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Borko, Hilda; Stecher, Brian M. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
This report presents findings from two investigations of the use of classroom artifacts to measure the presence of reform-oriented teaching practices in middle-school science classes. It complements previous research on the use of artifacts to describe reform-oriented teaching practices in mathematics. In both studies, ratings based on collections…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Investigations, Mathematics
Le,Vi-Nhuan; Stecher, Brian M.; Lockwood, J. R.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Robyn, Abby; Williams, Valerie L.; Ryan, Gery; Kerr, Kerri A.; Martinez, Jose Felipe; Klein, Stephen P. – RAND Corporation, 2006
This monograph presents the findings of a multiyear study of the effectiveness of reform-oriented mathematics and science instruction. It builds on an earlier RAND study, called the Mosaic project, which found "a weak but positive relationship" between reform practices and student achievement (see Klein, Hamilton, McCaffrey, Stecher,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Instructional Improvement
Borko, Hilda; Kuffner, Karin L.; Arnold, Suzanne C.; Creighton, Laura; Stecher, Brian M.; Martinez, Felipe; Barnes, Dionne; Gilbert, Mary Lou – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
It is important to be able to describe instructional practices accurately in order to support research on "what works" in education and professional development as a basis for efforts to improve practice. This report describes a project to develop procedures for characterizing classroom practices in mathematics and science on the …
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scoring, Field Studies, Educational Change