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Gron, Liz U.; Bradley, Shelly B.; McKenzie, Jennifer R.; Shinn, Sara E.; Teague, M. Warfield – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
This paper presents the use of simple, outcome-based assessment tools to design and evaluate the first semester of a new introductory laboratory program created to teach green analytical chemistry using environmental samples. This general chemistry laboratory program, like many introductory courses, has a wide array of stakeholders within and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Science Laboratories, Introductory Courses
Ritter, Gary W.; Jensen, Nathan C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
The use of performance-based pay, or merit pay, has become a topic of increased focus in education circles in recent years. Questions about the effectiveness of these types of programs, coupled with a variety of criticisms about the benefits of merit pay, have resulted in teachers viewing this type of incentive structure with much skepticism. In…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Charter Schools, Scores, Program Effectiveness
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. General Education Div. – 1992
This document first provides an overall explanation of the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 and then describes Arkansas' involvement in Chapter 1 services. The report reveals that there were 76,588 Arkansas students who received Chapter 1 services in fiscal year (FY) 92, which amounted to a 7 percent increase over the previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1987
This course content guide was developed in accordance with the Standards for Accreditation of Public Schools adopted by the Arkansas State Board of Education. The guide is offered as a framework upon which a curriculum can be built. Within the subject area and at each grade level, the content guide identifies skills at three instructional levels:…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Citizenship Responsibility