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Direct linkVittengl, Jeffrey R.; Vittengl, Karen L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Acquisition and generalization of data analysis skills are perennial challenges for psychology students. Teaching advanced data analysis in a psychology-specific context might improve students' learning. Objective: At a mid-sized public university, we evaluated student outcomes after a new quantitative psychology course taught in the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Generalization, Psychology
Download full textRadunzel, Justine; Schiel, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2021
Formally launched in September 2018, the ACT® Certified Educator™ program is a professional learning and credentialing program designed to help educators improve their teaching and tutoring strategies and skills and be fully equipped to support student learning in the core content areas of the ACT® test. In this study, participants' views of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Faculty Development, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
Culver, K. C.; Braxton, John; Pascarella, Ernie – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
While previous research has examined outcomes related to academic rigor, mixed findings have resulted from differing conceptualizations of rigor as well as varying methodological approaches. Defining rigor as those in-class practices and assignments that require students to engage in deep learning and demonstrate cognitive complexity, we use…
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Conway-Turner, Jameela; Fagan, Kyle; Mendoza, Alexander; Rahim, Daniyal – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2020
State and school district leaders in Wisconsin are interested in improving education outcomes among Black students across the state. To achieve this goal, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction encourages schools to implement culturally responsive practices, which prior research suggests are related to improvements in outcomes among…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Public Schools, Minority Group Students, African American Students
Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2020
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study aimed at improving education outcomes among Black students across the state. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction encourages schools to implement culturally responsive practices, which prior research suggests are related to improvements in outcomes among racial/ethnic minority…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Public Schools, Minority Group Students, African American Students
Conway-Turner, J.; Fagan, K.; Mendoza, A.; Rahim, D. – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2020
State and school district leaders in Wisconsin are interested in improving education outcomes among Black students across the state. To achieve this goal, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction encourages schools to implement culturally responsive practices, which prior research suggests are related to improvements in outcomes among…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Public Schools, Minority Group Students, African American Students
Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2020
The "Participation in a Professional Development Program on Culturally Responsive Practices in Wisconsin" study examined the education outcomes among Black students across Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction encourages schools to implement culturally responsive practices, which prior research suggests are related to…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Public Schools, Minority Group Students, African American Students
Pascarella, Ernest T.; Blaich, Charles – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
Funded by the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts (CILA) at Wabash College, the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNS) is a multi-institution, multi-year, longitudinal study designed to identify the academic and non-academic collegiate experiences that foster liberal learning. This article describes how the study was done and…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Liberal Arts, Student Evaluation
Allensworth, Elaine; Correa, Macarena; Ponisciak, Steve – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2008
The majority of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students are not attaining the ACT scores they are aiming for, which they need to qualify for scholarships and college acceptance. This report looks at the reasons behind students' low performance and what matters for doing well on this test. CPS students are highly motivated to do well on the ACT, and…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Test Coaching, Standards, Educational Change
Todays Educ, 1969
Fifth of six articles from a special feature on differentiated staffing.
Descriptors: Classrooms, Differentiated Staffs, Educational Objectives, Organization
Hinterer, Sally A. – 2002
This study explored the effect of skill-based curricula (based on Bloom's Taxonomy) on the academic performance of incarcerated youth. It investigated the impact of teaching thinking skills as a model for designing curricula at the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth's Johnston High School, a maximum-security juvenile facility. The Graduate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Delinquency, High Risk Students
