in this analysis, to facilitate the zone of 'optimal experience' and, by the same token, to negate the zone of 'sub-optimal experience.'.
- Subjects
BEST practices; SCHOOL improvement programs; EDUCATION methodology; ACADEMIC achievement; EDUCATORS
- Publication
Education, 2022, Vol 142, Issue 4, p197
- ISSN
0013-1172
- Publication type
Article